Nightmares and cures

[PrincessLyra101202]

Hey so to explain, I myself have been at home with my family for a month and every time I am home and I wind down to sleep I always usually end up with a nightmare. They only seem to get worse now because I wake up sweating or yelling out and jumping up or falling out of bed. You see this is a problem since I go back to college in a few days. So I am curious if any little and daddies ever have bad nightmares and what they do to cope with them.

 

 

Currently, I have a few things I do some which aren't helpful.

 

 

1) Not sleep the rest of the night and wait till daytime to sleep

 

2) cuddle with stuffies

 

3) color

 

4) listen to calming music and take deep breaths

 

5) get some water or milk

 

6) watch a video or two 

 

7) get my paci

 

8) call a friend

 

9) play a game

 

10) just wake up at that hour and do something productive like cleaning

[AlexSeiya]

Hi PrincessLyra!

 

Sorry to hear about the nightmares :/

 

What I usually do, is to put a pillow in between my legs before falling asleep. Also, thinking of past positive experiences, or things that I enjoy.

 

So, I'm not offering rocket science, but I hope it helps

[PrincessLyra101202]

Hi PrincessLyra!

 

Sorry to hear about the nightmares :/

 

What I usually do, is to put a pillow in between my legs before falling asleep. Also, thinking of past positive experiences, or things that I enjoy.

 

So, I'm not offering rocket science, but I hope it helps

Thank you I appreciate it a lot!

[Guest Tsubaki]

You can also try writing down what the nightmare was about. It's likely that other stuff is going that can only manifest through your subconscious...

[Guest lilglitterprincess]

I used to have nightmares too and my therapist told me that our dreams show us something about our life, for example if you are through a lot of stress you will have nightmares

So maybe you should find out why are you having nightmares and fix that

 

Also I used to have a relaxing routine before going to bed, I used to drink some tea and listen to relaxing music and reading a book

 

Oh and rain sounds while I was sleeping were very helpful too

[Child Of Light]

What typically helps me is washing my face with cold water than warm water, some stretched and a cup of mint or charmolie tea. Lighting incents are really helpful too.

[Guest PrincessCakes]

I like to cuddle up against my body pillow and my back to the wall and the rest of my body facing the rest of the room. I am really afraid of the dark and I get lots of bad nightmares so doIng that makes me feel really safe and comfortable enough to sleep

[PrincessLyra101202]

You can also try writing down what the nightmare was about. It's likely that other stuff is going that can only manifest through your subconscious...

 I will try that it sounds like a good idea

[PrincessLyra101202]

I used to have nightmares too and my therapist told me that our dreams show us something about our life, for example if you are through a lot of stress you will have nightmares

So maybe you should find out why are you having nightmares and fix that

 

Also I used to have a relaxing routine before going to bed, I used to drink some tea and listen to relaxing music and reading a book

 

Oh and rain sounds while I was sleeping were very helpful too

that's very true I should find out why I am having them, Maybe I will start a relaxing routine.

[PrincessLyra101202]

What typically helps me is washing my face with cold water than warm water, some stretched and a cup of mint or charmolie tea. Lighting incents are really helpful too.

I will try drinking mint tea I hear it's very soothing and stretching might help too

[PrincessLyra101202]

I like to cuddle up against my body pillow and my back to the wall and the rest of my body facing the rest of the room. I am really afraid of the dark and I get lots of bad nightmares so doIng that makes me feel really safe and comfortable enough to sleep

Ah I see well I usually do something similarI I like to face the wall because it makes me feel more safe.

[Prince_Towelie]

I am no psychologist, but it seems to me that if these nightmares are happening only when you are 'at home with your family', then there is probably a trigger of some sort, in your home or family, which is causing these stressful nightmares.  Try discussing it with your family, or an independant professional.  There may be a specific issue at the heart of it all.

[Mikaitaku]

Nightmares are the subconscious's way of trying to work through fear/worry. Nightmares are scary but they can do you no real harm, try if you can to remember that and try to see it through and may learn what is troubling you. Think of the nightmares as a safe way of fighting your fears. Hopefully once you know what its root is they will lose its power over you.

[Guest call me pabs]

1) Not sleep the rest of the night and wait till daytime to sleep

 

I wouldn't recommend messing up your sleep schedule, as in not sleeping at night or only sleep when you're literally falling asleep.

 

Try to exhaust yourself physically before going to bed as in doing yoga or pilates, going for a walk/run is pretty good aswell or just some 15-20 minute workout you can do at home should be good. Also try staying away from anything with a screen shortly before trying to sleep (no phone, tv, pc - 1 hour before actually going to sleep). This will help your eyes calm down and in addition to the workout you did provide a better sleeping experience.

 

My nightmares make a lot of sense after I wake up, so what I do is going for a short walk and think them through over and over, until I find flaws and they start making less and less sense. 

 

good luck 

[PrincessLyra101202]

I am no psychologist, but it seems to me that if these nightmares are happening only when you are 'at home with your family', then there is probably a trigger of some sort, in your home or family, which is causing these stressful nightmares.  Try discussing it with your family, or an independant professional.  There may be a specific issue at the heart of it all.

Thanks I will try to figure it out

[PrincessLyra101202]

Nightmares are the subconscious's way of trying to work through fear/worry. Nightmares are scary but they can do you no real harm, try if you can to remember that and try to see it through and may learn what is troubling you. Think of the nightmares as a safe way of fighting your fears. Hopefully once you know what its root is they will lose its power over you.

that's very true when you put it that way.

[PrincessLyra101202]

I wouldn't recommend messing up your sleep schedule, as in not sleeping at night or only sleep when you're literally falling asleep.

 

Try to exhaust yourself physically before going to bed as in doing yoga or pilates, going for a walk/run is pretty good aswell or just some 15-20 minute workout you can do at home should be good. Also try staying away from anything with a screen shortly before trying to sleep (no phone, tv, pc - 1 hour before actually going to sleep). This will help your eyes calm down and in addition to the workout you did provide a better sleeping experience.

 

My nightmares make a lot of sense after I wake up, so what I do is going for a short walk and think them through over and over, until I find flaws and they start making less and less sense. 

 

good luck 

I already tend to do this so its hard to do it more, also when I have nightmares I wake up suddenly jumping out of bed scared half to death and can't remember the dream so its hard to make sense of it

[Vlad ziva's Owner]

I have PTSD and nightmares and/or night terrors almost every night, and they usually wake up my little because I'll toss and turn and fight while asleep. She usually wakes me up and we snuggle for a bit. Other than that, I'll go and fix myself a glass of whiskey and go back to sleep, but I don't recommend that because it is easy for some people to get dependant on alcohol.

[PrincessLyra101202]

I have PTSD and nightmares and/or night terrors almost every night, and they usually wake up my little because I'll toss and turn and fight while asleep. She usually wakes me up and we snuggle for a bit. Other than that, I'll go and fix myself a glass of whiskey and go back to sleep, but I don't recommend that because it is easy for some people to get dependant on alcohol.

I''m sowwy about your nightmares, its great your little snuggles you thats very lucky.

[Fairy Narwhal]

Whenever I have nightmares I find it's because my brain is trying to process stress that's going on in my life.

 

I don't really have a good way of dealing with them but sometimes sitting down and writing about what I think might be the cause helps. At least I get it out of my head and it tends to help me look at the bigger picture.

 

My Daddy always tells me to wake him up when I have nightmares, but him and his wife sleep in the same bed so I always feel way too uncomfortable to do that.