dreams and what they mean...
Scoobies87
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OK so for the past month or so I have been waking up in the night, sweating and crying out after some pretty horrific dreams. By horrific, I mean dreams about me being held down and nails put into my body, my family members dying in front of me, spiders crawling over my body, being buried alive and others which are too graphic to even mention.
The past week or so it seems to have got worse, I am waking up on an hourly basis. I am tired all the time now
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Anybody know anything about psychology on here?
Ps: on a much lighter note: Does anybody dream about food/MFP.... not that I do...
The past week or so it seems to have got worse, I am waking up on an hourly basis. I am tired all the time now
.Anybody know anything about psychology on here?
Ps: on a much lighter note: Does anybody dream about food/MFP.... not that I do...
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What are you going through in your life? You don't have to answer here, just think about it. It sounds like you're feeling trapped in some way. Do you have big decisions ahead of you? Are you feeling stifled?
Have you been working out in the evening or afternoon? Sometimes working out late in the day can affect your sleep. Also, and this will sound weird, are you taking a B vitamin supplement? Sometimes B vitamins can cause bad dreams. They don't affect me, but my sister gets horrible nightmares when she takes them.0 -
I have one very practical solution.... don't eat dinner (especially spicy foods) too close to bed time.0
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without knowing a lot of details, I would venture to guess that you are feeling really worried or fearful about something in your life... could possibly even have to do with the time of year.... did you lose anyone in the attacks on 9/11?0
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*hugs* I haaaaaaaate nightmares. They leave you so shaken and helpleses-feeling the next day.
Are you eating spicy or rich foods for dinner? Are you eating very late? If so, try eating less garlic/spiciness for an early dinner for a week or so, see if that helps. I don't know the science behind it, but someone told me that and it helps somewhat. I had pizza and a coke at 9ish last night, and I usually eat at 7-8.....and I had nightmares last night.
Also - are you super stressed about something? Is there something that you just don't want to deal with right now? Sometimes being stressed about one thing manifests in dreams about other things. Maybe look up your dreams on an online dream dictionary? Sometimes they are helpful, and sometimes you just have to look for/find your own patterns. If I'm stressed about certain specific things, I dream of my grandma who died a year and a half ago.
If you wake up in the middle of a dream, roll over on your other side or onto your back (basically, just change your position). That will help break the dream cycle (in my experience).
Hope this helps at least a little bit. *Hugs* again - nightmares are the worst 0 -
What are you going through in your life? You don't have to answer here, just think about it. It sounds like you're feeling trapped in some way. Do you have big decisions ahead of you? Are you feeling stifled?
Have you been working out in the evening or afternoon? Sometimes working out late in the day can affect your sleep. Also, and this will sound weird, are you taking a B vitamin supplement? Sometimes B vitamins can cause bad dreams. They don't affect me, but my sister gets horrible nightmares when she takes them.
I am not taking b vitamins so that rules that out. I have just finished University a few months ago and had to move home and look for work. I am not sure that is enough to justify such graphic horrible dreams though.... I do workout before dinner, then have my dinner around 6-7pm and go to bed around 12am...0 -
Those sound like classic anxiety dreams. They're your mind's way of expressing fears, worries, stress, etc.--not necessarily about those specific things, though. The images are often ways your mind reflects worries about losing control in your life or fears about something bad happening in your life or things like that.
And yes, I have eating dreams in which I start eating really high-calorie foods without thinking about it and then suddenly realize that I'm probably way over my calorie limit for the day. That's one of my anxiety dreams.0 -
I've always wondered about my dreams too as they never reflect on my life and behaviour in reality. I always seem to be late for getting somewhere....I always get lost and lose things... I try to hurry and my legs won't move. Another weird thing is I always seem to be looking for a toilet and there is never a door or a lock on it....scary!
