I think you experience such horrifying events because you have come to expect them. |
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Hi guys, it's been way too long since I last visited dreamviews and i'm very excited to be back and to share my thoughts, views and experiences. |
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I think you experience such horrifying events because you have come to expect them. |
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Thank you for your reply. The problem is that it is very terrifying, it's so realistic that it's quite hard to shift your awareness away from it. They are not images, something physically shows up everytime I go through SP and it's always something in dark clothes and disfigured face. |
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SP that happens regularly is considered a medical condition / sleep disorder. Some quick searching suggests that this can sometimes be caused by things like poor sleep schedules or insomnia or narcolepsy, but I'm not an expert. Failing conditions like those being a possible cause, it seems that the most viable option to deal with it is, as dophin said, from a mental angle. Realizing what is truly going on during the event (becoming lucid, essentially) as you did is a start; this is essentially how many people here dealt with nightmares (and began lucid dreaming at the same time). It might be difficult at first, but perhaps with time and practice it will become easier. |
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Travis E I believe you may be correct in saying that SP is from a sleep disorder. I do indeed have insomnia and have had it since I was a kid. Nightmares are also something i've been having since a kid and they have not gotten any better. In fact, I had a horrific nightmare last night and woke up sweating. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use it to my advantage enough to trigger a LD. |
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Sorry to hear about that. I don't feel I'm of much help for nightmare advice because I don't really experience them personally. Even when I have scary dreams, there always seems to be a separation between my emotions in the dream state and those of my waking-life self such that even with dreams that are quite scary, as soon as I wake up I feel okay and not really bothered by what just happened (it's kind of hard to explain in words). So, I never consider them nightmares. Whether this is some personal quirk or a consequence of my ongoing journey of developing an integral state of self-awareness, I'm not sure. |
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Last edited by TravisE; 07-23-2017 at 11:52 PM.
DarkIllusions, the username fits the story |
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