{"id":452,"date":"2010-09-05T19:46:43","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T02:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/?p=452"},"modified":"2010-09-05T19:46:43","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T02:46:43","slug":"tips-to-eliminate-nightmares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/?p=452","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Eliminate Nightmares"},"content":{"rendered":"

As many of you know, I worked as a dream interpreter for years and still co-write the column The Dream Zone<\/em> for Sedona Magazine with my friend Dr. Lauri, “the dream lady”. This item came to my inbox today, 14 Tips for Getting Rid of Nightmares<\/span>. It’s got the wisdom of the world tucked in between. The technique I used the most with my clients was number 10 — Not one of the ancient wisdom ones, but very effective. The author’s free ebook at the end looks good, too. — +Katia <\/span>
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14 TIPS FOR GETTING RID OF NIGHTMARES\r\nBy Ryan Hurd\r\nDream Studies\r\nSeptember 2, 2010<\/tt><\/pre>\n
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Sometimes the only dreams we remember are the ones we wish we could forget.\r\nNightmares can be instructive, and most psychologists believe that they are\r\na healthy part of life. But if you are plagued by repetitive nightmares and\r\nare losing sleep, sometimes changing your daily habits can reduce nightmare\r\nfrequency. In general, nightmares can be caused by insufficient sleep, poor\r\nexercise and diet, and stress. The tips below all are aimed at cultivating a\r\nhealthier sleep and dream life, drawn from my ebook Enhance Your Dreamlife:<\/tt><\/pre>\n
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1. Don't go to sleep angry or stressed out. Give yourself time to cool down.\r\n\r\n2. Regular sleep patterns = better dreams. Including weekends.\r\n\r\n3. Don't eat right before bed. In particular, foods that take longer to\r\ndigest, like meats and cheeses, can increase nightmares.\r\n\r\n4. Reduce alcohol and caffeine consumption.\r\n\r\n5. Cultivate gratitude. If this doesn't come easy, do a \"thankfulness\"\r\nexercise every day in which you list the aspects of your life that you are\r\nthankful for.\r\n\r\n6. Reduce exposure to violent images in the media, especially in the\r\nevenings. Horror movies can cause lingering nightmares for years.\r\n\r\n7. Spend time in nature as often as possible, even if this means sitting in\r\na city park for fifteen minutes every day. Many therapists believe that we\r\nall suffer from \"nature deficiency disorder.\"\r\n\r\n8. Don't sleep on your back. This encourages a special kind of nightmare\r\nknown as sleep paralysis, in which you feel like you are awake and alert\r\nwhile at the same time you cannot move. Sufferers also feel breathless\r\nand\/or sense an \u00c2\u00b3unknown presence\u00c2\u00b2 in the room.\r\n\r\n9. Start a gentle body practice like yoga, walking, or tai chi. In general,\r\nmoderate exercise increases the quality of sleep.\r\n\r\n10. If you have repetitive nightmares, role-play how you will face your\r\nnightmare attackers next time.\r\n\r\n11. Keep a dream journal. Often writing it out can dispel a lot of the\r\npowerful emotionality.\r\n\r\n12. Join a dream-sharing group. Many larger cities have them. If not, start\r\nyour own.\r\n\r\n13. Give yourself some self-love and acceptance. Easy to suggest, but hard\r\nto do. I use journaling to remind myself that I am loved. Affirmations --\r\nwhile they can seem cheesy at first -- are effective as well. My backlog of\r\njournals is essentially a history of pep-talks I've given myself over the\r\nyears and it still works.\r\n\r\n14. Keep fresh flowers or aromatic oils in the bedroom. Research shows that\r\ngood smells positively effects your dreams.\r\n\r\nNote: If you have numerous, repetitive nightmares that are related to\r\nchildhood scenes or some personal trauma you encountered, I recommend seeing\r\na counselor or therapist. Severe nightmares are a common symptom of Post\r\nTraumatic Stress Disorder, which can be caused by war, devastating personal\r\nloss, rape and suffering through a natural disaster. Ministers and priests\r\nare also good resources for dealing with nightmares if you attend a church;\r\nmany are trained in working with the spiritual and traumatic side of dreams.\r\n\r\nFor more information about getting better sleep and exploring dreams,\r\ndownload my [Ryan Hurd's] free ebook Enhance your Dreamlife<\/a><\/tt><\/pre>\n
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As many of you know, I worked as a dream interpreter for years and still co-write the column The Dream Zone for Sedona Magazine with my friend Dr. Lauri, “the dream lady”. This item came to my inbox today, 14 Tips for Getting Rid of Nightmares. It’s got the wisdom of the world tucked in … Continue reading Tips to Eliminate Nightmares<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dreams"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions\/453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}