I keep having really scary nightmares about really big storms by the coast. And I want to no what it means. I started having the nightmares after I got back from Oregon. I have these nightmares every week. And in all of them im hiding in a house/hotel/shake(shelter). And in every nightmare someone or one of my pets drowns. Im really scared. Please help.

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ive been having lots of nightmares lately, everynight to everyother night. i hate waking up at 3 o clock in the morning being scared not being able to fall back asleep. i am 14 yr old girl, and i really just want these nightmares to go away.

from as long as i can remember every christmas eve i have the exact same nightmare and its one thats very hard to describe but makes it incredibly hard to fall asleep because of the fear of having this nightmare again. does anyone have any advice?

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I need some tips on getting back to sleep after nightmare?? im not talking little childish nightmares, I mean nightmares about traumatic events.

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I have nightmare induced insomnia, and as my nightmares become more vivid and prominent- I’ve come to wonder, what do they mean?

One nightmare I had, was me as a young child- about five or six, and I’m wearing a white tee and brown shorts, I’m running. I’m running as fast as my little legs can take me through a muddied, dark forest with huge towering and menacing tree’s. The ground is littered with rotten leaves and logs, and my feet sink with every step I take, making it harder and harder to run. Behind me is a bulbous man, chasing after me furiously, he is balding in the middle of his head and is wearing a greasy, stained shirt as well as ripped and dirty shorts. He looks like he belongs out in that dirty, scary forest. He is laughing, yelling at me that I’ll never get away, never make it out- and I slip, my hands and knee’s sinking into the muddy floor, I pull out- the mud making a sucking noise, as if it’s reluctant to let me go. And as I’m scrabbling to get up, he is gaining, I take a large log and thrust it behind me into the air without looking, then I begin to run again, still trying to regain my balance, and still throwing logs at him. He screams that he is hungry, that he’s going to take my little fingers and toes, and crunch them between his teeth- he is very adamant about his hunger, going on and on about it as I break through the tree line and come to a clearing with a huge, murky and dark swamp in front of me. I stare, gasping for air, and whip around wildly- where do I turn? where do I go? The swamp stretches and stretches for what looks like miles, and the only way to make it across to the other side it to swim- I dive for it, but not without hearing the angry looking man say- "You will die in that swamp, it is just as hungry as I am, and it will eat you, pull at you, and you will die." My throat goes tight, so I turn and dart in the other direction, eager to get away, and he is after me again. I race around through the forest, the tree’s all look the same. Then I come back to the swamp. And the man laughs, it is sick, evil and slow. Then I see something, and I just know, as the ghostly figure of a person swiftly walks over the surface of the swamp- that the swamp will not eat me, it will free me, it is the thing that will take me back home. Out of this strange world. And as the ghostly figure of a truck rumbles by, looking like its driving into the bottom of the swamp, I throw myself forward- racing towards it, and jump, diving towards the back of it- screaming something at the top of my little lungs, as hard as I can until my face is red, and I make impact. Then I am awake.

Another I had, (I don’t remember much of this one, so it will be short) in a convenience store, there behind the counter is a not-so-intimidating looking small Asian man, I have two other people with me, my best friend Jessica and another friend, Samantha. I chat softly with them as we wander the store, then the next thing I know I am feeling fear, dreadful fear. And the man from behind the counter is approaching me, a silver dagger in hand, and besides him are two others. My friends and I panic, and then next few moments are a blur of destruction, shouting, struggling as we run and hide. Then time is normal again, and the place is trashed, we are huddled on the floor-watching, waiting for them. Behind me I noticed are some antique looking guns, I reach up for the nearest one in panic, because we’ve been spotted and he is approaching, looking smug. I knew, deep inside, the guns weren’t supposed to work- and probably wouldnt. But I pumped the barrel anyway, and pressed down quickly on the barrel. A thunderous, bang, went off- and blood pooled in the center of the mans chest, dripping quickly and becoming a dark could. Then he fell. And I herd scuffling, eager and fearful voices, the sound of the bell from the door- then silence. I looked back at my friends in relief, then got up, walking cautiously to the door. My fingertips touched the handle, the other still holding the gun and I glanced out. Then I pushed the door open, sure it was safe, only to turn and find another man staring sardonically at me, a cruel grin twisting his features, he lifted his hand towards me- then I was awake.

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I havent been able to sleep for three days. I keep dreaming about this person that i know. I dont think I like this person, but idk. Anyways, every time they show up, a few scenes later the dreams changes into a nightmare. Its a very strange concept, and im just looking see what you guys think.

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I don’t know if it’s just me, if I’m half sleep or its a nightmare or something, but this is the second or third time this has happened. Whatever this is, when it happens I hear some creepy voices, kind of like whispers, I guess, and therde’s also some weird stuff floating or some, I don’t know if that how I’m seeing things when I’m half sleep or whatever this is. Then, I try to wake myself up, its really hard and I have to move my hand or try to move myself a little to fully awake myself, and I’m aware of the fact that I’m trying to make myself get up. Whatever’s happening, it scares me everytime. I almost don’t go to sleep again. Can anybody help tell me what this is?

