When I was young, I mean really young, each night I had the same nightmare: a werewolf or a witch is chasing me, my family, and my close friends through an endless system of tunnels, catching and killing one by one until I remain alone with my father; my father runs a bit slower than me, thus increasingly lagging behind since I can’t slow down as I sense and hear the best approaching; I keep asking him “are you there” and he keeps on replying “yes, continue running, don’t worry”, but his replies become more silent (distant) each time, until the werewolf/witch catches and kills him and I remain completely alone, still chased by the creature; the creature runs closer and closer to me until I feel his/her breath on my neck and claws on my back; sometimes I put a little fight, sometimes I get frozen by fear – in any case I get brutally killed.
This nightmare has haunted me for years. Every night, I was afraid to go to bed and fall asleep. I was always awakened by the nightmare. After being awakened, I was afraid to fall asleep again, as the dream would almost always come back. It was a mental and physical torture, probably caused by my fear of loneliness.
As the years were passing by, I became more and more aware during my nightmare that I’m only dreaming and that I’m not in real life. This ultimately allowed me to get rid of the nightmare by dream control: when I, during the nightmare, realized that I'm dreaming, I would force myself to stop running, turn towards the werewolf/witch, say I’m just dreaming you, and fight. Whether I would win or lose, I would wake up with much less horror and sweat. After this kind of waking up, I usually managed to get back to sleep again without the nightmare repeating itself. Over a couple of months since my first dream control, the nightmare became rarer and rarer, until finally stopping completely, which marked my glorious victory over the werewolf and witch.
Please let me know:
- Have you ever had a repeating nightmare?
- Did you ever manage to control your dreams?
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Not exactly any nightmare which haunted me but once I remember I fought a war in my dream and that really scared me.
Sounds scary but exciting! : )
good topic discuse
I also had a that nightmare haunted me for years since I was a child, I think that was one of the first dreams I remembered, and I see that place even still sometimes in my dreams.
I made a stop motion video about nightmares maybe you'll find it interesting
https://steemit.com/art/@marinauzelac/music-video-week-my-first-stop-motion-music-video-original-content
It's about a blind hedgehog, and when he goes to sleep, weird things begin to happen :)
A funny description of your and Bogdan's animation problems and a very original final result. Pozdrav! : )
Thank you so much! :)
Yes ,once upon a time ,I had a repeated nightmare which were dreadful and fearful .it was like a yoke upon my life to an extent that when night begins to fall I became afraid because of what am going to pass through. However, after one crusade just like that the nightmare stop.Am happy to hear you overcoming your nightmare because I know is not easy my dear.
Thank you, I'm glad to know that your crusade worked too. : )
One hell of nightmare you were having.
Thank God you found a way to avoid it.
I had repeating nightmares but were not so terrific.
Thank you, @aniketmore1925. Welcome to Steemit. : )
Running towards is always a quick and effective way of managing anxiety whether or not in a dream Another option would be to insert into the dream an ally
"whether or not in a dream" - great point! : )
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The only thing you have control over in your dreams is what you focus your attention on, and the dream builds around that.
I've boiled dream control down to a few simple rules.
Interesting approach, thanks for expanding on my thoughts! : )
Getting control over your dreams, i.e. lucid dreaming is something one can learn. There are many techniques. Just google "how to lucid dream" or something like that. One of the most useful techniques (and something that I also find useful in general) is to write a dream journal every morning. At the beginning most people have a hard time remembering anything from their dreams but just be patient and keep the journaling up and eventually you will be able to remember an incredible amount of details every morning. You can use the material to learn lucid dreaming or to analyze your own unconciousness. Keeping a dream journal is a very worthwile habit. Have a nice day guys! :-)
Thanks for the tip. During the time I had the nightmare, I was remembering it very well and it was always the same or almost the same, but now I'm having a hard time remembering my dreams and a dream journal would be very helpful.
Yeah, you can even use a free smartphone app to do it so it´s really easy :-) and just don´t give up. at first it is really hard to remember anything, but with every entry in your journal - no matter how small - your "dream memory" improves!
wow being killed in a dream? I cant say I have ever experienced that, I typically wake up well before I get to that point in the few fight/flight dreams that I have had. Must be terrifying and as a child none the less.
