Its about that girl from the film the ring, samara morgan. she scares me so frickin much! I saw the movie about 2 years ago and I slept with the light on for about a month..Now all of a sudden I've randomly been dreaming about her and havnt been able to sleep very well for like a few days *30 mins max a night* because I'm so scared!
This is very unlike me, and I havnt watched the movie in so long, what the hell has brought this up? why am I acting so stupid? Its not like im 6 anymore! I confided in my bf and he finds it adorable but really silly. Its embarrassing! help!
2006-10-12 12:15:21 · 25 answers · asked by moomoo 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
the dreams I have arent me runnig away from her, she has befriended me and always hugs me so im near her waist, then she tells me to look up (i know this is an evil trick and that her face will scare the crap out of me) I say no! and she stands there in silents with here hair how it is! ugh! most of the time i open my eyes for a split second and the face is there emerging from the hair...other times its just me unable to move as she climbs outts the tv and jolts forward a little more like she does in the end scene of that flm! ugh..Ive slept with the light on..and it helped me fall asleep, I didnt see things in my room but I wake up alot.
2006-10-12 23:30:19 · update #1
I was badly frightened by "The Exorcist" when I was 16--and also not immediately. That is, I didn't have a hard time sleeping the night I saw the film. But somehow during the following week, my sleep patterns got disrupted, and suddenly I found myself terrified by recurring images from the movie. Not dreams so much as "flashes," often just as I might otherwise have dropped off to sleep. Soon I found myself in the kind of predicament you describe: scared whenever I tried to sleep.
I spoke to my school's guidance counsellor about it, and she suggested that I might by this time (2 or 3 days in) be scared not so much by the movie or even by my memory of it, but by the experience of several sleepless nights in a row. In other words, I'd gotten scared by the insomnia itself--scared that it would happen again each night, and that if it kept up, I wouldn't be able to function. It had become a vicious circle: since I was so tense about whether I would sleep, I couldn't sleep!
On her recommendation (and with my parents' knowledge and permission), I visited my family doctor, who prescribed some very mild tranquilizers for a very limited time period (maybe three nights' worth). It took only one night of sound sleep to "re-set" my inner clock and my psychological outlook. I kept one of those pills in my nightstand for about a year after that, as a kind of "insurance" against a repeat episode. But it never happened again.
The fact that this has just started coming up for you after so long (2 years) suggests to me that it might be related to anxiety about something else in your life. Maybe there's something going on that's scaring you at a deep level, so deep you're not necessarily even conscious of it, and these dreams and thoughts are just the "hook" your conscious mind is hanging the anxious feelings on. If it persists, consider talking to a professional who can help you unravel and resolve whatever's really producing this level of anxiety.
2006-10-12 13:40:45 · answer #1 · answered by tink_mcd 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This reminds me of seeing Linda Blair in the Exorcist, when I was in high school. That movie scared the living daylights out of me, and since then - even decades later, anytime I hear her voice, (even as a non-possessed person), I am ready to climb the walls. There's something about the person, being so sweet and innocent - someone you can relate to, and having it connected to something that could remotely, possibly happen. That is so unnerving, that it almost seems traumatic to encounter the person again. It's like killing the messenger, when you don't like the note you've received. Ugh, don't know what I can say, other than I can so totally relate to you. You aren't stupid, or silly, and thank goodness your man thinks its adorable. I saw that movie with my brother, and he loved to sneak up on me and make the spitting sounds from the movie, just to scare me. (it worked.) So take his comfort, and try to avoid "encounters" with that actress. Over time, it's gonna wear off. I really think it's wrapped up with the "possibility" that this freaky stuff could be accurate. It's not like Casper the ghost stuff, this is the more real boo-scary stuff that is just plain creepy. I wish you well! (mean time, do what you need to do to stay comfortable - if it means lights on, so be it, it's not hurting anyone.) good luck!
2006-10-12 13:24:45 · answer #2 · answered by amuse4you 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need help.
Immediate solution is divert ur mind. If no one comes for help, do it urself.
Lookout for things, which have a lasting impression ( good ones).
For that matter, look some movie. Read a book.
or worse come to worse use the negative approach. Purposefully leave a work / assignment unfinished, it will daunt u in the night.
Ur problem is that when u go for sleep, u fear that u will get same dreams again ... and for sure it will happen.
I want to take out this feeling from u ...and think of some other thing.
Visit a Kindergarten, spend some time there.
2006-10-12 12:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by James B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I was a young lad, I saw the original version of the movie " The Thing". It bothered me for a long time. The feeling of being scared final disappeared. I have not intentionally watched a scary movie since. Just drink a glass of warm milk before you go to bed each night, hopefully that will help you sleep.
2006-10-12 12:26:57 · answer #4 · answered by READER 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest when thoughts about the movie comes to you, do something else. Don't think about it, change your thought to something you enjoy doing. Watch TV for example. Watching the movie traumatize you the first time so what you're going through are recurrences of why it scared you in the first place. The film succeeds here because of the play with imagery. When those images pops up, go do something that would bring your mind away from those thoughts. Good luck!
2006-10-12 12:26:22 · answer #5 · answered by Nebby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you eating before you go to bed at night. this sometimes will cause me to have serious dreadful nighmares. I personally do not watch scary movies and i am well over 30 years of age. If I do i will have the worst dreams all night long and unable to sleep at all and when i do go to sleep the movie is in my dreams. so hope this was of some comfort and help to you. I do not know why, I have just learned not to watch these types of movies. They freak me out. Good luck and God bless.
2006-10-12 12:26:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know much about your age or what else might be going on in your life. But that was a scary movie. I am 58 and an RN who was in the war and the movie scared me for a while. It was a very effective film. If it continues to bother you or if you have other issues you might talk to some one but I would not be to hard on yourself because the film bothered you.
2006-10-12 12:26:21 · answer #7 · answered by oldhippypaul 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not silly. I used to be really scared when I watched scary movies long ago (early teens). I was so scared that even going to the bathroom was scary to me. Some people are more sensitive to scary movies than others. Quit watching scary movies for awhile and if this persists, you may have to have a short session with a psychologist to help you overcome it.
2006-10-12 12:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by Sam 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hahahah! That movie scared the crap out of me too! I think the reason it hits home so much is because she didn't target anyone in particular & hence had no moralistic boundaries... I mean she would kill *everyone*. That's really the greatest fear the mind can comprehend, true evil. I tend to look at things like this. If she was real, and was coming at you, unjustified in choosing you to pick on/haunt/kill, smack that @#$% in the nose and ask her wtf she is doing. Let her know it's not your dang fault she died. Reality is lost sometimes in the drama of the silver screen, but never forget the basics of right and wrong. Unless you killed someone or something, chill. :)
2006-10-12 12:18:43 · answer #9 · answered by twocircuits 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lay off the caffeine!
If your old enough for Excerderin PM go out and buy it. (follow instruction label)Take it within a minute or two of going to bed. Be sure to give yourself the proper 8 hours sleep for it.
Maybe its time for new sheets, and pillow? Changed those since the movie? Switch your room furniture around? Lost points to edit this in.
2006-10-12 12:38:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