Some dream analysis wouldn't go amiss!0 -
What are you going through in your life? You don't have to answer here, just think about it. It sounds like you're feeling trapped in some way. Do you have big decisions ahead of you? Are you feeling stifled?
Have you been working out in the evening or afternoon? Sometimes working out late in the day can affect your sleep. Also, and this will sound weird, are you taking a B vitamin supplement? Sometimes B vitamins can cause bad dreams. They don't affect me, but my sister gets horrible nightmares when she takes them.
I am not taking b vitamins so that rules that out. I have just finished University a few months ago and had to move home and look for work. I am not sure that is enough to justify such graphic horrible dreams though.... I do workout before dinner, then have my dinner around 6-7pm and go to bed around 12am...
Ahhh, something about being back at home, then? Memories of some past event?0 -
I've always wondered about my dreams too as they never reflect on my life and behaviour in reality. I always seem to be late for getting somewhere....I always get lost and lose things... I try to hurry and my legs won't move. Another weird thing is I always seem to be looking for a toilet and there is never a door or a lock on it....scary!
Some dream analysis wouldn't go amiss!
Maybe you have a very hectic lifestyle and find it hard to unwind, thus the hectic dreams? This is just a wild guess! I also dream about needing the toilet sometimes...and that people can see me lol.0 -
What are you going through in your life? You don't have to answer here, just think about it. It sounds like you're feeling trapped in some way. Do you have big decisions ahead of you? Are you feeling stifled?
Have you been working out in the evening or afternoon? Sometimes working out late in the day can affect your sleep. Also, and this will sound weird, are you taking a B vitamin supplement? Sometimes B vitamins can cause bad dreams. They don't affect me, but my sister gets horrible nightmares when she takes them.
I am not taking b vitamins so that rules that out. I have just finished University a few months ago and had to move home and look for work. I am not sure that is enough to justify such graphic horrible dreams though.... I do workout before dinner, then have my dinner around 6-7pm and go to bed around 12am...
It could certainly be enough for such graphic dreams if it's stressing you out, and especially if you're trying to ignore the stress. Confront any negative feelings you're having and make a plan, and that will probably help. And I would try moving the workout to mornings to see if that helps at all.0 -
What are you going through in your life? You don't have to answer here, just think about it. It sounds like you're feeling trapped in some way. Do you have big decisions ahead of you? Are you feeling stifled?
Have you been working out in the evening or afternoon? Sometimes working out late in the day can affect your sleep. Also, and this will sound weird, are you taking a B vitamin supplement? Sometimes B vitamins can cause bad dreams. They don't affect me, but my sister gets horrible nightmares when she takes them.
I am not taking b vitamins so that rules that out. I have just finished University a few months ago and had to move home and look for work. I am not sure that is enough to justify such graphic horrible dreams though.... I do workout before dinner, then have my dinner around 6-7pm and go to bed around 12am...
Ahhh, something about being back at home, then? Memories of some past event?
Hmmm, nothing that I can think of. I do remember a horrible time (when I lived at home before) when I go woken up by a spider nearly as big as my hand crawling up my bare leg. I will never forget that *shudders*. That probably explains why I dream about spiders a lot (last night I dreamt there was one on my head and it was poisonous and I was told not to move in case it bit me!!)0 -
There are a few different schools of thought out there on dream interpretation. I really enjoy Dr. Carl Jung's books, tho they are a difficult read for most people, as they are translated from German (not by Jung himself, so..) and he was an extremely wordy and academic guy anyway. But anyway, he is the guy who came up with the archetype theory. I cannot explain too well in a short space, but the point is, every figure in your dreams in a representative of an archetype (a deeply unconscious idea of a role such as that of the hero, the divine mother, etc, etc.). Each archetype has it's own meaning. Jung wrote a book intended for the "lay person" called "Man and His Symbols". You may want to read it if you are really interested in studies of the unconscious/dreams. I suggest reading it before any of his other books or papers.
