Night Demons

[Myzarri]

I've been having nightmares and weird dreams for the last couple of month. I'm afraid to go to sleep and I'm always really tired. I feel really stupid too because nightmares are for kids, right? I've tried everything I can think of to make them go away; Sleep aids and muscle relaxers, writing in a journal, talking to a friend about it, taking a bath before i go to bed, and even changing my sleep positions. Nothings working, and I think I'm losing my mind. What can I do? :yawn: (<-- yawning smilie for good measure. :yes: )

[hiroyoshixP]

of course its not silly for you to have nightmares! ._.
but umm... can i ask a question?
what are your dreams about? maybe they are caused because of a specific reason. are you worried about something/ having a problem?

well i dont have the same problems but when i cant fall asleep then i rub my tummy and if i can, put a hot towel over it. maybe it'll help.

[Myzarri]

Well, they're all different. In one, I woke up in a prison, and I was the only one there because everyone else had been murdered and dismembered. And in another one, I felt like I was awake, but I couldn't move. I could hear my fan behind me. But then, I started hearing other noises like crumbling paper. Then, I heard a female voice that said something like "I can still see". Then I felt this pulling sensation on my spine and I couldn't breathe. I just started to pray because I was so scared and when I finally woke up, I jumped up, turned on my light, and couldn't get back to sleep for two hours. In another dream, I was in this old house that had an elevator in it and I was being chased around by a skeleton in a green jacket and brown fedora. I know it sounds really stupid, but It scared the living shit out of me. If I tried to list all my dreams, we'd be here all day. I haven't had anymore problems than usual. (at least, i don't think so.) I got a really cruel e-mail from my biological father about a month ago, but thats after the bad dreams started. Maybe I'm just crazy. Or maybe its something in the water.

[drpepper21]

i believe you have autophobia- fear of being alone or of oneself.

[Myzarri]

i believe you have autophobia- fear of being alone or of oneself.

Really? How do you figure?

[Music Lover]

Really? How do you figure?

Well, they're all different. In one, I woke up in a prison, and I was the only one there because everyone else had been murdered and dismembered. And in another one, I felt like I was awake, but I couldn't move. I could hear my fan behind me. But then, I started hearing other noises like crumbling paper. Then, I heard a female voice that said something like "I can still see". Then I felt this pulling sensation on my spine and I couldn't breathe. I just started to pray because I was so scared and when I finally woke up, I jumped up, turned on my light, and couldn't get back to sleep for two hours. In another dream, I was in this old house that had an elevator in it and I was being chased around by a skeleton in a green jacket and brown fedora. I know it sounds really stupid, but It scared the living shit out of me. If I tried to list all my dreams, we'd be here all day. I haven't had anymore problems than usual. (at least, i don't think so.) I got a really cruel e-mail from my biological father about a month ago, but thats after the bad dreams started. Maybe I'm just crazy. Or maybe its something in the water.

I think it's because in every dream, especially in the first one, you are alone.

Are there any dreams where you are with a friend? If not, i'd agree with him, but don't be too sure.

By te way, just for confirmation, do you get afraid when you're awake, but alone?

[byee]

I don't think this is autophobia.

What the dreams have in common is a theme around victimization. People being trapped, chased, pulled, dismembered. Then you add the part about your biological dad contacting you with a 'cruel' e mail. Perhaps there's something about that relationship historically, in the past, that's coming back to you in your sleep?

If that is the case, the best way of addressing that is during the day, when you have all your wits about you and can think about and sort thru all that *stuff*. By doing so, you can bring those memories/experiencies/feelings into awareness and address them, which might make them go away, at least at night.

[Myzarri]

Hmmm. I can't remember much about my biological father and the years I spent with him. But regarding the autophobia thing, I don't know if I can trust anybody enough to depend on them like that.