Nightmare!!

I just woke up from a terrible nightmare!! Have you ever had those horrific dreams when everyone you love, trust and care about either betrays you in the worst ways possible and/or are taken away from you? I rarely have nightmares and when I do they always involve just this--total loss and betrayal. Obviously my greatest fears or at the very least the worst things I can imagine ever happening!

I wake from these dreams with the feeling that I have swallowed an enormous pebble which sits in the pit of my stomach. It rocks back and forth at nauseam and every once in a while sets off shock waves of panic. I now know the stress I am feeling is effecting me even while I sleep. I’ve tried telling myself not to worry, not to let my nerves get the upper hand. Through the day I work hard to keep myself busy, preparing the house for sale, cleaning and painting but it’s easier to tell yourself to stay calm than to listen to your own advice!!