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Old 12-13-2004, 02:19 PM   #5
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Are dreams affected?

Yes. Dreams frequently become more aggressive during withdrawal. Therefore, we encourage you to not assign an absolute meaning to them during the early stages of withdrawal. Save the judgment for a later time when the withdrawal is more comfortable and you have built an informed frame of reference. Just be observant while detached so that if you do happen to have a violent dream where you are involved in something you wouldn’t normally do while awake, you do not feel compelled to repeat the scenario.

Despite having bad dreams, you need to get more sleep during withdrawal. Never avoid rest just because the dreams are uncomfortable or frightening.

Remember that it does get better.
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