Normalizing Your Nightmares PTSD Worksheet

It depends on the person. Based on the instructions, the worksheet shouldn’t be challenging to accomplish. What might cause difficulty is thinking about the nightmares. These cause PTSD patients distress, and thinking about their nightmares might make them uneasy since they will likely remind them of their traumatic experiences.

It would be best to give them the time, space, support, and assurance they need to answer each part.

No. While this worksheet’s goal is to help people work through their nightmares and help them reconfigure the way they think about them, it should never be considered a substitute for therapy. Nightmares are merely one symptom of PTSD, meaning this worksheet won’t address other PTSD-related problems.

We recommend seeing a therapist to help you work through your trauma.

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If you think about it, nightmares are similar to intrusive thoughts, only they emerge while you’re asleep. Intrusive thoughts, however, can pop up at any point during the day while you’re awake, potentially disrupting your day.

Our Intrusive Thoughts Diary PTSD Worksheet and How You Manage Your Intrusive Thoughts PTSD Worksheet can be used if you have PTSD patients who are bothered by intrusive thoughts. We have downloadable templates for these as well!