Many people don't believe dreams mean anything, some think it's a reflection of the previous days activity, and other think they're our unconscious communicating with us. Jung seemed to think it was more of our unconscious trying to get us to realize something. After all, he pointed out that once you realize what a dream means, or as soon as the problem you are subconsciously battling is over, the dreams stop. I have found this to be true for me.
As for the dreams you described, the theme that you are being violated is the point your unconscious is trying to hit you on the head with. If you were violated in some way many years ago, something recent may have happened to trigger the memory of it in your unconscious? Or, you could be afraid of being violated (in any way, not just physical or sexual) by someone you recently met. Or you could be feeling that you are being violated at this time by someone. Honestly, the first thing I think of based on the dreams being of physical violation and family dying, is pregnancy. Your body may be telling you something is "violating" it while simultaneously instigating maternal family-preservation emotions. But that's all speculation. I think you are probably the only person who can really figure your own dreams out.
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OK, so after posting this I read that you just moved back home after University, and that's a pretty important piece of information! Your dreams may be trying to make you deal with your fears of what comes next in life. You are probably looking at your first attempt at getting a "real" job and being on your own. This is a scary time for most people. You may just be afraid of what's going to happen to you "out there".0 -
What are you going through in your life? You don't have to answer here, just think about it. It sounds like you're feeling trapped in some way. Do you have big decisions ahead of you? Are you feeling stifled?
Have you been working out in the evening or afternoon? Sometimes working out late in the day can affect your sleep. Also, and this will sound weird, are you taking a B vitamin supplement? Sometimes B vitamins can cause bad dreams. They don't affect me, but my sister gets horrible nightmares when she takes them.
I am not taking b vitamins so that rules that out. I have just finished University a few months ago and had to move home and look for work. I am not sure that is enough to justify such graphic horrible dreams though.... I do workout before dinner, then have my dinner around 6-7pm and go to bed around 12am...
It could certainly be enough for such graphic dreams if it's stressing you out, and especially if you're trying to ignore the stress. Confront any negative feelings you're having and make a plan, and that will probably help. And I would try moving the workout to mornings to see if that helps at all.
I am very skillful when it comes to pushing things to one side, maybe I am stressed and don't realize it...hmmm. I will try moving some of my workouts around. Thanks
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Try going here:
http://www.dreammoods.com/dreaminformation/
And then type in the key issues that are most disturbing in your dream in the "interpret" search. Whenever I have had repetitive dreams, I do this. Dreams are never on accident. It is our subconscious' way of trying to work out issues in our waking life. I've found once I can kind of figure out why I'm dreaming what I'm dreaming, the dreams stop.
Hope this helps.0 -
There are a few different schools of thought out there on dream interpretation. I really enjoy Dr. Carl Jung's books, tho they are a difficult read for most people, as they are translated from German (not by Jung himself, so..) and he was an extremely wordy and academic guy anyway. But anyway, he is the guy who came up with the archetype theory. I cannot explain too well in a short space, but the point is, every figure in your dreams in a representative of an archetype (a deeply unconscious idea of a role such as that of the hero, the divine mother, etc, etc.). Each archetype has it's own meaning. Jung wrote a book intended for the "lay person" called "Man and His Symbols". You may want to read it if you are really interested in studies of the unconscious/dreams. I suggest reading it before any of his other books or papers.
Many people don't believe dreams mean anything, some think it's a reflection of the previous days activity, and other think they're our unconscious communicating with us. Jung seemed to think it was more of our unconscious trying to get us to realize something. After all, he pointed out that once you realize what a dream means, or as soon as the problem you are subconsciously battling is over, the dreams stop. I have found this to be true for me.
