Constant nightmares

[MissaBees]

First of all, I'd like to say I'm glad to have joined this forum, I love the rich symbolism and content of our dreams and have had a past interest in dream interpretation, so I look forward to this community. ^^


Anyhow... I'm here because it has come to my attention that it is not "normal" to have constant nightmares. I have them almost every night. It's been like this for as long as I can remember. I wasn't aware there was anything "wrong" with this... the only reason I question it now is because of my current boyfriend. He's been the first person I really share my dreams with on a regular basis, it's something we do with eachother. And he seems concerned with the frequency and content of them.

As frightful and emotional as the dreams are, they are also my most powerful and I suppose I have learned to just deal with it. Sometimes I might whimper or twitch in my sleep, but I tell him to just roll me over and that helps most of the time. I do wake up frequently, but being used to the dreams I dont generally have trouble falling asleep again, although they remain very vivid in my mind and stay with me all day.

The most disturbing thing about them to me is that when I come to realize that I am dreaming I have an extremely hard time waking myself up. When this happens I usually only manage to "wake up" into another dream or nightmare.

Anyways... my love is worried and I don't want him to be concerned. But it does get me to wondering if I should be concerned. xD Causes, rememdies are welcome... even opinions on whether it should be remedied or not. Thank you in advance for any comments. Questions are welcome as well and I'll answer as soon as I can.

Much love ^^

[Wolfjk]

Originally Posted by MissaBees

First of all, I'd like to say I'm glad to have joined this forum, I love the rich symbolism and content of our dreams and have had a past interest in dream interpretation, so I look forward to this community. ^^


Anyhow... I'm here because it has come to my attention that it is not "normal" to have constant nightmares. I have them almost every night. It's been like this for as long as I can remember. I wasn't aware there was anything "wrong" with this... the only reason I question it now is because of my current boyfriend. He's been the first person I really share my dreams with on a regular basis, it's something we do with eachother. And he seems concerned with the frequency and content of them.

As frightful and emotional as the dreams are, they are also my most powerful and I suppose I have learned to just deal with it. Sometimes I might whimper or twitch in my sleep, but I tell him to just roll me over and that helps most of the time. I do wake up frequently, but being used to the dreams I dont generally have trouble falling asleep again, although they remain very vivid in my mind and stay with me all day.

The most disturbing thing about them to me is that when I come to realize that I am dreaming I have an extremely hard time waking myself up. When this happens I usually only manage to "wake up" into another dream or nightmare.

Anyways... my love is worried and I don't want him to be concerned. But it does get me to wondering if I should be concerned. xD Causes, rememdies are welcome... even opinions on whether it should be remedied or not. Thank you in advance for any comments. Questions are welcome as well and I'll answer as soon as I can.

Much love ^^

Hi,

Sometimes I might whimper or twitch in my sleep, but I tell him to just roll me over and that helps most of the time

This is interesting as I often reccomended this method on this forum!!
Constant nightmares indicate some problems in sleep. You need to change sleeping position often and your dreams have to be more vivid to tell you to move or wake up. Food allergy or stress may cause the dreams, however I wonder about your weight?
Cheers Wolfjk

[MissaBees]

I roll around quite a bit at night, I don't have food allergies and my weight is just barely healthy on the thin side.

Rolling me over, I've found, just helps to change the dream. It's always been like that, regardless if it's a nightmare or not, or whether I am in any discomfort when I awake. I found that if I'm having a dream I enjoy and I wake up, if I roll over I don't fall back into the same dream, but if I stay in the same position I do.

[mwyna]

Hiya Missa,
If you relate some of the dreams in the interpretation section or in this one if they are nightmares perhaps we can help you get to the root cause of them if there is one? Do your dreams have common themes?

[MissaBees]

Uh, about half of the nightmares have a common theme, but the others are pretty random. They usually involve huge, life changing, disasterous events, loosing people I know and love in the process or not being able to help or save them from something having to do with said event.

[IrisRavenstar]

Hi MissaBees,

I had the worst nightmares of my life during the years I had a Clinical Depression, 1976-early 80's. I'd wake up screaming. I don't have nightmares anymore though, unless they're related to processing my divorce from my ex, and those haven't happened in a long time, so I guess I'm healing, finally. And of course, I did go through therapy for the depression with a psychoanalytically oriented (i.e. Freud and Jung) psychiatrist. For me, that was necessary. I loved the talk part! I hated the drugs though, and ditched them in 1985.

I use my White Light Shielding and Smudging, both threads are in this section on page 1. They really make a difference in that they clear out negative energy and bring in positive energy. I keep them refreshed in hopes that people who want to stop nightmares will try them. They work!

I think the most important thing in making a decision about trying to get rid of the nightmares is not what your boyfriend thinks, but whether or not they are bothering you. For example, if you're a writer in Stephen King's genre, you might welcome them with open arms for new ideas! I understand he uses his dreams for inspiration a lot of the time. But if they are making YOU unhappy or uncomfortable or disturbing your sleep, then certainly, do what you can to change the situation!

I also use Melatonin, which is a chemical from cherries, to regulate my sleep cycle. I take one mg. at bedtime, and I sleep way better than I did before. Melatonin is naturally produced by our bodies, but some of us with disturbed sleep or insomnia don't produce enough of it on our own. It cuts down on my lucid dreaming and some dream recall, but I'm rested and have more daytime energy. So, I guess it's a trade-off. You could also make a Lavender mist in a spray bottle using distilled water and some Lavender essential oil, and spray it on your pillows and around your bed at bedtime. It smells lovely, and really relaxes you!

Anyway, a few ideas... hope something helps!