Well last week I had a bad dream. I dreamed about the devil. My mother was talking to my aunt one night about devil getting into people. That night I had a really bad dream & I woke up in the middle of the night. Before that I've had a hard time sleeping. My mom & I share a room. She snores everynight & I wake up for the sound of it. Now my heart pounds sometimes. I got really really scared. I get scared alot. Right now I am in a loving relationship and everything was going my way. I thought God has blessed me witha good man who loves me unconditionaly. I love him so much and I would give my life for him. When good things are happening to me I got this fear overpowering everything. Mom said I need medication. I am a religous person and I've been praying hard and going to church on weekdays too. Mom things my sweatheart might leave me if he things I am sick all the time. He knows I get bad dreams. But he still loves me. Is this anxiety? I don't want to lose the man that I love.
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Mom thinks I am stressed. But I don't know if I am stressed. I went to the doctor over the weekend because my periods kept comming frequently and I was prescribed medication. Is this due to Anxiety or stress? My guy knows about this. Now I have gotten my fear alittle under control after I prayed alot and went to church. Mom said she is going to give me a prayer to chase the devil away. Right now I am sleeping in my fathers bed. He passed away 2 years ago. He was a good religious person. Does that have anything to do with me waking up? I wanted to bless my house. I will be crushed if I love my man because of all this. What can I do to be strong and get rid of what am going through?
2007-02-01 07:17:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
First, how old are you? Second, what is your religious affiliation?
Some people have nightmares about monsters or aliens. You probably dreamed of the devil because of your mind being full of religious imagery. Everyone has some bad dream once in a while. Examine your life right now and try to pinpoint what it is you are REALLY worried about. The devil is only a SYMBOL of that underlying fear object.
Are you still lost in mourning for your father? Or do you have fears about your boyfriend leaving you? Or of your mother or yourself dying?
You wrote that you dreamed "about" the devil. What exactly did he say or do? How did you react?
A long time ago I had a dream in which the devil was telling me something, but I could not understand his guttural utterances , so I laughed and told him that I did not hear him. He swore at me and went away. I think that the devil hates to be laughed at, so that might be something you can try. If you have another devil dream, plan to laugh at him.
I wish I could tell you more, but your information is not detailed enough.
2007-02-01 07:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by DinDjinn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not recommend medication because it will not solve your problem, only suppress it so it can pop out in another form, perhaps in a process happening within your body that you will not notice until it is too late. As for anxiety attacks, I had an acquaintance who was in the same situation. I did not help her because she refused help, but I have some strange methods to deal with this. It sounds as if there are no tremendous problems in your life, but I'm only assuming from the "suffer from attacks of anxiety for no apparent reason" quote. It would be helpful for you to seek an opportunity where you can focus on other people in third world countries, perhaps volunteering to distribute malaria relief or food, even. When you're dealing with a real crisis, sometimes these things take the backdrop and leave you alone. On the other hand, pressure can mount higher and you'll find yourself worse off, but I doubt this.
2016-05-24 02:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anxiety or stress? It's probably not one or the other. Anxiety is stressful, and stress often produces anxiety.
You are strong, and you have a religious/spiritual base and a caring family who appear to be supportive to some extent. What you do next will have to be your decision, and be based on what you believe.
I believe in therapy, because I'm a therapist. There is medication that might help you if this starts to really impair your functioning, and there are various psychotherapeutic interventions that can help you to cope with the feelings you're having. But if you don't agree with or believe in that field, your engagement in it might not yield success for you, at which point you may want to try taking an approach that utilizes the value you place on your spirituality.
2007-02-01 07:31:28 · answer #3 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are just frightened. I suffer from anxiety and the heart pounding is how I get sometimes, but it's so much more than that. I feel like I can't breathe and like this desperation or something takes a hold of me. It could be anxiety and and your nerves. Your best bet is to see a specialist to help you get through your problems. There is not devil coming after you. It's all in your head. Just think about what you love when you get these feelings and you will be fine. Sounds hard to do but you need to learn how to control it. It comes with time.
2007-02-01 07:26:52 · answer #4 · answered by Surreal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can jog and excerices etc to reduce it. Sometimes though it is better to ' face ' the people causing it. As a youth I was bullied alot - by the time I was big and strong enough to face people like that I things had changed as an adult. I get anxiety - and push myself to face the people that cause it. Eventually I will end up in a fight then so be it. I will not take medication any more to make myself passive - I have had to fight people in new jobs etc- they see you are anxious and prey on you - just be yourself and stand up for yourself picking your battles wisely. You are just a sensitive person like me and have to toughen up. You dont need meds - just condition yourself and a little pain unfortunately is part of it. I have been off paxil since may and am prepared to fight for myself when I have to - physically if necessay and I am trained now and strong. You have to get in the game and ' win ' . Its harder over here in canada and the states because aggressiveness is embraced and rewarded while being passive or anxious is hated and attacked. Have faith my friend
2007-02-01 07:54:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The devil in dream does not generally represent something outside of yourself. It usually symbolizes the most negative and least developed part of you. It may be that part of you that is ignorant and destructive. All dreams are good dreams in that they bring unconscious materials to the conscious mind. Only then can you begin to effectively cope with the more unpleasant sides of your personality. Carl Jung called this negative side the "shadow."
2007-02-01 12:27:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