First of all tho I would like to say hormones play a big role in the nature of our dreams, and wonder if you may be in early pregnancy? As for the dreams you described, the theme that you are being violated is the point your unconscious is trying to hit you on the head with. If you were violated in some way many years ago, something recent may have happened to trigger the memory of it in your unconscious? Or, you could be afraid of being violated (in any way, not just physical or sexual) by somone you recently met. Or you could be feeling that you are being violated at this time by someone. Honestly, the first thing I think of based on the dreams being of physical violation and family dying, is pregnancy. Your body may be telling you something is "violating" it while simultaneously instigating maternal family-preservation emotions. But that's all speculation. I think you are probably the only person who can really figure your own dreams out.
That sounds like a really interesting book! I may have to give it a read! I learnt a little on archetypes in my Media degree, however it was more related to the roles in films etc. I haven't had any violent experiences before, however I do get shouted obscenely in the street a lot by men and I have been followed a few times. It is something I do fear.
Definitely not pregnant, Have not ahem, been active for about 6 months now :sad:
Will defo give that book a read though. I kinda wish I had taken psychology, fascinates me!0 -
Many people don't believe dreams mean anything, some think it's a reflection of the previous days activity, and other think they're our unconscious communicating with us. Jung seemed to think it was more of our unconscious trying to get us to realize something. After all, he pointed out that once you realize what a dream means, or as soon as the problem you are subconsciously battling is over, the dreams stop. I have found this to be true for me.
As for the dreams you described, the theme that you are being violated is the point your unconscious is trying to hit you on the head with. If you were violated in some way many years ago, something recent may have happened to trigger the memory of it in your unconscious? Or, you could be afraid of being violated (in any way, not just physical or sexual) by someone you recently met. Or you could be feeling that you are being violated at this time by someone.
This. Sometimes the trauma has happened a longgggggggggg time ago, and it's been repressed. It can resurface out of nowhere or when something that just reminds you of it pops up (even if it's a subconscious reminder).
Outside of that, I have no idea what your dreams could mean. I tend to think that my dreams give me insight on how I'm feeling inside about something. I almost never have nightmares. I have ridiculous dreams usually. But when my ex broke up with me I had my first nightmares in years. So - it was, indeed, tied to a stressful event for me. More stress than I'm used to managing. Good luck.0 -
I am taking psych.
If you are waking up all the time or cant go to sleep...it is most likely insomnia. A high percentage of the population has insomnia, many without knowing it.
Your dreams happen in your REM or deep sleep. A lot of people dont always remember their dreams. You remember your dreams only if you wake up during a dream.0 -
There are 3 types of dreams.
1. Lucid = Awake in Dream
2. Recon = Something added to memory
3. Daily = Last dream of the night - what you did the day before.
A scary dream is not a scary dream. You perceive it to be scary, but you are seeing pictures of your own subconscious mind. When you see somebody in your dream, it is not another person it is you. It is a Persona.
A persona is a part of you that you relate to by an emotion or action. Somewhere you saw this image of emotion or action. Your subconscious mind used it to describe and teach you.
When you dream of your family you are not dreaming of them but "an image" of a representation of action or emotion. Since your family came into question it is what you learned from them. The image of them dying in front of you is a death of an action or emotion and a rebirth. You being tortured are you torturing yourself in daily life. You perceive yourself to be doing something in a torturous way.
This is my analysis:
You are in a personal growth cycle now and the things that you are doing are torturous to you. "You don't enjoy them". Your family members dying are represented because they are a part of you that is now growing past the actions or emotions left to you by learned behavior as a child to young adult. Your "learned behaviors" are now moving past and you are now growing as a person.
Dreams are not scary but a learning element. I don't have scary dreams, I have intriguing dreams. If you would like to discuss this more in detail, email me and we will stop these nightmares so you can sleep. Dreams are a good thing no matter how scary.0 -
i think you are just scared about your future, since college is now finished and you haven't found a job yet (so don't know what to expect). I think once you find a job, the nightmares will begin to disappear.
I remember my dreams nearly ever night, and am used to analyzing them. ^^ If you are worried the nightmares could be foretelling something, I don't think it is...so don't worry ^^0
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