Do you have bad dreams, whether nightmares of being chased or just those really intense, weird dreams that leave you more drained than before you went to sleep? There's a really simple process that, when done regularly, will very nearly eradicate such dreams, leaving you sleeping like a baby.
As you probably already know, dreams are generally related in some way to events that happened or things you thought about during the day. While your mind is at rest, your subconscious starts bringing up all these little things from the day that didn't quite get taken care of, and the conscious mind, since you are sleeping, tries to piece all these small, mostly unrelated, things together into something coherent. Since most of the stuff is not particularly related, trying to force it into something coherent can leave you with those really weird dreams.
Nightmares generally come about when one of those things that you didn't finish during the day is particularly intense and you perceive it in a negative manner. That could be something like financial worries, or feelings of being stuck, or fear of being rejected. Pretty much any thoughts that are emotionally charged in a negative way can cause bad dreams.
The intensity of your dreams is generally determined by the intensity of the emotions that you associated with the things that you didn't resolve during the day. If a really negatively charged event happens, or if you are feeling very strongly negative about something, you can have some very intense nightmares. Losing your job, or fearing that you are likely to do so, can result in some nasty dreams. So can having a relationship end, or the belief that it will. Anything that is that strongly charged with negative emotions can leave you in bad shape when it comes to dreaming.
So, now that you know where bad dreams come from, what can you do about it? Well, it's actually very simple, although not always easy, to do. And it only takes about fifteen minutes.
The process is simple. Start off by finding a comfortable and quiet spot where you can be by yourself about fifteen minutes (the time it takes can vary depending on you and how intense your day was) before you go to bed. Make sure that the lights aren't too bright, although you don't really want it dark either… light about equivalent to a 40 watt bulb works well for most people. When finding this spot, try to avoid it being your bed, and in fact, try to find some place you can sit, rather than lay down.
Once you have your spot, let your mind start to drift. Do NOT try to control what you think about… don't actively TRY to think about the events from the day, just let any thoughts that come up float about until they leave on their own. The same goes for emotions that come up… let them come up, float around, and drift off on their own. What you are doing is allowing your subconscious to bring up all the things it needs to bring up, but while you are awake, instead of asleep. This allows you to deal with them in a way that actually makes sense, instead of trying to piece them together into some sort of story line.
Let this continue until the flow of thoughts, feelings, and images slows down, hopefully even coming to a stop, where you reach internal quiet. If you reach this point, you will find that you have more peace throughout your life, not just more peaceful sleep. Even if you don't quite reach the point of quiet, though, you'll still have dealt with much of the stuff that would generally cause your bad dreams. You DO need to keep at it until your thoughts slow, though, because the surface, shallow stuff will come out first, and what you need to get rid of is the deeper stuff that only comes up once all the little stuff is dealt with.
This process will generally take about fifteen minutes, but the time can vary. If you do it regularly, especially if you do it more than just before bed, the time necessary can drop considerably. On the other hand, if you had a really eventful and stressful day, it may take longer, as you have more things to deal with. Just keep at it until your thoughts slow or stop.
One last thing… this has to be some place that you feel safe and unlikely to be interrupted. Interruptions can cause you to have to start all over again, even if it's from someone you love, like your wife or child, as they interrupt the flow of thoughts. You also likely won't relax enough if you expect to be interrupted, even if it doesn't actually happen. Same goes for feeling safe… if you don't feel safe, you won't relax enough to let the stuff start flowing.
If you do this every day, you will essentially never have nightmares again. You'll also find that you get better sleep, and likely even need less of it. You'll feel better rested and more focused. With all of that waiting for you, and only costing fifteen minutes of your time, what are you waiting for?
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May 30, 2011
SORRY THE INFORMATATION PROVIDED HERE IS NOT AS GOOD AS I NEEDED I OFTEN GET IN SUBCONSIOUS STATE EVEN DURING DAY SLEEP AND THE NIGHTMARES GET ARE VERY STRANGE AND TERRIFYING.PLZ SUGGEST ME WHAT TO DO IN THE POSITION PLZ MAIL ME AT THA GIVEN ADDRESS.PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
July 13, 2011
Hi my name is sania i came here because i have theese very bad dreams and i have them all the times when i first had it it was yesterday i was sleeping and i was so scared i could not move i told my mom but she did not know wat to do so i am hoping it would go away god please help me
July 13, 2011
What kind of bad dreams are you having? The easiest thing to start with is to make sure that you get a little quiet time to yourself before bed, and avoid any food and drink that aren’t extremely easy on your stomach (a piece of toast, tea (without caffeine), etc.). If those things don’t work, the chance that it is caused by emotional/mental stress is pretty high… and the quiet time to yourself will help you to start letting go of that, though if it’s an extreme source, you may need to go deeper and actually figure out where that stress is coming from (we often hide the true source of emotional worry, or even its existence, from our own conscious minds).
