Dream and what do they mean. (63)
sally101: thanks for the link - I have had this a lot - it started at 15 when my father died and then there was another situation that seriously exacerbated it - for several years I used to wait until I was literally exhausted before I would sleep, in the hope I could banish the dreams.
It can be very disturbing - I used to think I had awoke and switched on the light to end the "nightmare" only to find myself stuck inside it ... the panic was indescribable. As I got older it only happened occasionally and I could in some way intervene on my dreams myself, in that I became aware I was still dreaming and just had to let it culminate. Stress is obviously the trigger - but sometimes even now I wouldn't see it coming.
Now they are occasional reminders and I think are very indicative of my state of mind.
It can be very disturbing - I used to think I had awoke and switched on the light to end the "nightmare" only to find myself stuck inside it ... the panic was indescribable. As I got older it only happened occasionally and I could in some way intervene on my dreams myself, in that I became aware I was still dreaming and just had to let it culminate. Stress is obviously the trigger - but sometimes even now I wouldn't see it coming.
Now they are occasional reminders and I think are very indicative of my state of mind.
absolutely terrifying .. unbelievable but again most these things are some unresolved issue in the body that is trigged by a stressor or stress ..
another theory is astral travel and psychic intuition awakening!
sunnysu: absolutely terrifying .. unbelievable but again most these things are some unresolved issue in the body that is trigged by a stressor or stress ..
another theory is astral travel and psychic intuition awakening!
another theory is astral travel and psychic intuition awakening!
Well, I am not big on astral plane belief - despite loving Terry Pratchett but I do agree that is very much an indicator of stress, and perhaps your body theory might make some sense - I was a steroid dependent asthmatic smoker with a lot of unresolved issues and now, I am a medicaction free, non smoking, asthmatic much more at peace with herself. But who knows which bit of the equation triggered or ceased the dreams?
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thanks for the link - I have had this a lot - it started at 15 when my father died and then there was another situation that seriously exacerbated it - for several years I used to wait until I was literally exhausted before I would sleep, in the hope I could banish the dreams.
It can be very disturbing - I used to think I had awoke and switched on the light to end the "nightmare" only to find myself stuck inside it ... the panic was indescribable. As I got older it only happened occasionally and I could in some way intervene on my dreams myself, in that I became aware I was still dreaming and just had to let it culminate. Stress is obviously the trigger - but sometimes even now I wouldn't see it coming.
Now they are occasional reminders and I think are very indicative of my state of mind.