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I can not sleep well at all these last few nights because of a recurring nightmare any advice anyone could give would be appreciated

Are you stressed about anything in particular?

Are you stressed about anything in particular?

wow a reply! No I haven't been stressed about anything realy

wow a reply! No I haven't been stressed about anything realy

The only thing that really works for me is wearing myself out before I get in to bed. I usually go for a run or something but it doesnt work for everyone. A friend tried it and just woke up from the nightmare more tired than usual

please forgive me if I'm slow its been another long and sleepless night. please forgive my atrociaous spelling too.

I haven't had a problem with nightmares recently because I've come to enjoy them as a type of horror movie entertainment. But that's just me.
Tell us about your nightmare. It might help.

i feel, if you can analyse it, it may be trying to tell you something, if you come to terms or sort out this something, it will probably stop, but this may not happen

The only thing that really works for me is wearing myself out before I get in to bed. I usually go for a run or something but it doesnt work for everyone. A friend tried it and just woke up from the nightmare more tired than usual

I've tried to where my self out i still get this nightmare without fail and i cant get rid of it I just wish I could understand its driving me insane.

I've tried to where my self out i still get this nightmare without fail and i cant get rid of it I just wish I could understand its driving me insane.


tell us about your nightmare.

Don't sleep alone...I've never had a nightmare wrapped in the arms of a lover.

If you're a minor, tough luck kid...forget I said that.

I haven't had a problem with nightmares recently because I've come to enjoy them as a type of horror movie entertainment. But that's just me.
Tell us about your nightmare. It might help.


The dream is that I am in a dark room with out doors or windows. i am alone and for some reason I am affraid. I have never realy liked people because for most of my child hood people didn't like me so I got used to being alone but in this dream I am afraid of being alone and this in its self frightens me because i don't understad why I am affraid to be alone When in the past I used to seek solitude

Think yourself lucky. I'd love to have a nightmare again. I can't remember the last time I've had one. I suppose some of the dreams I have would be considered nightmares by some people, such as the one with the zombies in it, or the one with the very strange, fury, jet-black creatures in it, but they haven't really scared me. Hell, I've written them up as short stories because I thought they were 'good'.

Think yourself lucky. I'd love to have a nightmare again. I can't remember the last time I've had one. I suppose some of the dreams I have would be considered nightmares by some people, such as the one with the zombies in it, or the one with the very strange, fury, jet-black creatures in it, but they haven't really scared me. Hell, I've written them up as short stories because I thought they were 'good'.

A nightmare in the sence of horror has never had an affect on me in fact I actualy enjoy them but this is diffrent this is something more

The dream is that I am in a dark room with out doors or windows. i am alone and for some reason I am affraid. I have never realy liked people because for most of my child hood people didn't like me so I got used to being alone but in this dream I am afraid of being alone and this in its self frightens me because i don't understad why I am affraid to be alone When in the past I used to seek solitude

This probably means you actually NEED to be more social rather than anti social. If you're still in school, participate in more activities. It's pretty lonely seeking solitude.

The dream is that I am in a dark room with out doors or windows. i am alone and for some reason I am affraid. I have never realy liked people because for most of my child hood people didn't like me so I got used to being alone but in this dream I am afraid of being alone and this in its self frightens me because i don't understad why I am affraid to be alone When in the past I used to seek solitudeJeez, that is bad. Not exactly something that waking up from dispels, is it?
My advice would be to get out and do stuff with friends. Dreams have a way of showing us what we desire or are afraid of happening. Maybe if you can counter the feelings in the dream in real life, your subconscious will be appeased.

This probably means you actually NEED to be more social rather than anti social. If you're still in school, participate in more activities. It's pretty lonely seeking solitude.

I was never really anti social mearly a loner. In school I particapated in spots such as wrestling andautomotive. but in college I have very little time for group activities. people don't like me and the feelings more or less shared.

Jeez, that is bad. Not exactly something that waking up from dispels, is it?
My advice would be to get out and do stuff with friends. Dreams have a way of showing us what we desire or are afraid of happening. Maybe if you can counter the feelings in the dream in real life, your subconscious will be appeased.

\Why shoul I seek the company of thoes who marked me an outcast and would have nothing to do with me?

A nightmare in the sence of horror has never had an affect on me in fact I actualy enjoy them but this is diffrent this is something more

Oh, I know. I'd just like a nightmare, or just a dream with some kind of deep psychological meaning, to make sure I'm still alive...

Oh, I know. I'd just like a nightmare, or just a dream with some kind of deep psychological meaning, to make sure I'm still alive...

Life is pain and hardship. you would be better off without something interupting the one pain less place of sleep

\Why shoul I seek the company of thoes who marked me an outcast and would have nothing to do with me?

Find new friends then. Not everyone would treat you the same

ry asking someone who can help! Instead of random strangers on here!!
Your own Doctor would be a good place to start, or if you are at college? Why not ask a Tutor to point you in the right direction!

Or you could support Stockport County and your life will be so good you never have sleep related problems again!!
Alternativley support M*nchester C*ty(a lobotomy might be required) and your waking life will be a nightmare, therefore reducing the effect of your sleeping nightmare!

Hope this helps:-)

Find new friends then. Not everyone would treat you the same

There in lies my problem I am so used to being by myself that the way I treat people tends to drive them away from me. I do not blame people for not liking me I just don't like most people

There in lies my problem I am so used to being by myself that the way I treat people tends to drive them away from me. I do not blame people for not liking me I just don't like most people

You seem to have become complacent about this but it also seems like you want to be able to make more friends. Maybe in the past you've made a real effort to do so but you cant give up on it.

