Posted by James K on January 20, 2006, at 19:41:48
In reply to Re: Help, nightmares, posted by Susan47 on January 20, 2006, at 18:19:39
It can go either way . The last one I had, I was clearly intoxicated, running around town, meeting people having confusion, waking up on a strange couch, confrontations. All the things that might happen on a really crazy binge.
Sometimes someone wakes up and they might have been having a good time and as soon as they wake up - "oh no i've lost my sobriety!". This can be just the temporary confusion of waking, or a guilt that what their subconscious does is what they really want. I don't like blaming my subconscious.
Keep in mind comparing substance abuse is only partially useful to your situation. The concepts may be similar, but the lack of a concrete chemical changes things.
I actually think you can over time influence your dreams to a certain degree. If you plant you want to happen sometimes in the midst of dreaming you will remember. Unfortunately with Nightmares, all bets are off.
I hope some of this helps, I'm a little scatterbrained right now.
James K
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