Nightmares

[tricky]

Any amateur psychologists on here ?
Past couple of nights I’ve been having some really unpleasant dreams.
Mutilated corpses, people being tortured and some really horrible perverse stuff that the U-rating prevents me from describing (not sure I want to admit to it anyway
:oops: )

I haven't been watching horror movies or reading any disturbing literature whats goin on with me, last night was three nights on the trot. :(

[fizzwheel]

have a look on here for a start

http://www.dreammoods.com/

I had a spell where I had a re-occuring dream that my teeth were rotting and falling out.

[Peter Henry]

Im with you here Tricky...mine saw me lose the animal magnetism that makes all red blooded females go weak at the knees! :?





















Fortunately it was only a dream! :P :P :P

[DanDare]

Tricky; Isn't that a normal day in Nottingham :(

Fizz; Lay off the white stuff :D

Dreams are weird aren't they, my recent one involved me driving off the dolphin centre in a Land Cruiser and surviving the crash unscathed.

Hate the naked ones where your in public. :oops:

[tricky]

have a look on here for a start

http://www.dreammoods.com/


Oh this is great

An aspect of yourself has died.
You have shut yourself down and are dead inside.
You are feeling victimized or helpless.
You are punishing yourself for your own negative or bad habits.
The masculine and feminine aspects of your Self has been damaged.
You may be unwilling to confront your shadow self.

[Peter Henry]

All brought on by your concerns on the job front I think matey.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

That, or you've been eating cheese before bed time.

[Lou M]

Dreams are so odd. I used to have a recurring dream of two planes really high in the sky crashing - never saw the bits drop to earth, just the crash.

Turned out that this meant I had some financial problem, and it was so weird as I then found out that my then hubby had run up debts that I didn't know about. As soon as I sorted them out the dreams stopped.

I find it all too spooky.

Nutty Lou x

[ArtyLady]

I keep dreaming Im riding my bike :D and then suddenly realise Im not allowed to and have to leave it and walk home :cry:

[Peter Henry]

mumstoy.....Constant unsatisfying rides that fail to reach the required err hum conclusion? Perhaps that might be best discussed on an "X" rated forum! :P :P

[Messie]

As a professional psychologist I would like to add that most mainstream psychology doesn't accept that dreams have a deeper, symbolic, meaning. The branch of psychology that does (Psychoanalysis:founded by Freud around the turn of the last century) is rarely used in a clinical setting.

Mainstream psychology, whether in a clinical or academic setting, considers the subject matter of dreams to be relatively unimportant. However the example of disturbed or disturbing dreams in themsleves can be an indication of daytime stress or worry. Typically the daytime stress or worry 'hooks' itself onto something we have seen or heard recently and twists it into something apparently weird, possibly distressing.

My advice is not to look for a deeper meaning of the actual dreams but to have a think about what may be causing anxiety in day to day life, which could lead to disrupted slpeep and dreaming.

HTH

[Filipe M.]

As a professional psychologist I would like to add that most mainstream psychology doesn't accept that dreams have a deeper, symbolic, meaning. The branch of psychology that does (Psychoanalysis:founded by Freud around the turn of the last century) is rarely used in a clinical setting.

Mainstream psychology, whether in a clinical or academic setting, considers the subject matter of dreams to be relatively unimportant. However the example of disturbed or disturbing dreams in themsleves can be an indication of daytime stress or worry. Typically the daytime stress or worry 'hooks' itself onto something we have seen or heard recently and twists it into something apparently weird, possibly distressing.

My advice is not to look for a deeper meaning of the actual dreams but to have a think about what may be causing anxiety in day to day life, which could lead to disrupted slpeep and dreaming.

HTH

Woohoo, our own Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist! :) Nice to know there's one around here. :)

[Flamin_Squirrel]

ITS THE CHEESE I TELL YOU!

