Comments on: Delving into the Cause of Nightmares http://dreamstudies.org/2008/10/07/delving-into-the-cause-of-nightmares/ Dream research, lucid dreaming, and dream interpretation Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:53:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jessica http://dreamstudies.org/2008/10/07/delving-into-the-cause-of-nightmares/comment-page-1/#comment-10666 Jessica Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:05:55 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=311#comment-10666 I have suffered from nightmares for as long as I can remember.For a time after I had my first child things seemed to get better, yet lately I am quite scared to go to sleep. Granted I am a single mother of two great boys and am often exhausted. I find it hard to sleep, for when I do sleep, at times I sleep so deep, I end up delving into a nightmare and often trying to wake up is hardest my heart beats frantically and at times I am crying. I then go back to bed often delving into one night mare , going from one to the next. In all of them there is always someone dying, myself,my mother,strangers that I do not even know.Every dream is different although I had nightmares of myself dying every night as a young child.I do not know how to calm them or make them go away I drink mellow tea, read a mellow book say a prayer to give me strength but I always get them. Do you have any thoughts? I have suffered from nightmares for as long as I can remember.For a time after I had my first child things seemed to get better, yet lately I am quite scared to go to sleep. Granted I am a single mother of two great boys and am often exhausted. I find it hard to sleep, for when I do sleep, at times I sleep so deep, I end up delving into a nightmare and often trying to wake up is hardest my heart beats frantically and at times I am crying. I then go back to bed often delving into one night mare , going from one to the next. In all of them there is always someone dying, myself,my mother,strangers that I do not even know.Every dream is different although I had nightmares of myself dying every night as a young child.I do not know how to calm them or make them go away I drink mellow tea, read a mellow book say a prayer to give me strength but I always get them. Do you have any thoughts?

]]> By: Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/2008/10/07/delving-into-the-cause-of-nightmares/comment-page-1/#comment-10259 Ryan Hurd Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:12:45 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=311#comment-10259 Alex, you are certainly not alone as a creative person who is also sensitive to "incoming data." The connection between creativity and psychological "sensitivity" or "thin boundaries" has been noted anecdotally for hundreds of year. only recently has scientific research into creativity explored the possible connections. and that's the lead - read an intro or primer on "creativity studies" and cross reference that search with psychology. As for saving yourself regarding susceptibility, I can only speak for myself, which means few horror movies, surrounding myself with people who are creative and dynamic, little to no TV, and a heavy diet of good books and walks in nature. everyone has their own balm, but that's mine. Alex, you are certainly not alone as a creative person who is also sensitive to “incoming data.” The connection between creativity and psychological “sensitivity” or “thin boundaries” has been noted anecdotally for hundreds of year. only recently has scientific research into creativity explored the possible connections. and that’s the lead – read an intro or primer on “creativity studies” and cross reference that search with psychology. As for saving yourself regarding susceptibility, I can only speak for myself, which means few horror movies, surrounding myself with people who are creative and dynamic, little to no TV, and a heavy diet of good books and walks in nature. everyone has their own balm, but that’s mine.

]]> By: alex http://dreamstudies.org/2008/10/07/delving-into-the-cause-of-nightmares/comment-page-1/#comment-10211 alex Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:27:36 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=311#comment-10211 Hello my name is alex. i guess i would consider myself a pretty creative person, music, writer, and occasional abstract thinking. I suppose what i want to know is why are creative people so much more susceptible to nightmares-besides the being in touch with the world. In essence, my true question is is it the imagination of creative people that just out of nature takes what ever thoughts come to us and just run with it. I find myself disturbed by horror movies. AT night when i go through the movie i can't help but continue but in my own way and i can't stop. I imagine the movie worsened and all this does is deprive me of more sleep. I might be looking for validation but i am also very curious about how i can save myself from the "suffering" your help would be much appreciated. Thank You Hello my name is alex. i guess i would consider myself a pretty creative person, music, writer, and occasional abstract thinking. I suppose what i want to know is why are creative people so much more susceptible to nightmares-besides the being in touch with the world. In essence, my true question is is it the imagination of creative people that just out of nature takes what ever thoughts come to us and just run with it. I find myself disturbed by horror movies. AT night when i go through the movie i can’t help but continue but in my own way and i can’t stop. I imagine the movie worsened and all this does is deprive me of more sleep. I might be looking for validation but i am also very curious about how i can save myself from the “suffering” your help would be much appreciated. Thank You

]]> By: Dungan http://dreamstudies.org/2008/10/07/delving-into-the-cause-of-nightmares/comment-page-1/#comment-5717 Dungan Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:42:11 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=311#comment-5717 Nightmares are dreams that are literally screaming to get our attention. I recommend writing down the dreams and focusing on the emotions. Try to see if you can link them to similar emotions you may have in waking life. Usually, the nightmare is a dream that is trying to bring some unmet need to consciousness, but the fear can really act like a smokeshield. As for symbols.... that's tough. you can look up the history of symbols and see the cultural levels, but personal levels of significance (as well as family level significances) can sometimes invert the meaning, or signify something else entirely. If the symbols are repetitive, what else are they in association with in the dreams? Who else is present? Etc. I don't know if any dream can be completely decoded (but, then again, can we ever completely decode the memory we have of an important event in waking life either? It's fractal, and ever changing), but for me emotions are where to start when looking into the meaning of dreams. Nightmares are dreams that are literally screaming to get our attention. I recommend writing down the dreams and focusing on the emotions. Try to see if you can link them to similar emotions you may have in waking life. Usually, the nightmare is a dream that is trying to bring some unmet need to consciousness, but the fear can really act like a smokeshield.

As for symbols…. that’s tough. you can look up the history of symbols and see the cultural levels, but personal levels of significance (as well as family level significances) can sometimes invert the meaning, or signify something else entirely. If the symbols are repetitive, what else are they in association with in the dreams? Who else is present? Etc. I don’t know if any dream can be completely decoded (but, then again, can we ever completely decode the memory we have of an important event in waking life either? It’s fractal, and ever changing), but for me emotions are where to start when looking into the meaning of dreams.

]]> By: keith comeau http://dreamstudies.org/2008/10/07/delving-into-the-cause-of-nightmares/comment-page-1/#comment-5638 keith comeau Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:04:17 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=311#comment-5638 hello my name is keith and i need some nightmare decoding. i am 19 years of age and i need some nightmare decoding. i have horrifying nightmares of me and watching other people brutally killing people, i also have dreams of me standing in complete darkness with voices yelling, screaming, whispering. and what do demonic symbols mean in a dream?...if you can decode these dreams, it would be of great help. thank you. hello my name is keith and i need some nightmare decoding. i am 19 years of age and i need some nightmare decoding. i have horrifying nightmares of me and watching other people brutally killing people, i also have dreams of me standing in complete darkness with voices yelling, screaming, whispering. and what do demonic symbols mean in a dream?…if you can decode these dreams, it would be of great help. thank you.

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