Thanks for Posting Andie. I think it is strange too. I went almost 7 months with out cravings or dreams..Then it hit me like Lighting. I do not have to many Dreams but when I do I am glad to wake up and face the reality that I did not use. Shoot it is almost like I get a contract High from my Dreams. This is all part of the Process as our Brain tries to heal. I am telling You I am starting to Believe what the Drs told me about the Time..lol
Bless
What a great perspective! I haven't had a pill dream yet...I mainly dreamed about them when I was using (probably because they were on my mind all day long everyday) but this mentality is great! Thanks for sharing!
I have never heard of - or had a pill dream - but I will be on the look out for them if I do!!
The mind is a funny thing.
Not only do I jump at the chance of using in my dream, I seek them out. Somehow I know that someone has pills somewhere, and I look for them. I have these dreams at least once a week. I'm usually pretty embarrassed when I wake up.
K
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one. It really is a silly thing to post about but I remember going through detox and being plagued by these dreams. When I have one, it brings me right back to those days...again, just a reminder to NOT LOOK BACK!!!!! I'll take my inspiration wherever I can get it....
Not a silly thing. A new person may have one and freak - think that they're mentally twisted. A very good post.
Hi Andie! No you are definitely not alone in regards to pill dreams!! I am currently 46 days off of Suboxone. Yeah! For 2 weeks straight and I'm not exaggerating...I had a crazy dreams about pills. Using them, seeking them out. Ready for the craziest part??? One night I was on here reading posts before bed. It was probably day 10ish. Someone had posted something about a drug called Fioricet. I have NEVER even HEARD of this drug until I read her post. I wasn't even sure it was an opiate. I had dreams all night about Fioricet!!! At one point, the word was written on a chalkboard like a million times! How freaking weird is that?!? I just thought I'd share my crazy dreams and let you know it passes! Good luck to you and congrats on your clean time. Keep On!
Thanks for validating my dreams....such a weird thing to say! But happy I'm not alone. So get this crazy sh$t...I just told my husband about my dream...in my dream it was his pills I stole...and he actually was pissed! WTH is that all about? Since when do we get upset with someone for a dream? I guess I can see his perspective...his addict wife dreaming about using pills again is not a good thing....to him...he just doesn't get it nor do I feel like explaining it to him. All we need to know is its just a dream....as long as WE know what this all means...that's all that counts...sweet dreams guys!!!
I too had a recent pill dream!!!! In my dream and i do not recall it all but what i do remember is that the pills were on the counter and without a thought or hesitation i took them all and swallowed them all up!!!! So my interpretation of that was "GUARD UP" that just proves to me that i am not healed that i am still very vulnerable to theses pills and will probably always will be. So, i took the dream as a warning..... My guard is up and always has to be and when i feel strong is when i need to really keep my guard up, I'm still learning but what i know for sure is that i will always be an addict and i have to always have my protective armor on.......
I've had a few too Andie....my counselor told me it was a normal thing to happen from time to time....luckily i've only had 2-3....and in one, i swallowed one and was trying to throw it up....then i woke up...another one, i actually took the pills in the dream and i woke up crying cuz i thought i had relapsed....omg was i relieved when i woke up enough to realize i hadn't used!! dreams are powerful!! but yes, guard up always!!
These dreams are the worst and i usually wake in a sweat. I am usually doing something extremely illegal. They come far and few between now which is good. Pretty strange how our addict brain even haunts us in our sleep.