[Raven]

I've noticed a few people posting about their dreams and getting positive responses, so maybe you guys can help me.
I know i'm new and stuff so most of you guys don't know much about me. And because of a few pasts events that had happened to me from online encounters i'll be hiding who i am but not.

Anyway.

Lately i've been having a lot of nitemares.
This bothers me because now i'm getting insomnia.
Not only that but its odd for me since i'm a lucid dreamers.
I dream in full detail and color. AND MOST OF THE TIME i normally can control all my dreams.
Not only that but its making me very angry towards people but my friends mainly because they are right there and they can't help me... that or they are choosing not to.

This morning i woke up to a dream a where i was locked in a house with two men and a weird witch. The witch was holding me prisoner but was demanding me to do things ( i can't remember all details ) The men wore chasing me around the house with glass. like cake glass thingies. I held knives to defend myself but was to scared to even use them. They ended up chasing down to the basement where i woke up from fear drenched in sweat ><


I really wish that the nitemare would stop and that i could get back to my normal dreams.
a few notes i would like to add
this has been happening for a few months
i started taking new drugs for mental health problems regarding anger and bi polar just a few days ago. thing is i'm not bi polar, doc said so to, so its used for something else in my case. I think extreme mood swings.

anyway. can anyone help? has anyone else had these kind of problems too?

[Fey]

Well, I would definitely tell your doctor about the dreams, they count as a side effect. He/She may decide to put you on something else which should stop these. Dreams are strongly affected by our brain's chemistry, and any form of medication, specially for what you've mentioned, will change that drastically.

In addition, with a bit of practice you can force your dream to become lucid; however, since you've always been a lucid dreamer it might be harder for you. Take some time to relax before bed, think about a trigger or key word that you can use to 'break' the dream. I tend to have it be anything with wings...my brain is good at inserting those into most of my dreams...and use that as a mental trigger to KNOW you're dreaming and you can sometimes take control from there.

Beyond that, I've been an insomniac for yeeeeears, and I've learned a few things. Even if you can't sleep, lay in the normal position with your eyes closed. Mentally recite something you've got memorized, or count, or do something methodical. This allows your brain to partially rest, so you will still be tired, but you'll be more rested than otherwise. If you can always 'sleep' at the same time; set up a routine. By having a constantly shifting sleep pattern it can be hard to train your body and mind to sleep.

Hopefully you'll get to sleep soon without any nightmares.

[Raven]

Only problem is I'm unsure when my next visit to the doctors will be.
The doctor that put me on those meds was something of an emergency doc. So it won't be continued visit.
Though i plan to mention it to my normal doctor on the 29th.
But I still have some time to wait.
Until then i can spend the time to practice trying to get outta the dreams faster or taking control back. -sighs-
I've also always been a light sleeper as well. I kinda wish i could have something outside to wake me from the dreams when i do get the sleep.

[Kotomi]

maybe make a journal of the dreams, somewhere, and write times if they keep occurring around the same time, and you can some how figure that out you could try setting an alarm clock to help wake you up
won't help to much with getting sleep but maybe to avoid the dreams... ^^;; might be a bad idea though not sure just if you know the time you tend to wake up from having them or really want to try to make the dreams stop

it is highly possible the dosage isn't right for you people I know have had crazy dreams they talked about until their dosage was right

hmm I normally find vivid dreams interesting even if they scare me... and just type them up worst dream I had was after I watched scary shows or something like that though
(watch or talk about something scary that day or the days you had the dream?)

hmm maybe you could take a talent you have or something and use it in your dreams or pretend you have some magical power to help you fight off the bad dreams
for some reason in my dreams I'm good with a sword and I can leap
maybe you have some abilities that pop up in different dreams that you can pull into the scary ones to help you win, since you said you were a lucid dreamer,
I've had some dreams where I knew it was a dream as well but I tend to like going with the flow of the dream to find out what would happen next instead of completely controlling the dream though
maybe you can make a difference with them I was told at one time meditation can help you improve control in dreams, might not hurt to try

[Raven]

I actually had one night of good sleep ~<3
thanks for your input
that is something i do normally in the lucid dreams.
I'm kinda like an angelic monster hunter in most of my dreams so i have no problem with nightmares but it was when i was just me in the dreams is when i can become scared shitless by nightmares.

As for the alarm idea.. hehehe ... i can't do that.... I don't have one.

[MuseSick]

The best suggestion I have-
is actually for when you've got them, and wake up in the middle of the night and can't sleep.
Is that pick three or four of your favorite things, repeat them out loud, and picture them in your head, and eventually say it in your head and imagine it, I used to do it as a kid and it'd help me forget my nightmare and get back to sleep.
I find it works really well if you've got good imagination.
^^ Just encase you get them and wake up, I hope that helps : 3 !
It wont rid of them, but it'll help you sleep after you have one! ^^

[DarkForbidden-Love]

Whenever I need help sleepong because of nightmares I usually do breathing exercises. I have no idea if this would work for you though. If this does not work a friend of mine exausts his bosy so he won't have nightmares because his bosy is forcing itself into a dreamless sleep. No idea if this helps I hope it does though.