nightmares are awful... in some ways I find them worse than flashbacks...
http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum...ps+for+ab use and
http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum...ps+for+ab use have some tips and stuff on them that you may find useful
why would him going into hospital be such a bad thing?
you have to try to remember that these things are in the past, he can't hurt you now. maybe try to make yourself feel as safe as possible when going to bed? whatever it takes, a toy, a light, being fully clothed, wrapping the covers tightly around you to make you feel secure... anything to make you feel more safe