Recurrent Nightmares

[Googles]

I've been having recurrent nightmares about not having anything that I can eat. My dream is that I'm in college (I haven't been in undergrad for almost 10 years, but am thinking about going back to grad school). I wasn't diagnosed with celiac in college (though I'm pretty sure I've had it since child hood). The food is all buffet style and in my dream every food item has gluten. I can't convince the cooks that I need gluten free food and get them to prepare it for me. In some of the dreams they say I need paperwork from a doctor saying I need gluten free food. But for some reason I can't get a hold of the paperwork to give them. In other dreams there is no one to talk to. I end up not having anything to eat for days. Yes this wouldn't happen in real life, but my dreams have no logic. I've had similar dreams in the past that I've visited my parents and there hasn't been any gluten free food for me to eat, but nothing this consistently. I've had multiple dreams a week for the past couple weeks. Other dreams i've had is been me realizing I've eaten something with gluten in it after i've eaten it. But again only sometimes. 

[nvsmom]

LOL  I've had a dream like that too but usually it's dealing with finding foods for my picky gluten-free kids.  LOL

 

Anxiety dreams can be soooo strange.  My usual anxiety dream dates back to my substituting days when I would dream that I arrived at the job with absolutely no resources left for me.  Ugh.

[GF Lover]

I had them too in the first year.  I seen lots of peeps on the forum say they have had them too.  They will fade as you relax with your new diet.

 

Colleen.

[SMRI]

I find that I have dreams like that about whatever if I'm obsessing about something.  I was working at a place that I HATED and would dream about that place every night--nightmares.  They went away after I left thankfully.  It's hard not to obsess over food early on and obviously Celiac won't go away, but as it gets easier, more routine, I hope that they go away for you.

[notme]

that's why i drink

 

(lolz - j/k i got plenty o reasons why i drink)  i used to have doozies of nightmares - always stuck away from home/on a trip and somebody does me a 'favor' and contaminates everything i can eat.  they have since subsided to one good one every now and again - NOT every time i close my eyes like they were in the beginning   adjusting to the 'new normal' i suppose.  new brain patterns and all that jazz...

[kymbp]

My re-occurring nightmare is that I have forgotten myself and eaten something with gluten--usually cake--and I am awaiting the reactions to start.  Just feelings of dread and anxiety.  I wake up all upset and then remind myself that it was a bad dream and I haven't eaten anything.