Dealing with Sexual Trauma in Dreams

Your trauma is totally valid! Even though dreams aren’t real, they often feel real and can have lasting effects. Almost a year ago I started having nightmares again about my older brother raping me, chasing me around my empty house, me not being able to lock the doors fast enough or keep him out, running into dead ends, and no one in my family believing me when I told them what happened. Basically a spot on dream version of my childhood. I decided that was a sign from my subconscious that it was time to go back to therapy and start working on my trauma again. My therapist said something that made sense to me; the reason we have past traumas resurface when we are finally feeling balanced and whole and happy is because our mind recognizes that we’re in the healthiest place to be able to do the work to resolve those and heal from those traumas. Maybe this is your minds way of telling you it’s ready to start working through those traumas you’ve been holding on to because you’re finally in a safe enough space to do so. I definitely recommend a sex therapist! Or even a regular therapist that has experience with sexual abuse and ptsd.