Nightmares...seek help or live with them???

[rwheelz]

For the past several years I have been afraid to sleep. I either don't dream at all or I have horrific nighmares about my family. Up until recently, I would fall asleep watching the news for about 20-30 minutes and then I felt wide awake and would stay up until 3-4:00 in the morning, then I might drift in and out of sleep and be up by 7:00. I decided to go to the doctor and get a sleep aide this week. Everything was going alright until last night when I had one of the worst nightmares ever! Now, I don't know whether to continue taking the sleep aide or go to a shrink to find out why I keep having nightmares. I know they are not real but the vision of the nightmare stays with me, in and out, for the next several days. If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

[Varzandeh]

Hi,
Dreams as you say nightmares usually have a good meaning when interpreted.
For example to kill someone means to help to have a problem solved.Or rape means to receive an unwanted favor.
So please write your nightmares to interpret to see are they usual common dreams or have something else in them.
Waiting for your dreams...
Dream language interpretation is an ancient science of allusions and pointing of the surrounded environment, as Mr. Einstein has said the events are like train stations which exist and we are moving towards them, these are prewritten destiny with some authority ( in decision making seconds) in very full details. This dream language should be translated, and interesting to know it is international and common for all human beings. But ignorance causes some misunderstanings.People were not aware of this language and always thought in a bad way , for example Mr. Freud said about sexual dreams it is because you have suppressed your sexual desires so misled everybody and some women dreamt about having sex with co-workers or another and thought they should do that, while it only meant he will do something for her, or some others dreamt had sex with the same sex and invented homosexual, while it meant the same ,Also some men dreamt his wife had sex with a man and didn't understand or a woman dreamt her partner had sex with a woman and didn't' understand ...etc.Do you see what catastrophes are caused by misunderstanding a language. About the approximate interpretation time table: Dreams at noon or exactly at midnight( In the summer time 13 at noon and 1 midnight else at 12)in the same day if past a few minutes, a few days later. Dreams at 10-11 in the morning in 15-30 days later. Also dreams at 3-4 in the evening in 1-2 months .Dreams in the sunset mostly are not truthful and are messed, they have no interpretations, Dreams at 4-5 in the morning in a few days to 2 months some dreams in the holy books( Josef dream of kneeling the sun and the moon and 11 stars)was interpreted after 20 years and other dreams of the Pharaoh's prisoners interpreted in the same day and after 7 years. Dream of Pharaoh about the 7 thin cows and 7 fat cows interpreted from the next year to 14 years. Also dreams in 6th of the month will interpret after 1-2 days, in 9th at the same day, in 10th after 20 days, in 13th after 9 days in 14th after 26 days and in 15th after 3 days, in 16th after 2 days and in 28th ,29th ,30th in the same day, but these are solar (Persian months and you should refer to a calendar or convert them) . Of course there are different kinds of dreams , like messy dreams which have no interpretations or deja vu dreams, or psychological dreams or dreams which are caused by bad food or drinks

[Jennings]

While your dreams are concerning you what you do not require is any form of medical intervention. Recurring dreams are outside the specialisation of the medical professionals. While you need to re-establish proper sleeping patterns this won't happen with sleeping-pills. Your local HFS may hold substances to reduce worrying which might help. What you might try doing whenever you retire and are lying comfortable is simply to visualise yourself sleeping peacefully throughout the night and that any dreams will be happy ones but, more importantly, try to accept that when you awaken that any dreams you may have had will not be remembered. In doing this simple exercise try to avoid effort especially any strong emotional desire to overcome the fear. Simply feel that all will be okay. Through regular practise better results will be achieved. Another little exercise is to visualize your head as a closed jar part filled with soft jelly and allow this jelly to settle and calm down and all the stress in it dispersing; allow the all tension to leave your head so that it feels at ease and relaxed and, good luck to you.

[Lala6179]

Hi,

You say you watch the news before you go to bed. As you and I both know its getting pretty scary anymore. Perhaps try watching it earlier in the evening when your mind has had more time to sift thru all of the bad things on the news. I can only watch it every so often anymore i gets me down real low sometimes. good luck. P.S. I also take sleeping pills myself now, they are known to give you very vivid dreams.

[LauraAnn]

Well this is a personal issue, but I used to have really bad nightmares and it really was horrifying and kept me from sleeping well. So I don't know if you're a Christian or not but I ask Jesus to protect me in my dreams and ask him to keep Satan out of my dreams. Now if you're not a person who prays then it might not seem to be a practical solution for yourself but it was the only thing that worked for me, and you sound a bit desperate so I thought I'd offer my own experience. I hope they stop.

[liquidstar]

Hi,

You are holding onto something that is not yours.
Tell me where your bed is in the room in position with the door and window (if any).

If i read yor post correct,
this sounds more like a sleeping disorder, not dream problems.

If you really want to know the cause, do this at your own risk:

* Put one of your favorite belongings next to you. Make sure it stays touched to you.
* Be alone, at night, kill all the lights whatsoever.
* Close your eyes to embrace the darkness around you for the time being.
* Once you are surrounded,
you will feel start to feel dark forces creeping around you one by one.
* Don't mind the ones that strike you with fear instantly, these are lesser evil.
* Mind search the ones that move slow, especially the ones on your shoulders.
* Once you feel or see it, take a closer look at it.
* When you're done, grab your personal belonging and bring back the light.


rwheelz,

if all fails, ask God for help whether you are a believer or not,
for he loves you whether you are a believer or not.

[resin8love]

I agree with lauraann and lala6179, you should not dwell on the negatives of the news before sleep. I do agree that in Jesus we can overcome fear. If you do some exercise during the evening on a regular bases that helps, I jog and lift weights most everyday, that alwys helps to rest. I have been where your at I have suffered insominia. I saw a Psyciatrist and felt worse afterword. I told them about nightmares I had, they would have medicaded me but I knew that is only a band aid. I came to accept Jesus as Lord. Bible says in Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. A little decafe tea is nice I enjoy it, coffee is not recomended in the evening. I although I am not a Doctor, I don't ever beleive medication is needed for this insominia, I beleive it makes one worse and more dependant on drugs and IT INTERFEARS WITH THE BODY NATURAL PROCESS. God bless, pease.