Afraid of getting nightmares

[Gimmick]

Over the past few days I'm developing what I think is an irrational fear of getting nightmares when I dream. Am I being irrational or rational, having this fear of the unknown? Does anyone have this? Any tips?

Of course, in the end when I wake up I remember I never really did get any nightmare but it's so peculiar. Why do I get this fear if I never get any nightmares in the first place?

[poinl]

i love nightmares they are adventurous dreams

[Yukin]

As a child i'd get nightmares almost more than every other night and I'd be afraid of going to sleep at times. I had child like solutions back then, like sleeping in the same bed as my mom, so all I think of for you is to either just tough it out and realize it's not real, or listen to some calming music before you go to sleep.

âEUZ: "We stopped checking for monsters under our beds when we figured out that they're inside us."

[TehPoptartKid]

I got bad nightmares a few months ago, and because of it, I went to the hospital for manic depression. Be careful guys of getting nightmares. It'll screw you guys up big time. :(

[Elixur]

At 2 days ago, Yukin wrote:
âEUZ: "We stopped checking for monsters under our beds when we figured out that they're inside us."

That feel when you realize you're the monster all along.

[TheRedRocks]

No joke, but masturbation before sleep really helps.

[Painbringer]

Sometimes waking up from a nightmare feels like coming back from Hell.

I guess the fear afterwards is a bit scarier than being in the clutches of death.

I very rarely get those or any other kind of nightmare though.

[Finalfina]

As a child, i got SOOO many nightmares. I'm no longer afraid of getting them because i tell myself that I've reached my "nightmare quota" in life by having so many as a child. Seems to be true so far. I can't remember the last nightmare i've had.

[TehPoptartKid]

At 2 minutes ago, Protagonist wrote: If you don't want to have a nightmare, force yourself to dream about something you want. It's as simple as repeatedly telling yourself to dream about something specific before you fall asleep.

i tried doing that once. It worked, for a bit and then I woke up the next morning. LOL.

[MaartenC]

Have you tried 'Lucid dreaming'? You'll never have nightmares again!

Unless you do it wrong. Then shit can easily get out of hand.

[Loki]

Nightmares are AWESOME!

Last night I had one, let me tell it to you.

I was in some sort of mansion in the middle of a botanical garden, when some Freddy Kruger clones attacked, and killed all my friends. In the end I befriended the real Freddy Kruger so he spared me. Then David Boreanaz came out of nowhere and we chilled for a while. Cool nightmare.

[Spiderwebbie]

wow I just woke up from a nighmare, whats good for nightmares is getting up and doing something right after so when you go back to bed you dont dream about the same thing < - works about half the time, but worth the try.

[Gimmick]

At 9 minutes ago, Gambit wrote: I was in some sort of mansion in the middle of a botanical garden, when some Freddy Kruger clones attacked, and killed all my friends. In the end I befriended the real Freddy Kruger so he spared me. Then David Boreanaz came out of nowhere and we chilled for a while. Cool nightmare.

It's no longer a nightmare then.

[Retrospeck]

seriously, dont sleep on your back. Sleeping on your back gives you nightmares. Thats why I sleep on my side.

[Loki]

At 12 minutes ago, Gimmick wrote:

At 9 minutes ago, Gambit wrote: I was in some sort of mansion in the middle of a botanical garden, when some Freddy Kruger clones attacked, and killed all my friends. In the end I befriended the real Freddy Kruger so he spared me. Then David Boreanaz came out of nowhere and we chilled for a while. Cool nightmare.

It's no longer a nightmare then.

Actually, I don't think there is such a thing as a nightmare, as I enjoy them all....