what should a person do when he/she wakes up from a nightmare?
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Nightmares are normal especially if you are experiencing alot of stress. When you awaken if possible, try to right it down, keep a pen and paper close to bed, it's amazing how quickly the dream itself can disappear, though maybe not the feeling. Try to look at it the next day, remember they are symbols, not real. \n Why cry unless you woke crying, why scream, unless you woke up screaming, I have never known anyone who could faint on call from a dream. \n First and foremost DO NOT stress about the dream, you may have had a bad day and it just came out in your dream
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have you been watching nightmare on elm street? seriously heres what to do buy some lavender oil from the health shop sprinkle it on your pillow drink some warm milk (if u like put a tiny drop of whisky in it) take a warm (not hot )bath then get someone u really trust to sit with you as you drift off whenever i get freaked i make my partner go downstairs and make friendly noises like walking around watching tv etc etc you will wake up what is happening to you is a form of panic attack all u can do is talk yourself through it believe me it scared me really bad but now i have trained myself to tune in to myself when i feel really bad its hard but you will get through this another good tip is find a radio phone in show and listen to that as you drift off or try talking books hope this helps thinking of you rachael X
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not really. but it is better not to try and wake him because he may get frightened if you do. it is best to try to lead him back to bed. not much to worry about because it is sometimes associated with the dreaming stage of sleep or with underlying fears and anxieties.
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Step one: Remember your dreams (after they happen).  This is knowing your dreams after they happen.  Keep a notepad and write down what you remember as soon as you wake up.\n\nStep two: Recognize when you are dreaming while you are dreaming.  This is lots easier if you have recorded previous dreams.  Learn a "key" like looking for a light switch.\n\nStep three: When you know you are dreaming, do not continue to "observe."  Take control.  Choose to do something and then do it.  Start with something small like "turning on the light switch."\n\nStep four: This is the area of lucid dreaming.  Allowing your conscious mind to control your dream.  Experiment.  Try to fly or do something that normally cannot be done in your waking state.\n\nStep five: After experimenting, learn to do nothing.  Once more become an observer.  Pay attention to what is happening.  Remember all details.\n\nThe biggest problem with lucid dreaming is often people get so hung on the experience that they then "forget" their dreams again.  They wake in their dreams, do all kinds of stuff and then promptly forget before then re-enter the waking state.
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Please call your doctor tomorrow and tell the person who answers the phone that prozac gives you nightmares.\n\nDO NOT JUST SUFFER THROUGH THIS.  Take action.  Please.
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I've had a pschologist give me this advice.  first, before going to sleep, once you've laid down, with the lights off, remind yourself that you intend to remember your dreams.  Second, if it's practical, if you wake up in the night, after having a dream, make a  few quick notes or record some comments on a tape.  Finally, first thing in the morning, make an effort to recall as much as you can.  I mean, the moment you are fully awake, don't get up until you have replayed your dream(s) as fully as you can.  Don't wait until later in the morning because the memories are not as full or real as a real experience.  The memories fade fast.\n\nFrom my experiece, any memories can be  made to last by writing things down, either a few notes and names, or written out in long form.
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my head hurts a lot\nmy brain must be in trouble...well maybe something is happening...I think many years ago the car crash was REAL...and I am in a coma...and this is all a dream...but am I having enough fun here..in this dream..or do I want to wake up and go back to that old job...? I am not sure...so maybe I will go to sleep in this dream and dream about what to do....what I want to know is if I wake up when I am sleeping in my dream..\ndo I wake up in the dream of dreaming or do I actually wake up from my coma?\nand how do I know if the nurse says to me...you have bee in a coma for a few months..that I am awake..or dreaming...\nso I will stay asleep as long as I can...\nnot to bad..\n\nand sorry I do not know the song..after all I am in a coma..\n\nsmile\ngood luck\n\nSHhh do not wake me up..please...\nhave a great day
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If no one will be disturbed by this I suggest you try it. Get a third alarm that plays music as the alarm. Set it to play loud dance music. Instead of turning it off, once you get out of bed try dancing to it. It should wake you up.
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did someone hurt you? if so, tell me who it was, i'll deal with this person. if you rest, you should feel better when you wake up. if you are sick with something small, again rest is better, if you think it might be an illness thats gonna get worse, call your doctor.
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Go to sleep and dream about it!
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Put your alarm clock in a place that is very far from your bed, or make it difficult to get to it.  Then turn it to 'music' and leave it on full blast.  You will be pissed by the time you turn it off, and you will be awake. I know you didn't want to be awoken with loud sounds, but it seems like you have a choice to make, your job or your comfort...
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ur dreams or shud i say nightmares must be horrific...but remember life can be more dreadful than the worst nightmares
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Go on dreaming and the abilities increase on its own. Your sixth sense is working. Make the best use of it. But why are you foreseeing only bad things. Turn them into positive thinking, and see good things happen.
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Before one can read your question it has already happened,\nby the time the question has been read i would say hundreds\nhave made the nightmare change ............\nO' Oh, i feel something happening ..........  aaaaaaah .........\nguess what !!!! \nmuhahahahahaha ................ where are me black clothes !!
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take a warm bath, drink milk, read a book and relax. next thing you know, your lids are drooping and you're ready to doze.\n\nsweet dreams! :)
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Is he a violent person? Do you live alone? Do some of the math. How likely is he to try to cause you harm. If he is, then take some steps to protect yourself. Notify the police and talk to you family members. Sleep elsewhere for a while. The dream may only be trying to wake you up to the reality.
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No one can avoid having nightmares as everyone has them occassionally.  Especially during times of stress.  \n\nNightmares are actually a very healthy way of detoxing your system of stress not dealt with during the daytime waking hours.\n\nYou can learn to view them differently and you can learn to control your dreams.  \n\nEach night, about a half hour before you close your eyes to sleep..map out what you want to dream about.  Tell yourself over and over that you are in control of your dreams and anything you want, you can have.  Sometimes it helps to have some paper and colored pencils and to just doodle out your dreams or a landscape or something.  If you don't like drawing, find some pictures in magazines and make yourself some dream boards.  Concentrate on a board before you go to sleep and then practice controlling the events in your dreams.\n\nYou practice by allowing yourself to create your dreamworld - before you actually fall asleep.  This is the time when you first close your eyes til you actually can't remember dozing off.  If you remember any of your nightmares, start with them and recreate the scenario only this time...you are in control of what happens.\n\nOnce you understand that a nightmare is just a way of releasing stress, and that you are in control of your sleeptime world...they aren't very scary.  You can get to a point of actually enjoying the chase, or of controlling the fall by being caught in a floating bubble...enjoy the landscape around you...whatever your nightmares consist of.  If you are having a nightmare about harm being done to you, change the face of the one causing harm to the face of a friend or loved one playing a joke on you.  You can do this, it's your dream.\n\nRelax as much as you can before laying down.  Drink a warm, creamy drink right before bedtime, like warm cocoa with extra milk.  Don't eat a few hours before bed.  Take the last hour or so before laying down for quiet time, read a bit or do your dream board, center yourself so that you are able to enjoy the world of your choice when you close your eyes.\n\nSleep well...