I have suffered them for 20 years, ever since retiring as a UPS package delivery driver. It started about a year after retiring and was really bad, almost nightly until about 5 years ago when the dreams became less frequent.
The dreams always have me in my night sleep shorts, nothing on top, just like I sleep. I am looking in my UPS truck that is packed full of packages. It is late, dark, and I am in a panic trying to figure out how to get them delivered. I quickly look at a few and they are ones I already delivered. Somehow they are getting back in my truck. I know I am going to be written a warning letter and have supervisors riding with me and harassing me. Supervisors that were never delivery drivers except staged for their training. Usually my hubs wakes me up, shaking me, because I am in a panic and yelling. I am always in a cold sweat and have trouble breathing.
A few years ago, I joined an online group for retired UPS drivers with PTSD. All had very similar dreams of being in the dark, late at night, in their underwear, with a truck load of packages scheduled to be delivered that day. I joined another PTSD group which was mainly war vets, since I have had PTSD (happens mainly while awake) since a teenager due to witnessing horrible human death. Both groups helped some, I realized I am not alone or crazy (my husband says the jury is still out on crazy), but how to rid myself of these dreams is unanswered.
I have tried all kinds of therapy and I have realized that stress dreams, over past events, are very common and not much can be done. I had my husband use his AI program to recreate my UPS dreams. I read where using AI to recreate dreams so we can see them awake, can help the subconscious mind to reprogram. Probably total BS, but worth a try.
The dreams always have me in my night sleep shorts, nothing on top, just like I sleep. I am looking in my UPS truck that is packed full of packages. It is late, dark, and I am in a panic trying to figure out how to get them delivered. I quickly look at a few and they are ones I already delivered. Somehow they are getting back in my truck. I know I am going to be written a warning letter and have supervisors riding with me and harassing me. Supervisors that were never delivery drivers except staged for their training. Usually my hubs wakes me up, shaking me, because I am in a panic and yelling. I am always in a cold sweat and have trouble breathing.
A few years ago, I joined an online group for retired UPS drivers with PTSD. All had very similar dreams of being in the dark, late at night, in their underwear, with a truck load of packages scheduled to be delivered that day. I joined another PTSD group which was mainly war vets, since I have had PTSD (happens mainly while awake) since a teenager due to witnessing horrible human death. Both groups helped some, I realized I am not alone or crazy (my husband says the jury is still out on crazy), but how to rid myself of these dreams is unanswered.
I have tried all kinds of therapy and I have realized that stress dreams, over past events, are very common and not much can be done. I had my husband use his AI program to recreate my UPS dreams. I read where using AI to recreate dreams so we can see them awake, can help the subconscious mind to reprogram. Probably total BS, but worth a try.
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