Do you also suffer from disturbing thoughts that suddenly come to you or irrational fears/thinking of the worth scenario even though you know it's irrational?
I have Pure OCD and because of this disturbing thinking often takes over me. I can't control it, it's not coming from me, it's my brain. My disturbing obsessions also affect my dream life. If you read my first and third dream journal, you'll see that because of my irrational fear and obsessive thinking about an intruder coming, I dream about it, even though I tried not to think about it so I wouldn't dream about it. However, there are ways to decrease this and distract from disturbing thinking. Perhaps it can help your dream life too.
One, it's good to know your triggers and protect yourself. For me, I learned that detective dramas that are too realistic to life really affect my obsessive thinking. So I avoid them. Same for graphic images that are realistic. I can deal with fantasy and sci-fi and love it (bring on the zombies), I just can't handle the real life murder that's based off of real events. I go as far as to tell the people around me about my triggers so I don't have to be exposed to it.
Two, it's good to fill your life with positive influences. This is where cheesy stuff that you love comes into play. I love reading cheesy comic books from Japan, and people say, "but that's so cheesy," but my reply is, "we all need positive influences in our lives, since life is so dark". This is really true. Fill your life with happy things, and this will reflect in your dreams and your thinking.
Three, I suggest looking into using the MILD method here. Maybe even the yoga when you get more advanced at LD! (I'd like to look into it to learn how to relax, clear my mind and focus on my senses) I really feel mantras that are positive can change my disturbing dreams and teach me control over my obsessive thinking. Just this morning, I had the intruder dream, then I became lucid and I forgot all about the intruder. It was a huge difference. My goal is to eventually confront the intruder, but it was so incredible that as soon as I became aware and was focused on my goal of flying in my dream, I forgot all about the intruder.
I hope this helps. Always remember you could see a counselor or therapist, especially if it's disrupting your life.
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