During some of the most intense phases of my recovery from PTSD and childhood sexual abuse, nightmares have been commonplace. I awoke one night from a terrifying dream. At first, I felt overwhelmed by the nightmare and wanted to pull someone near to "make it all better." I was able to stay with the feelings, however, and an extraordinary thing happened. Instead of trancing out, rocking myself or crying myself back to sleep, I felt an opening.

Submit an Entry | View More