I had this dream that there was some invisble force leaning over my bed watching me. I've had dreams like this before but they've never scared me. But last night I woke up screaming, the most blood curdling scream you've ever heard, it woke my whole family up and afterwards I started crying uncontrollably.
Could it have been because I went to sleep feeling very anxious?
2007-03-03 17:48:44 · 8 answers · asked by jo 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It sounds like the dream brushed against something very raw and emotional inside of you. Something about the dream was 'different' than others you've had, which is why you became so frightened you woke up screaming and started crying afterwards.
Why were you feeling anxious before you went to bed? Did you see something that made you anxious, did you hear something, did something trigger a bad memory? What else do you associate the dream with (movies, books, stories, etc etc) Also, what was the feeling you had just before you woke up? Was it fear, pain, soemthing else? I am not asking you to divulge details here, but once you start knowing the details, or understanding the details, you begin to understand why such-and-such happened.
It could be that the anxiety provoked the dream, but its difficult to tell since it depends upon a person's level of anxiety, any axiety in their past that might have built up within, and if the dream introduced anything new that made it go in a different direction than others like it.
You could try writing it down in a journal, and see what 'associations' it brings up. Maybe writing it down will make you think of other things, which lead to other ideas that you didn't even know you were dreaming/thinking about until they showed up.
2007-03-03 18:07:10 · answer #1 · answered by Khnopff71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you go to bed feeling anxious then you are more likely to have a restless sleep as you will be plagued by unwelcome thoughts until you go to sleep then your subconscious will still be working them through for you.
It sounds like you need to work it through yourself a bit more during the day, maybe write down your worries and try to prioritise your thoughts and get an action plan of how to deal with whatever it is, to put it all into persepctive. Then a soothing drink, milk and honey, hot chocolate, anything but caffeine. Is your bedroom set up for a restful sleep, low lighting, comfy bedding?
Try to read or watch something calming before you go to bed, something completely unrelated to your problem so you can focus on something else before bed. Good luck!
2007-03-04 00:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were having a foul dream. My husband has nightmares often times and starts off screaming and that i need to wake him up. often times he doesn't submit to in ideas what he become dreaming about. that is maximum likely what got here about to you.
2016-11-27 20:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were not aware you were screaming you could have been having a night terror. Thats when you basically appear to be awake and your screaming but you are actually still asleep. They are common in children and ocasionally is ok but if it becomes more frequent then it is actually a sleep disorder.
2007-03-03 18:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by Janet E 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your previous horrifying dreams and your dream last night had already mixed up the reason why you have the loudest scream
of your life.
2007-03-03 17:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to ask Sylvia Browne. There are tons of people who ask your question on her show. Go here http://www.montelshow.com/misc/ideas/?subject=SYLVIA'S%20HELP
2007-03-03 17:57:05 · answer #6 · answered by i heart LA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PROBLY, MOST OF THE TIME I DREAM OF THINGS THAT I HAVE ON MY MIND
2007-03-03 17:53:28 · answer #7 · answered by DIANA JEFF GORDON FAN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you're insane.
2007-03-03 17:55:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