If you have more detailed questions, I would be glad to help if I can.
October 14, 2011
hello, my name is yogesh. i have these dreams in which ppl die :’( i really need some help! after i wake up im sad and a lot scared of mostly everything. it takes like the whole day to gst over it…plz help!!!
November 8, 2011
I’m sorry to take so long getting back to you… my life has been somewhat topsy turvy lately. I would guess that there is something strongly stressful in your life right now… and there’s a fairly good chance that you associate it with either people dying, or going away. The first thing to do is to find a quiet spot, then sit and write down the first few things that pop into your mind when you think of what is stressful to you. You may write down a few minor things at first, but whatever the big one is should come up before long… and you’ll know when you’ve hit it, because the last thing you’ll want to do is think about it or deal with it in any way. Once you have found what that big thing is, you need to seriously look at it, no matter how unpleasant that task is, and determine why it is bothering you so much. Once you have figured out what it is about the thing that bothers you, figure out one small step you can take to make it better… and when I say small, I mean small. This step should be something that you can do TODAY, and shouldn’t take more than about an hour (and less is fine, too).
Even taking one small step in the direction of dealing with what is bothering you the most can completely change the way that you look at that thing, and by doing so, remove most of the stress. It also sets you on the path to really taking care of it, because all you really need to do is keep finding one single small step to take toward taking care of it. Once you have completed that step, find the next one. Eventually you will overcome that issue, and can start on the next, and you’ll also have learned to take a positive, forward-moving approach to any issue that may come up in your life.
November 19, 2011
Dreams can be very symbolic in general. They can also be categorized as kind of a brain fart; where it really means nothing at all and you should let it go. But, all dreams are a way for your body to get rid of energy that it doesn’t need. Recurring nightmares are frequently caused when the dreamer refuses to acknowledge them when they are awake (such as trying really hard to forget it and fearing itduring the day) until you acknowledge them understand that your body is letting go of something it no longer needs, shake it off and let it go. Referring to symbolism death is translated as emotional strength if you dream your loved ones die it is generally categorized as one of the best symbolic dreams. You are surrounded by very religious (religious can be an emotional state) people that love you and you love as well. To die is to live forever and only love is forever. Do not fear this dream. On another note, I want to discuss a very taboo dream that people suffer unnecessarily with and often becomes a recurring nightmare. If you dream you have sex with a very close relative such as a father, brother, mother or sister, etc… You are holding very deeply embedded feelings of guilt, probably because your subconcious does not like your behavior toward this person.. When you read this your nightmares will end.
November 29, 2011
then what r u doing now, to escape such a dreams
November 29, 2011
my name is naresh. i have these dreams in which ppl die :’( i really need some help! after i wake up im sad and a lot scared of mostly everything. it takes like the whole day to gst over it…plz help!!!
November 28, 2011
I had dream where these zombies were taking over and I couldn’t fall back to sleep. I ended up staying up the entire night. I about fell asleep in school. This dream keeps popping up every now and then. It freaks me out and wakes me up. I listen to nature sounds on my iPod like birds chirping, waterfalls, and stuff like that. Please help me :’(
December 14, 2011
Hey Veronika,
I was told by the Holy Spirit to place a Bible inside my pillowcase and this stopped all of my bad dreams.
In the old Testement God often talked to men in their dreams. It makes since that if God (Jesus) can send good dreams , satan can send bad ones!!!
After putting the Bible in the pillow case simply ask Jesus out loud to come into your hart ,mind and soul and do what only he can do.
Do it! It will cost you nothing and you will gain eveything!!
December 20, 2011
Do you have any major stress in your life? Anything that you’re freaking out about? Bad dreams often come from major stress in your waking life.
One thing that nearly anyone can do, and is effective with virtually any stress, is to take at least 20-30 minutes each day by yourself, and just be quiet, and let your mind be cleared. Let whatever thoughts come up, come up, but don’t let yourself get caught up in anything in particular. Just let the thoughts come up, and go away.
It’s almost certain that after you have done this for a few days, you’ll notice a difference in your overall stress level. It’s also very likely that you will have figured out what the real cause of your stress and anxiety is (it’s often not whatever pops up first on the surface).
Try this for a few days (it may very well not have much effect the first day or two, as you have to get past surface stuff before you get to the deeper stuff that has more impact), hopefully at least a week, and you should notice a decrease in both the strength and frequency of your bad dreams.
If not, or you want to give me more specific details on your life and what’s going on for more specific recommendations, reach out to me through the contact form (it will email me, instead of posting it here for all to see).