Ach so rough @Bow
You know, this is a bit random but I was talking to one of my friends recently about their experiences with medical marijuana. They're using it to help manage their PTSD symptoms, insomnia included, cos apparently it shuts down the REM stage of the sleep cycle. I wonder if that could be something to explore in order to help you manage the nightmares? Apparently it's quite easy to get, you just have to pay for the consultation with the prescribing doctor, and there's options for stuff like cbd oil instead if the effects of the THC are too much.
In any case, deffs be super gentle with yourself and remind yourself it will fade eventually.
Aye I love me some barefoot running! Discovered it a couple years back - it's all about letting your body's natural suspension system (the ankles) absorb the shock of running, i.e in shoes I am striking the ground heel first, so that reverberates all up my spine, but hitting toe first cos there's no like, chonky shoe sole in the way, means the shock is absorbed by the action of the ankle bending... did I explain that in a way that made sense? 😅 I've also found that the way I run when unshod feels, idk freer somehow.
