i had 2 horrible nightmares last night which have really scared me. the first dream was me and my family witnessing a gunman killing a load of people. the second dream was me walking alone down a country lane with my dog and two men approched me one looked really scary and the next thing i know i was dragged into the bushes then i woke up. does anyone know what they could mean???
2007-09-06 07:54:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
i feel like a freak for dreaming such twisted stuff.
2007-09-06 08:04:15 · update #1
i just broke up with my fiance, which has really hurt me alot could that play a part?
2007-09-06 08:07:21 · update #2
Although night terrors can occur anytime in a persons life span, the most common is reported in children between the ages of three and five. (However more recent studies have turned up showing that many adults as well as children as young as six months experience night terrors on a weekly basis.) Night terrors usually occur fifteen minutes to one hour after going to sleep. I personally experience mine at just about the 45 minute mark. The longer the person is in NREM (the stages before REM) before the night terror strikes, the more petrified they will be when it occurs. Keep in mind though not everyone falls to sleep in the same amount of time as others. This makes a sleep study about the only way of determining what stage of sleep you are in when these events occur. Night terrors have been shown to appear in stage 4 of sleep. This is just one thing that separates them from nightmares which can occur anytime in sleep. It is possible to make a night terror occur in some people, simply by touching or awakening them during stage 4 of sleep. Why night terrors occur is still a mystery. The mind is supposed to be practically void during the deeper stages of sleep. Most sufferers will awake gasping, moaning, crying but more often screaming. Some things that can help bring out a night terror are stress, medications that affect the brain, (It is hard to list exactly which ones) being over-tired or eating a heavy meal before going to bed. Combining all of the above I can usually guarantee an occurrence for myself. Many different medical ailments contribute to the frequency of Night Terrors. (Once again to many and to hard to list, Please do not e-mail me to have one added.) The listed items DO NOT cause night terrors, they just seem to put your body into the state where a night terror can manifest itself. People without night terrors will not have a night terror just by trying the above.
Episodic night terrors DO NOT signify psychological problems.
2007-09-06 12:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
I've analyzed many dreams and got an A in my interpretation of dreams course. You could read books on dream interpretation. Freud wrote 700 pages on the subject. I'm not sure what your dream means. When you think of clowns what comes to mind are happy, goofy people. The clown face would hide the evilness underneath. My guess would be that your unconscious is picking up something that your conscious is not willing to see. Someone very important in your life, mother, father, significant other, best friend or yourself is a fake and your unconscious is trying to tell you this. Someone is not trustworthy. They are not being real with you and it could have significant consequences to your emotional health.
2016-03-18 01:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DREAMS NEVER MEAN WHAT THEY ARE. It is just your brain dealing with anxiety and stress, and it keeps running while you are asleep, and you end up with random images in your minds eye. It ususally happens in REM sleep, or about 4 hours after you go to sleep. Your body relaxes, most of your brain shuts down, and a small part doesn't, and starts running random images. When you hit REM (Rapid eye movement) your eyes move quickly from side to side as if you are watching a large movie screen. The images, although troublesome, do not mean a thing.
2007-09-06 08:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by nil8_360 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you might be feeling afraid or anxious about something and it is manifesting in the dream.
Do you feel like someone is out to get you in real life, or that you need to hide from someone or something?
Perhaps you just started classes, a new job?
If it manifested as two nightmares it is probably something heavy on your mind.
Think about things going on in your life that might cause you to feel fear and anxiety.
2007-09-06 08:01:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You aren't a freak... but I would take some down time to relax and see if you can figure out where these dreams are coming from.
Yes, it could... stress can cause all sorts of weird dreams.. and break ups cause a lot of stress.
2007-09-06 08:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by pip 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you using Nicorette patches? Notorious for giving you nightmares!
2007-09-06 07:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just relax, there’s nothing to get scared. Try interpreting your dreams, visit the given link:
http://library.advanced.org/11130/data/interpret/interpreting.html
Regards,
Vish
2007-09-06 08:07:54 · answer #7 · answered by Vish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that you are concerned with the current state of the world and it is manifesting as paranoia about it. the recent increase in gun crime is the reason for the first and the second is a result of living in i society where the media constantly bombards us with violent images just relax and ignore them as just dreams
2007-09-06 08:02:46 · answer #8 · answered by reaper_666_xrp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get over it..everyone has dreams/nightmares
2007-09-06 08:01:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All dreams have secret meanings... You need to search it on google.
2007-09-07 00:05:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