Nightmares, teeth grinding, nail bitting...

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I have been reading a lot of posts about nightmares and thought I would throw

this out. I was in therapy for 4 years, until just 2 months ago. I lost

insurance and am presently unemployed, so am having to take a break from

therapy. However, I haven't had a nightmare for about 2 years now. I have

noticed that as the nightmares about my childhood stopped, my mental health

improved. This must indicate that my pain was largely subconscious. I was a

teeth grinder too, but I no longer grind. I still have an obsessive/compulsive

tenancy to keep my fingernails and and hangnails really short, but this has

become less over the last 2 years. I used to make my fingers bleed by cutting

my nails and hangnails too short. I don't do that anymore. My nail biting has

also decreased significantly.

Has anyone else noticed a decrease of these types of behaviors after therapy?

What other negative behaviors have you noticed, that may be a result of

childhood abuse?