PTSD and Peaceful Sleep

They are often at odds

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

This morning I have an important appointment. It is a court hearing for a non-criminal thing AND, thanks to PTSD, I woke up an hour ago from a dream in which my rapist was sitting in the courtroom.

He was sitting near the front at the far left of the area. I saw him because when I entered the room it was already quite full so I sat at the back on the right side. Normally…