I have a lot of dreams that I am flying, like literally gliding on a breeze, and maybe 6 instances of deja vous from dreams past per year. I guess I have an very in interesting dream life
It's bad to experience getting killed in a dream (especially by a creature such as werewolf or a witch), but what was even more horrific was the feeling of helplessness once it becomes clear that you are now alone and that you will inevitably also get caught and killed.
I would love to experience your dreams, they sound quite interesting.
Cheers, @thinkingishard! : )
I've had a recurring dream of battling rough seas or flooding and I figured, I would often dream of it when I'm troubled or stressed about something. Knowing the 'pattern' made me less bothered by it. I knew I just have to clear my mind from so many things before I go to sleep to avoid having that bad dream again.
Yes, knowing the pattern helps immensely, as well as clearing the mind before sleep. : )
Strong mental power rules the dream :)
Strong mental power + dream control experience. : )
Hi just saw your last minuted bid of 33 SBD for this post, just wondering if you know how to make your bid profitable?
Hi, @santana33. I'm using SteemBotTracker to follow the current offers. If you know any better method, I would be glad to hear. : )
I use the same, but I mean 33 SBD of steem are now worth, USD 199, your vote got you 270.14, take 25% min. off for the curators, you get 202.60. You may think I got 3 USD... well nope, actually from that 75% you have to divide it in 2, one part is liquid SBD to be paid to you, and the other goes as Steem Power.
So, you will get from those 33 SBD, 100 USD as SBD, that means, 16 SBD, and then around 2 or max 3 Steem Power. Ergo, you just turned 33 SBD into half of it.
The thing is that I got the upvote about 10 minutes after the post creation, meaning that I have to take off about 8%, not 25%.
The upvote was worth about 41 SBD and 8 SP. When you deduct 8% off that, it means that I will get about 38 SBD and 6.5 SP, in other words, 5 more SBD than I invested + 6.5 SP.
Ok then you have a point, but do not forget that you make others bid unprofitable, maybe because they voted 1 hour later. Also, another tip, if you vote yourself to do it exactly as of 30 minutes after posting. Then you get most of the curation reward.
Also if you find my comment helpful please upvote do not be so greedy mate ;-)
Actually, when voting on other people's posts it's usually best to vote about 30 minutes after the post creation, but when you vote for yourself it's best to do it immediately - you get no curation reward, yes, it goes to the author, but in this case, the author is you, so it makes no difference and you should vote immediately in order to be the first one. : )
new guy here, this interaction is very interesting, so is there a viable way for pure organic growth and content sharing on steemit? It sucks to put a lot of work into a post and then only get 20 people who event maybe viewed it, so I understand the drive to do this. I just hate the idea of after putting a lot of time and thought into a post to then have to spend even more time and money to get someone to actually look at it .....
I guess its the same on any platform really, just the value is different ....
That is your calculated reward, as of now, 31.256 SBD, it may change if the Steem price goes down, which will make the SP be higher, but I think your calculation from above is not that accurate. Cheers.
Main point is, is not worthy to send so much into a big bot, better many small transactions, and please look at how max is the profittable bid.
Thanks for the tips. Yes, many small transactions strategy has it's benefits, but it that case you have to deduct 25%, not less.
Yeah, you confronted your fears and note the spiritual controls the physical. Thanks for sharing your personal experience
You're welcome, spirit is a powerful thing. : )
Upvoted, resteemed and following!
Thank you, @doevoes! : )
There are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear.
Yes. Thank you for the comment, @liquidtrader. : )
Very scaring. I want to how do you overcome this. I am very interested to dream. What is the reason of our dreaming and nightmares
It's described in the article - I managed to overcome it by dream control and I think that the reason behind the nightmare was my fear of loneliness.
Ive had very similar experiences, you have inspired my next post, thanks
You're most welcome, I'm glad I've inspired you. ^_^
Nice post, i like it 😀 @lifenbeauty ( 53 )
Nice post...I too have had a recurring dream years back, but over time it seem to fade away. Pls do check out my new post, am new on Steemit.
Do your emotions really have an effect on how you dream?
I'm pretty sure they do.
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please help me, so my account can be like your account ..