How To Prevent Nightmares

[AB Editor]

As above, advice on how to prevent nightmares - including medical, magical or psychological.

Also happy to hear about why nightmares come about and why they can't be "prevented."

A question asked by a friend recently in t'pub - I thought we might get a good debate out of it.

All the best,

Spare Ed

[mccfluff]

i always get them on the back of reading or watching something that scares me - after watching about 8 episodes of true blood i had a horrible vampire 'mare :-(

[ummmm]

I don't think you can.

OH had a nightmare last week. He was jumping and shaking. He has the most simple life, has no worries, and is the happiest person I know.

They just happen..

[society]

Is there such a thing as daymare too?

[China Doll]

You could try repeating a mantra along the lines of 'I will sleep well and undisturbed tonight' as you drift off to sleep.

[society]

Couple years ago I used to often wake up from sleep laughing.

[ummmm]

I've woke up crying loads of times...

[yogi-bear]

Hi Ed and all,

I just try to think of something nice that has happened that day or week/month just before i drop off to sleep and usually end up dreaming about that or something similar...........i am Bill Murray's character in Groundhog Day MANY times......lol

Just found this on the net, as is interesting.....i dont smoke, i do have tea or hot chocolate and light'sh snack at night about an hour before i get to bed....and try to clear my mind of all stress, if any, so as not to dream about something bad.

http://www.ehow.com/h...tting-nightmares.html

I seldom have nightmares, apart form being chased down the road by Dougal the dog from 'The Magic Roundabout', but it's got Docspock's face..........aaaarrrrgghhhhh!!!!

[NazNomad]

I like to take the iron nails from a tomb and nail them into a doorway.

[yogi-bear]

Sounds like you're a ghoulish chippy, Naz..........your not buildiing a doghouse for Butch, are you?....lol

[pusskin]

my dreams always involve getting lost and cant find my way back !
horrible nightmares at times

[society]

I remember in one of my dreams I was crying and when I woke up there were tears in my eyes and my pillow was wet.

[milly143]

I regularly have terrible nightmares, at least a couple of times a week. Sometimes I will wake up crying histerically and other times I will physically last out in my sleep. I don't think there is anything you can do about them though. I could have had the best day in the world with nothing on my mind and I might still have a nightmare. I am a worrier in general and have a terrible habit of grinding my teeth in my sleep. Perhaps they are all connected.