Why Do I Still Have Nightmares Years Later

Spiritual Minded Military Kansas Army Reserve: Why Do I Still Have Nightmares Years Later — The PTSD Healing Protocol

 

THE DREAM THAT WILL NOT LET YOU GO

You close your eyes. You are back there. The dust. The heat. The sound that you will never forget. The face that won't fade away. Your breath comes in gasps upon waking. You're feeling your heart pounding. You are wet through. You tell your husband or wife that there's a problem. You say nothing. Stay still until the alarm sounds.

It was a long time ago that the nightmare occurred. Last night was the worst nightmare. The night of terror is tonight.

You've attempted to forget. You've attempted to drink it all down. You've worked yourself to death, drilled yourself out of your mind, and buried it under family and household responsibilities. The nightmare doesn't mind. The nightmare comes back. It is an ever-returning nightmare.

You are not broken. You are not weak. You have PTSD. The nightmares are a sign of the problem. The treatment is the PTSD Healing Protocol.

"I will both lie down in peace and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety." — Psalm 4:8

WHY THE NIGHTMARES WILL NOT STOP

PTSD is not a personality defect. PTSD is an injury to the brain. Your fear-processing part of the brain (amygdala) is constantly activated. The part of your brain that records memories, the hippocampus, is damaged. Your brain does not know the difference between a threatening situation and a memory.

The nightmare is real. A nightmare is when your brain attempts to record the memory and it fails.

The scientific facts are indisputable. PTSD veterans have increased levels of cortisol at night. Cortisol should decrease during sleep. With veterans having PTSD, cortisol remains elevated. 

High Cortisol = High Alert. High alert = nightmares.

It's not your fault that the nightmare has come for you. The nightmare is your brain's biology. The biology is treated in the PTSD Healing Protocol.

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Why Do I Still Have Nightmares Years Later

THE KANSAS FACTOR

Kansas is the heart of the heartland. Fort Riley. The First Infantry Division. The Big Red One. Thousands of Kansans are out on duty. Thousands of people have returned home with PTSD. Thousands have been suffering silently!

The enemy takes this quietly, against you, in Kansas. The flat land. The open sky. The long winters. In your own mind, there is no hiding place.

The Kansas Army Reserve is deployed to all of the counties. Members of the Armed Forces who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Individuals who have served in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military personnel who still fight that war nightly in their dreams.

There are others. You are not alone. The Kansas Remnant is here.

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THE PTSD HEALING PROTOCOL

The protocol has five phases. Physical. Nutritional. Emotional. Spiritual. Medical. Execute them in order.

1. Physical (The Body)

Your body is stuck in fight-or-flight. You need to give it permission to rest.

The physical checklist:

2. Nutritional (The Fuel)

Your brain needs specific nutrients to heal.

Why Do I Still Have Nightmares Years Later

The nutritional checklist:

  • Spiritual Anxiety Formula every morning. Chamomile, Lemon Balm, and Passion Flower, calm your nervous system. Magnesium and Zinc support brain health.
  • Omega-3 fatty acids. Your brain needs healthy fats to repair neural pathways.
  • Magnesium before bed. Magnesium lowers cortisol and improves sleep quality.

3. Emotions and feelings

One cannot simply "think" themselves out of PTSD. Your brain can be retrained.

The emotional checklist:

  • Name the nightmare. Write it down. When you write, the memory is transferred from your body to the paper.
  • Distinguish between the past and present. What I know now is different from what I knew back then; I'm safe in my bed in Kansas.
  • When you wake up from a nightmare, do the 4-7-8 breath. Inhale 4 seconds. Hold for 7 seconds. Exhale 8 seconds. Four cycles.

4. Spiritual (The Spirit)

Your nightmares act as a dividing line with the enemy. The enemy tries to convince you that you are in the dark by yourself.

The spiritual checklist:

  • Pray before you sleep. Not an urgent request. A declaration. I am safe; I am protected; and I am not alone.
  • Put on your Spiritual Minded Military shirt when you go to sleep. The uniform calls to your spirit: "I am a soldier; I have seen worse than a nightmare.
  • When awake, say out loud, "The nightmare is not real. I am here. I am safe. The enemy does not own my sleep.

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." — 2 Timothy 1:7

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THE FORT RILEY ASSIGNMENT

The 1st Infantry Division's home is Fort Riley. You trained there. You deployed from there. That's where you returned home. At the base, there are soldiers who are as old as the war itself and who have experienced the same nightmares.

You need not suffer alone. Your assignment is to find your battle buddy.

But the soldier by your side shares your nightmares. Your neighbor's soldier is also afraid to sleep. Your teammate is waiting for your turn.

Go first. Say the words. "I have nightmares. I am getting help. You are not alone.” The formation forms when one soldier is brave enough to be honest.

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THE WICHITA VET CENTER

Wichita has a vet center. Vet Centers are different from VA hospitals. Vet Centers offer confidential readjustment counseling for combat veterans. No registration with the VA required. No command notification.

Why Do I Still Have Nightmares Years Later

The Vet Center is not the enemy. The Vet Center is your supply line.

Call the Wichita Vet Center. Walk in. Talk to someone who understands. They have seen a thousand soldiers with the same nightmares. They can help.

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Conclusion

Kansas Army Reserve, you asked, "Why do I still have nightmares years later?"

The answer is PTSD. The answer is not weakness. The answer is not failure. The answer is a brain injury that requires treatment.

The PTSD Healing Protocol is the treatment. The nightmares do not own you. The nightmares are a symptom. The protocol is the cure.

This is the Spiritual Minded Military PTSD Healing Protocol for the Kansas Army Reserve. The nightmares are years old. The healing starts tonight. Fall in.

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