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imbarbaraocc

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Non-dreamer being disturbed by dreams
« on: February 11, 2012, 01:25:59 AM »
I am not a regular dreamer, yet over the past three nights I have had some dream/nightmares that leave me waking up rather uncomfortable and fairly unsafe. The first night I dreamt that I was living with my mother and I got into an argument at school. My life was threatened and I told my mother I wanted to be transferred out on that regard. She laughed and said everything would be okay. I woke up feeling terrified that my life was in danger. The second night I was part of some weird dinosaur apocalypse that involved a ton of children, adolescents and I trying to survive without being eaten. Our parents and other adults were sacrificing themselves right and left to this dinosaur so the kids and teens could get away. Again I woke myself feeling like I was going to die. Tonight was an especially strange dream for it’s lack of detail. My ex-husband and I were driving around what looked like my storage lot in deep night. I locked my door and told him to do the same. He did and then we drove around the corner and almost hit a man asking for change(in the middle of the night, in a gated storage complex). When my ex kept driving my heart sank in my dream and yet again, I woke up feeling threatened and unsafe. Being that I do not usually wake up with any recollection of my dreams, can you explain this new trend of unpleasant dreams?

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Re: Non-dreamer being disturbed by dreams
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2012, 11:52:18 AM »
Imbarbaraocc – You may think it strange when I say this is a good sign. Nightmares are a healing process that release fears that we were not strong enough to face previously. See http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/nightmares/

The central fear is that your life was in danger, and that theme carries on in your dreams. It sounds as if this fear began in your school days. It could have been an actual event that caused it, but sometimes it is a social belief, such as war, a spate of murders, something threatening.

I know it is not a popular thing for me to say, but it is something I learnt myself and it has fared me well, that it is very healing not to run away from what your dreams face you with. Allow yourself to feel it deeply, and never take antidepressants because all you are doing is interfering with the natural healing process. See http://dreamhawk.com/approaches-to-being/lifes-little-secrets/ and also http://dreamhawk.com/approaches-to-being/the-lifestream/ and http://dreamhawk.com/body-and-mind/peoples-experiences-of-lifestream/

So if you can get back into your dreams by imaging yourself in the fear, and allow yourself to feel it deeply, you will have an amazing and life changing experience.

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Re: Non-dreamer being disturbed by dreams
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 01:14:20 PM »
thank you kindly.  wow.

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Re: Non-dreamer being disturbed by dreams
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2012, 08:54:02 AM »


Hi - Since posting the reply to you, I have added this in answer to how to deal with difficult emotions.

I hope it helps: http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/questions/#FaceFear

Tony