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2006-11-22 02:56:57 · 10 answers · asked by gavinw2006 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
According to ayurveda, you must go to sleep between 6 pm and 10 pm.This is supposed to be the kapha time- with the kapha qualities of harmony and calmness. Only then will you have a calm and restful night without bad dreams and disturbances. Also, NEVER go to sleep on a full stomach. It could give you nightmares.
2006-11-22 03:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by Kria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What can be done about nightmares?
It really depends on the source of the nightmare. To rule out drugs, medications or illness as a cause, discussion with a physician is recommended. It is useful to encourage young children to discuss their nightmares with their parents or other adults, but they generally do not need treatment. If a child is suffering from recurrent or very disturbing nightmares, the aid of a therapist may be required. The therapist may have the child draw the nightmare, talk with the frightening characters, or fantasize changes in the nightmare, in order help the child feel safer and less frightened .
The nightmares which repeat a traumatic event reflect a normal psychic healing process, and will diminish in frequency and intensity if recovery is progressing. If after several weeks no change is noted, consultation with a therapist is advisable.
Adults' nightmares offer the same opportunity as other dreams for self-exploration and understanding. With practice, the dreamer can often learn to decode the visual and symbolic language of the dream and to see relationships between the dream and waking life. The nightmare by nature is distressing, however, and the dreamer may need to reduce the distress before looking more closely at the meaning of the dream. Some techniques for reducing the distress of the nightmare include writing it down, drawing or painting it, talking in fantasy to the characters, imaging a more pleasant ending, or simply reciting it over several times. The more relaxed the dreamer can be while using these techniques the better. A number of good books are available for learning how to understand dreams. Alternately, the dreamer may wish to ask a therapist for assistance.
Sometimes nightmares are related to intense stress or emotional conflict that is best dealt with in consultation with a therapist. One should not hesitate to consult a therapist when in doubt.
It may be surprising to learn that many people are not really disturbed by their nightmares, even though the experiences themselves are distressing. Research has shown that about half of people who have quite frequent nightmares regard them as fascinating and creative acts of their minds, and either view them as very interesting or dismiss them as "just dreams". This illustrates the fact that one's attitude toward nightmares is quite important.
2006-11-22 11:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. bad dreams can be healthy as most are about resolving unresolved issues we can't deal with awake
2. Go ahead and sleep deprive yourself for a few days..that is healthy too and it clears your mind.
3. Think of something completely different before you go to bed and see if it doesn't redirect your thoughts..If you are afraid of the damn thing every night before you go to bed, well that is YOUR LAST CONSCIOUS THOUGHT and your brain holds onto that. so you are perpetuating the thing you want to avoid
2006-11-23 00:48:12 · answer #3 · answered by rynay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eh. screw the bible. it might just give you nightmares from all of the killing and violence.
well, take something at night. maybe 1 tylonal pm or something. it's hard to stop bad dreams cuz there's no real cause of them. so just make yourself very tired. before you go to sleep, maybe listen to soothing music, and try to meditate or something. put yourself in a happy place, a calm place, then go to sleep. maybe that will help.
2006-11-22 11:25:11 · answer #4 · answered by HW-7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spirita explains your dreams
Visit http://spirita.blogspot.com/ and post your question as a comment. You'll get your FREE dream interpretation (as a comment, too) shortly. Just remember where you posted your question, your dream interpretation will be under the same section.
2006-11-22 13:19:26 · answer #5 · answered by Spirita 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read "Full Catastrophe Living" by
Jon Kabat-Zinn PhD.
R.N. - with Masters Degree.
2006-11-22 17:52:20 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick a dream and tell us about it. Most dreams are our consciousned=ss 'going' somewhere else and giving us the opprtunity to 'deal' with other issues or to resolve them.
2006-11-22 11:00:44 · answer #7 · answered by coolbeansnyc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pray. Read (esp the Bible.) Study. it puts you to sleep. I'll pray too
2006-11-22 11:00:39 · answer #8 · answered by Bee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see a doctor.
2006-11-22 11:00:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this site:
http://www.yourdreamcoach.com/
Good luck!
2006-11-24 09:38:04 · answer #10 · answered by Im_So_Confused 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