[philipMac]

As a professional maker uper of **** I would like to just give my opinion without backing it up in anyway whatsoever. :wink:
Nah, while I completely agree that there are no deeper meanings to dreams on the most part, sometimes there might be something to it.
Ie, I had recurring dreams about my teeth falling out, and this allegedly relates to self esteme issues / insecurity. Imagine.
But em, yeah. I would more look at when you are having the dreams. Are they early in the morning on weekends? You only have dreams for a certain part of the sleep cycle. If you are oversleeping, you will dream disproportionately more.
If they are at three am during the week sort of thing, then, like messie was saying, I would be putting my money on stress at work or something.

I used to keep a training diary when I was a cyclist. I would note hours slept, stuff done, hard days at work, miles ridden that day, pulse ranges I worked within, how I felt. what I ate etc. Just a few notes.
But, after a while you could see patterns that in hindsight are totally obvious, or not so obvious. You can try this sort of approach with sleep.

[ArtyLady]

mumstoy.....Constant unsatisfying rides that fail to reach the required err hum conclusion? Perhaps that might be best discussed on an "X" rated forum! :P :P

yeah................not getting enough of either :wink: :lol: :lol:

[Messie]

Whilst accepting that CBT can be a very effective way of helping all manner of psychological problems I always find it frustrating that the punishment element isn't allowed. My cattle prod (or should that be a tazer these days) hasn't seen any action for a long time. I was so disappointed when a supervisor pointed out that therapy is really designed to help the client not to entertain the therapist ;)

[Filipe M.]

Whilst accepting that CBT can be a very effective way of helping all manner of psychological problems I always find it frustrating that the punishment element isn't allowed. My cattle prod (or should that be a tazer these days) hasn't seen any action for a long time. I was so disappointed when a supervisor pointed out that therapy is really designed to help the client not to entertain the therapist ;)

Oi, what are you? :shock: a Psychologist or a Teacher?! :shock: Or... a... Nurse?! :shock:

[Messie]

Depends what I'm wearing 8)

[Filipe M.]

Depends what I'm wearing 8)

Typical male answer: This thread is useless without pictures. 8)

[Jabba]

Hate the naked ones where your in public. :oops:

So it's not just me that gets those? :shock:


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[tricky]

I think Messie an PH have hit the nail on the head.
I find out on thursday if I'm going to be made redundant.

I must be worried that that might want to keep me on and not set me free witha a big wad of cash to ride my bike all summer :wink:

[Jabba]

I must be worried that that might want to keep me on and not set me free witha a big wad of cash to ride my bike all summer :wink:

Aye - but do it with yer kit on, eh? :wink:

[Peter Henry]

Tricky my bill for consultancy will be in the post mate. :wink:

[ArtyLady]

Hate the naked ones where your in public. :oops:

So it's not just me that gets those? :shock:


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deffo not just you - I get that one too and Im usually sitting on the loo as well :? :? :shock: :lol: :oops:

[tricky]

THe therapy of a public forum seems to have worked.
Just dreamt about flying saucers and animated garden furniture last night (not scary, just weird) so everything is back to normal.

Never had the "naked in public" dream, been naked in public a couple of times though, but thats a another story :oops: (a drink or two was involved ) :wink:

[philipMac]

Tricky mate, you never answered me, are you sleeping a lot? More than say 7-8 hours per night?
If you are having all these dreams, it might be a signal that you are sleeping too much. (Just because you feel like you need it doesnt mean tha tyou do... )

Glad to hear they are getting less scary though.

(My mum dreamt all the time the IRA kidnapped her after she was lving up north. I felt bad seeing the state she would be in when she woke...)

[tricky]

Tricky mate, you never answered me, are you sleeping a lot? More than say 7-8 hours per night?
If you are having all these dreams, it might be a signal that you are sleeping too much. (Just because you feel like you need it doesnt mean tha tyou do... )

Glad to hear they are getting less scary though.

(My mum dreamt all the time the IRA kidnapped her after she was lving up north. I felt bad seeing the state she would be in when she woke...)

Sorry Phil, no my sleep patterns haven't changed at all, just about 7 hours a night.
Just had about 3 nights on the trot where I had the most disturbing scary ass nightmares ever.