About
Nightmares
What
causes nightmares? There are a number of theories ranging from
food you eat, over-exercising, and unresolved trauma. If we take a
look at this problem from the perspective of your sub-conscious mind and
how you respond to stress, I think you'll find that nightmares mostly
occur when you are under stress. Of course, the nightmare and its
subsequent triggering of broken, poor, or reduced sleep doesn't help and
only exacerbates the problem.
Once
you begin to worry about nightmares and get into the habit of worrying
about them, then the nightmares themself become a habit pattern
too. Of course, this doesn't help either, and there is often a
vicious cyclical pattern as a result.
What
to do?
1.
Do monitor your diet and avoid cheese and chocolate in the evening
particularly, as this may contribute to nightmares.
2.
Check your stress levels. Lots of people are stressed, without
even realising it. Ask yourself these questions: Am I under
pressure at work? Do I have deadlines to meet? Am I coping
with staff demands? Do I need management training? Are my
work expectations not being met?
3.
At home: am I trying to be super woman or super man? Am I
staying up
late at night and getting up early in the morning? Do I ever take a break?
4.
Have you resolved all the little things that need resolving? Was
there anything that played on your mind, kind of in the back of your
mind? If there was, bring it to the forefront and deal with
it. Decide to learn from it, and let it go. If you can't
figure it out, let it go. Then it won't pop up in your dreams
trying to get you to resolve it there.
5.
Or have you been traumatised? Have you experienced sexual
harassment, sexual abuse, domestic violence, natural disasters or been
caught in war zones? If this is the case then come and see me,
because for a specific technique to resolve the trauma. You do not
have to live with post-traumatic stress, because help is available for
you.
If
any of the above apply to you, then your subconscious has used
nightmares to try and resolve the issues, by replaying the events over
and over. However, what it really needs is for you to intervene
and interrupt the habit to create a new outcome.
So,
start by preparing yourself for a restful night's sleep.
1.
Get into a routine of going to bed at the same time, every night of the
week.
2.
Get into the habit of following the same leisurely routine, for example: brush
teeth, go to the toilet, stretch, and read something positive for 15
minutes prior to turning your light off and relaxing on your back in
bed.
3.
Have a glass of water beside your bed, and drink half, saying to
yourself: "As I drink this half a glass of water, I know I will
have a sound sleep and awaken refreshed tomorrow morning. I will
dream of angels and fairies and wonderful happy things... Of places to
visit and positive uplifting people to meet."
4.
Focus on how to fall asleep. To do this, recall what it was like
when you used to fall asleep easily and effortlessly. You could feel
yourself breathing in and out, you could feel your face and eyes
softening, you became aware in a half-aware sort of way that your whole
body was relaxing and becoming limp and heavy, and let yourself recall
what it was like to be falling asleep, gently and comfortably.
Allow yourself to drift off to sleep, like drifting on a soft fluffy
cloud. (If you do wake up with a nightmare, flood the images with
bright light, and see them dissolve, like ice melting quickly under a
burning bright sun.)
5.
When you wake up, pick up the half glass of water, and drink it and say
to yourself, "As I drink this half glass of water, I give thanks
for a good sleep and wonderful dreams, and during the day, I will be
reminded of only those positive dreams through little things that act as a
trigger."
6.
Focus only on the good sleep you had. Full stop, end of
story. If you slept for 4 hours straight, that was a good
sleep. If it was 1 hour, it was a good sleep. Do not worry
about how much sleep you should have got. It doesn't matter.
What matters is the sleep you did get.
7.
Follow this routine every night and morning without fail and your sleep
will improve and your nightmares disappear.
Remember,
if you have been traumatised, you may need additional help, but for most
other situations, following the above routine can be very
helpful.
Did
you know that there is a South Pacific Island which resolves all of its
conflicts in the dream state? There is never conflict during the
day; people dream about the conflict and sort it out while in the
dream state! Ah, the power of dreaming positive dreams, just
decide on it and watch it happen.
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