Good morning Day 11! This is long…Fresh coffee in hand, grand girlie snoozing in, and I am struggling already this morning.
Since my decision to stop drinking for good, I have been having very lucid, specific, and graphic dreams. Prior, my dreams were erratic, disconnected, and extremely weird.
I recognize that politiics and issues connected to political basis are a strong trigger for me. So, on my first sober morning, I removed all SM that was innundated with posts related to politics. Having grown up in a highly politically active family, paying attention to what political leaders were doing was ingrained in my routine. I was following my parents example. Work, home, fix dinner, clean up, and watch the evening news with a drink in hand and bottle ready.
This had become more self-destructive in recent years. So, my decision to stick to local news and watch the streaming version for weather and traffic has helped. Except I am now having very detailed and terrifying nightmares that last for hours. I can’t wake myself up and this morning, I am gripping my coffee cup like it’s a granade to chuck at an enemy and shaking all over.
Is this normal? Thanks for the encouragement and support! 
I would say that the sober vivid dreams are extremely normal. Especially now that your body can actually sleep.
In my personal experience, my dreams have mostly become less terrifying or intense as the months go on.
I do get the random nightmare from time to time, but I’m also not as emotionally fragile as I was when I first quit drinking.
I think it’s a great idea that you’re more mindful of the content you absorb in these early days of your sobriety. I know it helped me to stay away from anything too intense, depressing or triggering.
Your beautiful sober mind probably has some things to process and I imagine your dreams will be funky while it’s healing.
You could even use this thread here to tell us about some of them if that might help. 
Congratulations on day 11!
This is exciting and I’m so happy for you 
Thank you! I think. A dream journal may be quite helpful.