From: gottlieb@umbc4.umbc.edu (Robert Gottlieb)
Subject: Re: early morn nightmares
Organization: University of Maryland Baltimore Campus
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 23:33:35 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.214332.19119@mikejag.wimsey.bc.ca> pally@mikejag.wimsey.bc.ca (Pally Hoffstein) writes:
>I'm currently experiencing a nightmare problem and I'm hoping some of you out
>there might be able to help.
>
>I've developed a tendancy to waking up in the morning, about two hours before
>I want to. I have no difficulty falling back to sleep but when I do I
>experience nightmares of a kind I've never had before.
>These nightmares are always very violent and very graphic in nature. No one
>that I know is in these dreams but myself. The perspective of the dreams is
>that I see things as if I were watching a movie. That is, I see myself from a
>distance rather than experiencing the dream from inside a personal
>perspective. Despite that, I feel the panic and fears that affect my
>"dream-self".
>The dreams start out non violent and then seem to erupt. First violence from
>people around me on eachother, then they pursue me (I wake when they catch
>me). For example I dreamt I was in a fast-food restaurant and all was normal.
>Suddenly one person starts fighting with another (smaller) person. Soon
>everyone is trying to kill eachother, some people form packs to pick out
>individuals. Eventually they single out me and the chase begins.
>In another example I was in Japan with a gang of youths who roamed the
>countryside looking for victims. When they find some the butchery with axes or
>even chainsaws begin and they videotape the acts. They string me along to
>enjoy their "fun" and when I don't they go after me. These nightmares have
>been pretty grisly. Rapes and mutilations (without killing) are other features
>often occuring.

	Hmm, sounds like a great deal of anger stuck inside.  Is there
	anything going on in your life that makes you want to beat on
	someone?  Kinda like how traffic on 495 in Washington, D.C. can
	make people feel? :)  Seriously though,  it sounds as if some
	serious stress of some kind is making it's way out through
	your dreams.  is there an Ex in your life whom you never expressed
	how angry you were towards them?  Or anyone for that matter. 
	Something to think about.  And my suggestion on how to get rid
	of the dreams, is to figure out where (if I"m right about this)
	the anger is coming from and let it out.  
	
>I still have "normal" nightmares and dreams is the other times of the night.
>It's only these early morning nightmares that get like this. They've become
>more frequent than I would like and now, when I wake up, I'm worried about
>falling back to sleep and I need the sleep. I'm not a person prone to
>violence; I don't even like violence in films. Or maybe there is a violent
>part of me trying to get out? I don't know. 

	Nah, not likely.  You don't sound like it from this post.  Just
	sounds like something that's bothering ya.

>
>Have any of you experienced anything similar to this? If so, do you know the
>cause and how long did it last. I've been suffering this for a few months now.
>Any suggestions on how to beat this would be very much appreciated.
>
>pally hoffstein
>vancouver, canada
>-- 
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>I will stare into the sun until it's light doesn't blind me,
>I will walk into the fire until it's heat doesn't burn me,
>And I will feed the fire.		  		Sarah McLachlan


	Hmm, can't say that I have had these kindsa dreams often.  In
	fact I only remember one from a while ago like this.  But don't
	take that to mean you're screwed up cause I didn't have those
	dreams.  Hmm, if it does turn out that you are holding stuff
	in.  Try beating on pillows or excercising or something like
	that to help let it out.  

	Anyway, hope I could help.

	Take care!



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Robert Gottlieb
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