How do you get rid of nightmares?
I have been having continual night-mares for about a month. They usually revolve around death or something trying to hurt me. Last night I had a dream about the holocaust and that I was at Auschwitz. I am 22 years old and live in AZ, and have never been to Poland ever. I am student teaching currently and under much stress with the economy and thinking about looking for a job. Also, I have been using a steroid nasal spray for allergies the past few weeks. What could be causing these nightmares and how do I make it stop???
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1 :
Probably has to do with stress.
2 :
well its your fear. i imagine happy things before i sleep. and dont worry the economy will get better
3 :
Freud says that dreams are just reflections of events in your life, twisted into seemingly random experiences when you sleep. Try to connect the dream to a problem you have in your waking life, and solve the problem. You being at Auschwitz could signify the poisonous gasses the Nazis used there. And you're using a nasal spray. Coincidence? You are also a student teacher, surrounded by people all day, like someone at Auschwitz might be surrounded by prisoners.
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think positive, usually when i have a lotta negative thoughts i get nightmares. I'm not a very positive person so i at least try to empty my mind
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it depends on your surroundings usually, if there is anthing uncomfortable, move away from it. And try not to stress out so much, and think about happy stuff
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stress can assist in nightmares, as well as eating before bed, watching tv late at night, and a lack of adequate amount of sleep.
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Maybe you saw something about WW2 and concentration camps that got into your mind and so you see it in your nightmares. Also, the stress is affecting you. And I would look up on side effects on that nasal spray, and stop using it if necessary if I were you.
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look at the other side of the hill all question will be answered after u reached it. Don't worry everything will be okay and for the nightmares just keep on repeating ur name and say where u live eventually u will get rid of them.
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I'm no therapist, so unfortunately I can't determine the cause of your nightmares. But to make a guess, I'd say your high stress level has something to do with it. Often times, nightmares result from seeing something frightening, such as a scary movie or witnessing a murder, etc. Also, something is probably really bothering you, most likely a problem you have yet to solve. Sometimes nightmares are a portrayal of your fears, and to get rid of them you must overcome them. But like I said, I'm no professional, these are just what I think and have read before :P Depending on what you believe in, you might want to buy/make an indian dreamcatcher. Some claim that they really work, while others say they do not work. I have used one in the past when I was younger, and I barely ever had nightmares. But I didn't have nightmares on a regular basis to start with so I don't really know how effective it was. But what do you have to lose? It's worth a try :P If you convince yourself that it will work, it very well just might. The human mind is a powerful thing and usually once it is convinced of something, it happens. Anyway, these are my thoughts. Goodluck, and hope i helped! :)
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dreams are caused by messages in your unconscious mind (according to freud) so maybe these nightmares are reflections or stress during the day and other harmful thoughts my advice is to evaluate your situation and well, chill :) hope this helps
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go to sleep and dont resist cuz o nightmares and read b4 bed, and in ur dream think with ALL ur soul that nuthin bad is gunna happen, and if u know ur in a dream, think with all ur soul to wake up. u really havta believe it tho no thoughts intha back of ur mind! u could also try looking at the ground and spinning in ur dream, it changes the scene. But last time i did that there was a bunch of pics in front of my eyes flashing real fast slideshow style. it was sooo scary. hugs n kisses <3, me
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