I am a sufferer of nightmares. Sure,
this doesn't seem like a biggie -- who
doesn't? But I suffer from them about 5
out of the 7 nights in a week, and I have
been for I would say over 8 years.
Sometimes they are gruesome; filled with
blood and gore, sometimes I can't move and
am being chased with knives and weapons;
sometimes I wake up and can still see the
bloodied hollowed eyes of these "death"
people that try and harm me.
Sometimes they don't affect me at all and
I just wake up and go on with my day.
I have read a theory that nightmares are
the body's way of creating survival
methods.. Am I lacking some sort of
survival need?
I'm at a loss of what to do. My
boyfriend keeps telling me to see a
doctor.. But what is a doctor going to
do? Tell me to pick apart my daily life?
I could drink a glass of water and
probably have a nightmare! Does anyone
else suffer from them severely?
Suggestions? Stories?
I would really love some feedback..
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Mike55520
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 11-13-06 11:38am
This is prolly gonna sound weird, but I
used to have nightmares a lot, so I
started drinking milk before sleeping at
the suggestion of my mother, ive been
doing it since and havent had a single
one, maybe you just need to find something
to calm your nerves?Think happy thoughts
instead of about your nightmares before
you sleep..
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helekl10
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1 Location: WI
Chronic Nightmares Posted: 04-10-07 23:18pm
Yes, I also suffer from nightmares like
the ones you described. I also tend to
have them 5-7 nights a week. Most of them
are extremely graphic in nature, involving
a lot of blood, gore, violence, anxiety,
fear, etc. I am often being chased or
witnessing violence. I have had dreams
like these for many years now, ever since
i a kid. I don't know whether or not I
need to dig deeper into the meaning behind
them or if I should just take them for
what they are; simple nightmares.
I guess I would suggest thinking about why
you are having them, if there is certain
stresses in your life that upset you.
