Comments on: Putting the Halt on Nightmares

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 22:47:47 +0000

My son, 7, was at a friends house watching a YouTube show about ants and there was a cut in of a scene from Alien, the alien bursting from the body. So it’s not a nightmare per-say but fear of thinking about ‘the thing’ as we call it. Any additional suggestions? Thanks!

By: Karen - Hey Sigmund

Karen - Hey Sigmund — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 05:34:33 +0000

In reply to Shane.

I can’t comment on whether or not essential oils would help. They may, but if you are becoming physical in your sleep, there may be an underlying issue which might be worth getting checked out.

In relation to your wife’s situation, try the strategies recommended in the article. Dreams are the brain’s way of sorting through emotional ‘stuff’, so if she is not able to find relief and it is affecting her while she is awake, it might be worth speaking with a counsellor to help process any fears or anything emotional that she may be struggling to move forward from.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 04:46:22 +0000

In reply to Karen – Hey Sigmund.

You don’t think the essential oils would help at all? What about my wife’s situation? Her struggles of losing me…. The stuff I do to her is not as bad… But it does hurt at some point…

By: Karen - Hey Sigmund

Karen - Hey Sigmund — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 04:42:11 +0000

In reply to Shane. It sounds like both you and your wife could do with a restful night! If there is a risk of you hurting your wife during your sleep, you might really benefit from seeing a sleep specialist to see what's going on there. A doctor or a counsellor will be able to refer you to someone who can help you with this.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 04:31:40 +0000

My wife and I suffer from dreams of our past, even sexual encounters… Repeated and somewhat looks like it’s a prediction or a warning?

I’ll admit this, my wife caught me playing with myself as I am sleeping and not knowing it. Twice in a row! Don’t get me wrong, I love my wife and we aren’t having any marriage problems, but my mother is the culprits of our stress… And! I have been able to attack her while I am sleeping! Push, shove, kick, whimper, cry – oh my… The saddest thing is waking up to her with shock and guard up…

My wife has dreams of losing me. From. not being able to find me, or I end up with an EX of mine, or a medical condition or being killed… Plus she’s scared terribly bad that it effects her sleep and the drive to be sleep with peace.

She and I are into essential oils, any advice helps. Keep in mind, music doesnt help me much when I sleep because I can’t hear. (Deaf). My wife can hear anything.

Needs help.. Both of us are suffering from lack of sleep and myself doing inappropriate things and hurting her. As she dreams of me in the worse case scenario…

Help?!

By: Hey Sigmund

Hey Sigmund — Fri, 13 May 2016 03:00:59 +0000

In reply to Mel. I love that you do this with your son! And yes - definitely try this for your lions. I hope it puts them in their place. There's somewhere much better for them than in your dreams!

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 11 May 2016 07:18:35 +0000

Thanks so much for your dream ideas. I use them with my little boy of 5 and it has helped enormously. We even set a ‘dream-scape’ before we sleep now to get him in to the groove. I however, aged 41, still have very vivid dreams of being stalked and chased by lions without being attacked or actually eaten thankfully! But it is a recurring theme since I was a young child and have wondered for years what it is all about. Obviously living in Africa gives the wild lions more credibility regardless of how outrageous the dreams actually are as I wake completely out of breath and with shattered nerves! Will use your day time routine work to put those pesky lions back in their wild reserves and out of my dream-space.

By: Hey Sigmund

Hey Sigmund — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 22:29:05 +0000

In reply to Naomi. Naomi these dreams must be so distressing for you. It is definitely worth trying this. Dreams are your mind's way of working through memories and whatever is happening for you emotionally. If your emotions and memories are intense, it makes sense that your dreams will be as well. I would love to know how this works for you and I hope it is able to bring you some relief.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:48:45 +0000

Would you say this could help those suffering from PTSD? I am currently taking medication for the nightmares and they seem to reduce the intensity sometimes but they still come. They are not necessarily recurring but being chased by the devil in dark rooms, hallways, or while traveling-driving towards somewhere but no real destinations. Another one is about an ex husband and frequently intimate with him but while awake that turns my stomach as he was a rapist, took my kids, put them through severe mental anguish several times, etc. Basically, I’m asking if this type of nightmares could be controlled as well? I am going to try the listed steps in this article and hope they work!

By: Hey Sigmund

Hey Sigmund — Fri, 22 May 2015 12:25:20 +0000

In reply to Marilyn.

I think seeing a therapist is a really good idea. Has she seen a doctor to see whether the medication has something to do with it? It might not have anything to do with it – I can’t say – but it might.