I need some help here, having messed up dreams.
Hey guys, normally I don’t tend to ask help on the forums but today is an exception because there are two things that have been bothering the hell out of me for a long time. Ive tried ignoring them, but they have reached a point where I have decided to turn to not only for help from my online friends, but also to the community. I’ll sort it out.
For the past couple of days now, I haven’t been sleeping well. I have been having some pretty messed up nightmares lately. If anyone asks, this has been going for on about 2-4 weeks from now. I have no idea why I am having some of the craziest dreams. Most of them have been pretty messed up. More messed up than anything crazy from Japan, these dreams I am having are on the borderlines from nightmare fuel to high octane nightmare fuel. What the hell can I do to not have anymore messed up dreams? Its driving me crazy and im not even getting much sleep at night.
For the past couple of days now, I haven’t been sleeping well. I have been having some pretty messed up nightmares lately. If anyone asks, this has been going for on about 2-4 weeks from now. I have no idea why I am having some of the craziest dreams. Most of them have been pretty messed up. More messed up than anything crazy from Japan, these dreams I am having are on the borderlines from nightmare fuel to high octane nightmare fuel. What the hell can I do to not have anymore messed up dreams? Its driving me crazy and im not even getting much sleep at night.
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Second of all, assess your bedtime scenario. Are you getting to bed before midnight? Are you sleeping with all light sources off? Are you reducing stress and allowing a calm environment before you head to sleep? Remember, light sources should progressively be turned off over a few hours time leading to bedtime, otherwise your body's circadian rhythm is caught in a juxtaposition of day and night sleeping. Don't consume caffeine and don't eat three hours before bedtime.
As for stressful encounters, here are a few. There is this one stalker who wont stop calling and txting the hell out of me. Most of the things that my parents do makes me question why the hell I am their son since most of the acts they do annoy the hell out of me. One of which is that my mother asks my father to do an average chore(like empty the strainer) and he asks me to empty the strainer. When clearly his damned wife asked him to do it, lazy bastard. I have to tolerate whenever the hell my nephew and niece come over because thats when the few times when my parents go from smart to stupid whenever they are babysitting the litter of brats that my dickheaded brother and his hippied wife produced.
Also, I got dumped by my girlfriend who I later found out she was dating a guy who was trying to get himself into the porn industry. How traumatizing is that for you?
If you drink alot of sugar before going to sleep it has been approved by research it helps fuel your brain to get into the phase of REM.
Also as a psychologist it would help for you to remember that it is you who can control dream and not dreams control you. You can create a step by step plan on ways of reminding you in your sleep that you are in fact dreaming. If you feel this is a problem that has been disrupting you and affecting you in your daily life activities, you should consider going to a therapist. Or you can choose a better option on going on a sleep clinic and try to have yourself checked out.
REM has been linked with helping memory.
Seriously, I get bad dreams sometimes. I try to turn them into silly dreams. Make them ridiculous. Sometimes it works.
The only dreams I am completely helpless against are dramatic dreams (that make me sob in my sleep), and ... *ahem* "raunchy" dreams. (They both tend to hit me with an unassuming Roleplay, and I drop my guard, then BAM! They take control!)
(I'm just glad I don't really dream all that much! XD)
This is the hardst thing to do.
"Add a dab of lavender to milk; leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."
Seriously though... similar to others here, I think that sorting out the life stress is a good place to start. When I'm dealing with real-world stressful situations it tends to get into my dreams too (if I can even get to sleep in the first place).
Block his/her number, or get a new one yourself. You don't have to put up with that stuff.
This is pretty much what being young is about.
Not much to help there, besides looking forward to the day you can move out. Instead of letting the current situation get to you, try to use it as motivation to work hard at school/job/whatever so you can change it.
Figure out some strategies for these situations. E.g. stay out of their way as much as possible (even go to a friend's place or something), and just show up for the obligatory family meal.
Try not having the milk for a few nights and see if it makes a difference.
Seriously, it works. No joke.
You’re not the only one.
When I get nightmares, drink a couple cups of milk and down slices of toast. I sleep like a baby afterwards.
If that doesn’t work for you, just remember whatever you see in your dreams can’t hurt you. Just know they aren’t real. Unless those nightmare involved a guy with a burnt-ass face.
Realize some things you just have to cope with as long as you live with your parents, but that hopefully won't be forever.
Block the stalker as much as possible and do not respond to him/her. If he/she escalates to the point where you should call the police, then do that, and get a restraining order.
If all else fails, sacrifice three goats to Baldur and stay awake for three nights. Become nocturnal. Boil an egg in a sheep's stomach and wear an onion on your belt. Seek no further treatment.
It came so natural to me I didn't know people had to learn how to lucid dream.
Naaaah.
Lucid dreaming is the best.
>2012
>Not lucid dreaming
ISHYGDDT
Uhhhh...right.
Anyways OP, I agree with everyone else here. I definitely have to say try a few nights without the chocolate milk. If you have to drink something before bed, get a bottle of water. This way if you wake up with dry mouth, you have something to drink nearby.
Like one time I had a nightmare where some jerk was trying to push me off a tall building. After panicking and trying to keep my balance for a few minutes, I suddenly got super angry and just jumped on the guy. Since it was a dream, the punches were really slow and didn't do much at first, but I just kept on getting angrier until they seemed to do something.
I can't remember what happened after that but I haven't had a creepy stalker/being chased/being pushed dream since.
There's also the fact that I tend to remember weird dreams like this for some reason.
From my understanding, dreams, as fantastical as they may seem, have little to do with mental health. If it's really bothering you, get off the internet and talk to a professional.
I have had a fucked up dream with my older siblings doing what j don't even want to describe it has been a really ducked up dream and I need to now how to forget it
I had a messed up dream where some guy necromanced an old thread, shivers.
oh wait....
I'd recommend talking to a doctor or maybe someone at a sleep clinic.
I recommend lavender oil scented candles and chamomile tea in the evening. Then whale sounds.
I have some problems with sleeping myself, so let me offer some suggestions:
You guys realize that this is a thread from 2012, right?
It's even using the classic style discussions....
That's trippy.
I did now.
Obviously.
WHAT IS THIS?
This is an older thread that was bumped (with nothing new or updated to discuss) so I am going to close it. However, you guys are welcome to make a new thread to discuss this if you like.