\Why shoul I seek the company of thoes who marked me an outcast and would have nothing to do with me?I'm not qualified to interpret your dreams. I'm just saying that your subconscious is a heck of a lot smarter than you think it is and a lot more up to date than you may realize. It may be sending you a message that you need social interaction. I'm not saying you need to seek the company of those that mark you an outcast, but you probably need company.
I've been an outcast too. I know what you feel like.

ry asking someone who can help! Instead of random strangers on here!!
Your own Doctor would be a good place to start, or if you are at college? Why not ask a Tutor to point you in the right direction!

Or you could support Stockport County and your life will be so good you never have sleep related problems again!!
Alternativley support M*nchester C*ty(a lobotomy might be required) and your waking life will be a nightmare, therefore reducing the effect of your sleeping nightmare!

Hope this helps:-)

I TURNED HERE BECAUSE THE DAMNED SHRINKS THINK THAT IM BLAMING THE WORLD FOR MY PROBLEMS AND THAT THIS IS JUST A SYMPTOM OF DEPRESSION. I turned here because It was 4 in the morning And Im tired of the shrinks and the counclers crap that they're feeding me.

You seem to have become complacent about this but it also seems like you want to be able to make more friends. Maybe in the past you've made a real effort to do so but you cant give up on it.

Im tired of trying when nobody gives a crap. All I want is for this nightmare to go away so that I can sleep.

I TURNED HERE BECAUSE THE DAMNED SHRINKS THINK THAT IM BLAMING THE WORLD FOR MY PROBLEMS AND THAT THIS IS JUST A SYMPTOM OF DEPRESSION. I turned here because It was 4 in the morning And Im tired of the shrinks and the counclers crap that they're feeding me.

Why do you think they're wrong?

I'm not qualified to interpret your dreams. I'm just saying that your subconscious is a heck of a lot smarter than you think it is and a lot more up to date than you may realize. It may be sending you a message that you need social interaction. I'm not saying you need to seek the company of those that mark you an outcast, but you probably need company.
I've been an outcast too. I know what you feel like.

I need no social interaction. I'd give all the social interaction forone good friend(preferbly of the oppsite sex) with which I could share my feelings my thoughts my plans and my intrest

I need no social interaction. I'd give all the social interaction forone good friend(preferbly of the oppsite sex) with which I could share my feelings my thoughts my plans and my intrest

That is social interaction

Why do you think they're wrong?

I have studdied psychology and though I donnot profess to be an athority in that feild I know enough to know most but not all of my own problems

That is social interaction

social interaction deals with multipull individuals. but not nececerly at the same time

I need no social interaction. I'd give all the social interaction forone good friend(preferbly of the oppsite sex) with which I could share my feelings my thoughts my plans and my intrestLike I said I'm not qualified to interpret your dream, but I seriously think that its a warning from your subconscious. You might not be willing to admit it so your subconscious attempts to teach you the hard way. It has the tendency to pull shit like that off every now and then...

Fallen, it may sound like I'm makin light of your problem, but I'm not!
Although I have never suffered nightmares like you describe, I have suffered from depression!
There will be a root cause of your problem that medical proffessionals will be able to help you with! It isn't goin to be an over night thing! You may never be 100% cured, BUT it is your best option! It is unlikeley that anyone on here will have any kind of permanent solution to your problem!
You either cope or you don't! What are the alternatives to not coping? Complete breakdown or worse suicide?! I've been close to both in the past!
There are people who love you! Your parents(I'm assuming they're both alive?) and other relatives if you have no friends! The greatest pain anyone could endure is the loss of a child! No matter how baddly you get on with your folks they will love you! Have you tried talkin to them?

Like I said I'm not qualified to interpret your dream, but I seriously think that its a warning from your subconscious. You might not be willing to admit it so your subconscious attempts to teach you the hard way. It has the tendency to pull shit like that off every now and then...

thanks for the be-lated warning

Fallen, it may sound like I'm makin light of your problem, but I'm not!
Although I have never suffered nightmares like you describe, I have suffered from depression!
There will be a root cause of your problem that medical proffessionals will be able to help you with! It isn't goin to be an over night thing! You may never be 100% cured, BUT it is your best option! It is unlikeley that anyone on here will have any kind of permanent solution to your problem!
You either cope or you don't! What are the alternatives to not coping? Complete breakdown or worse suicide?! I've been close to both in the past!
There are people who love you! Your parents(I'm assuming they're both alive?) and other relatives if you have no friends! The greatest pain anyone could endure is the loss of a child! No matter how baddly you get on with your folks they will love you! Have you tried talkin to them?

I have given up trying to speek with my folks about anything important they never have and never will take me seriously

I'm 44 now but amazingly I used to be a teenager!
If you let them know how much it's bothering you, I think they will be there for you!
Communicating with parents is never easy! I've got a 14 year old step daughter who hates me! The generation gap is a wierd thing! When I was a teenager I would've sworn that I'd never be like my Dad, But I probably am!
I can remember my Dad trying to speak or comfort me when I had problems, and I can remember thinkin that he didn't understand! My role is now reversed! and I can't communicate with my own 12 year old or my step daughter as well as I'd like! BUT I want to!

Take it easy!
I've got to go!