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Hi Just Me, well to some degree I'm still coming out of freeze so I'm not sure there's a soon end point for you. However, the intensity will settle down. How long depends on how resourced you are. It sounds like you have wonderful support around you so this will help. It will also help to find ways to physically calm your body. Things like yoga, hot baths or Tai Chi are all helpful if you're ready for them. (All things that are naturally grounding.)

Our memory is state dependent (haven't written that article yet unfortunately) but it's like in this new state, your body is relearning. So, doing some things may feel odd even though you have done them many times.

My guess is that the vivid dreams relate to trauma related material that's now being freed up for processing. I certainly had strange dreams. For several months, in succession, I went through old relationships, starting with the most recent and ending with my father. It was like my brain was re-visiting information for refiling purposes on stuff I had blocked out.

If you still recall the dream you might find this helpful. When clients have had bad dreams, I have them re-make them in my presence and they imagine it happening with a better ending or resolution. This seems to help gain mastery over the nightmare and reduces the fear associated with it.

In one form or another, it's often been said by folks suffering from chronic anxiety, "I don't know who I would be if it was not for my anxiety." You may have forgotten this but I find it so interesting that your signature includes a most apt quote for this time. It seems this is where you are...and now, it's your time to learn about yourself.

Take care,
Shrinklady
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