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For about a month now, I have been having nightmares every night. Then recently I wake up 5 times a night, all around the same time every night and I notice it’s from a nightmare or someone dying. It’s really starting to bug me because I get no sleep and I can’t stand nightmares. Before I　started having the nightmares, I just dreamt about sex which I hear is rather normal but now it’s just nightmares. I have dreams about someone always dying or something about like a possession or a demon. Has anyone else had this problem with nightmares during pregnancy? And is there anything I can do to help with my sleeping problem?? I plan to talk to my doctor about it, and I know not to take medicine without consulting the doctor, so I didn’t know if maybe someone knew a remedy that helps maybe. I would just like some reassurance that I am not the only one who has/had this problem!! Thank you!
Why are there like tons of guys ignorantly aswering my question? and why are they roaming around in the pregnancy forums????

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My dad has sleeping problems were in the middle of the night he feels like there is someone on him or something of alot of weight on top of him, and then he can’t breathe. He tries talking or screaming but he can’t as hard as he tries. He can’t move at all. He tries so hard to move around with much struggle and when he finally does, he wakes up and is sweating alot. This happens alot to him. Other than just a nightmare, he thinks it might be related to stress. Is there a name for this? Thanks.

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I have some medicinal sleeping pills ordered in from America to help with my sleeping cycle. They are a melatonin dietary supplement. All it contains is 3mg of melatonin per tablet, rice flour and gelatin. However, just 1 of these pills seems to put me into a very intensive REM state of sleep. Taking 2 gives me night terrors and bad dreams. Taking 3 or over causes extreme paranoia and very vivid nightmares throughout the night. I also seem to have increased nightmare rates since taking my first pill. I have had no confirmed sleeping disorders from a doctor before, but I do tend to sleepwalk. Is there any reason why these pills affect me like this? And is there any way to reduce or cure these effects the pills have caused? Thanks.

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Ok, I have insomnia, and have had it since a little kid. It was caused by watching horror films, so whenever I go to sleep, I have night terrors and Confusion Awakenings. I do not and will not take medication, I believe that I can do it some other way. But every home remedy I tried has not worked.
I am dating the most perfect guy, but the problem is that he has Narcolepsy (falling asleep randomly) . So we are totally different when it comes to sleep. I was able to take a quick nap on his shoulder, before getting to stage 3 in sleep I had a nightmare, so I just kept my eyes open.

If you can help in anyway, it would be great.

No sleep in ohio..
I actually go to a sleeping clinic, and they diagnosed me with Insomnia, and night terrors. So before you say I don’t , ask first. You don’t know what exactly goes on in my life. Sorry I couldn’t detail it for you. :/
Haha, my boyfriend said that I can try sleeping in his arms, because I will feel protected. and it worked, like I said. He listens to me. So I get what you mean about having someone to talk to . But its also hard because I can’t sleep without a light on, but it bothers me. And the sound of a fan would bother me too. Like everything bothers me when it comes down to doing something like sleeping.

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Does this sound like a sleep disorder?
I set 4 alarm clocks every morning, around 5-15 minutes apart, and scatter them all over my room. I put some in drawers to wake me up. Still, I sometimes have absolutely no memory of having turned them off.

Sometimes I don’t sleep enough but I do often get 7-9 hours of sleep. I am 17-years-old so I don’t always get the recommended amount but I do often. I’m still always extremely tired. I fall asleep often, but not always, after school and my mother always yells at me for it. I sleep for around 3 hours at the absolute most, usually it’s only around an hour though. I do feel a little better afterward. Even if I don’t, I’m able to focus better at night. I almost always show up 10-20 minutes late for the first class of the morning. Sometimes, after setting and turning off all those clocks, my mother will knock on my door and ask me if I’m up. I’ll tell her that I am and that I’m getting ready and tell her to go away. This upsets my mother because it is, of course, rude, but I honestly have absolutely no memory of saying these things. Sometimes I talk to both my parents before I’m even awake.

Right before I fall asleep and sometimes during the middle of the night or in the morning when I’m half awake, I hallucinate. I’ve never had a visual hallucination, they’re always auditory. The other morning, I heard my dad talking in front of my door. My father comes to visit sometimes but he was 5 hours away at the time and there’s no way he was home. I heard a man the other night right before I fell asleep, I don’t even remember what he said but nobody was home. I’ve had this since I was younger though. One time, I was in the car and I fell asleep pretty quickly. I was around 10. I had the most vivid and terrifying nightmare and I woke up to a gunshot. The gunshot wasn’t a part of the dream, I heard it out loud. I looked out the window and we were still in the same area, I’d only been asleep for like 5 minutes.

I have no problem spending an extended amount of time on a math problem or any schoolwork. My brain just doesn’t allow me to. I used to be much more focused and I could spend hours doing math. Now, my brain will get all foggy and the page will go out of focus (not in the Schizophrenic way but in the tired way) and I won’t be able to think. I have constant headaches. I can’t listen to people because I’m constantly zoning out. It’s a big problem at school but it’s also affecting my social life, sometimes I’m incredibly interested in hearing what one of my peers has to say but I simply can’t focus enough to listen to what they’re talking about.

I set 4 alarm clocks every morning, around 5-15 minutes apart, and scatter them all over my room. I put some in drawers to wake me up. Still, I sometimes have absolutely no memory of having turned them off.

Sometimes I don’t sleep enough but I do often get 7-9 hours of sleep. I am 17-years-old so I don’t always get the recommended amount but I do often. I’m still always extremely tired. I fall asleep often, but not always, after school and my mother always yells at me for it. I sleep for around 3 hours at the absolute most, usually it’s only around an hour though. I do feel a little better afterward. Even if I don’t, I’m able to focus better at night. I almost always show up 10-20 minutes late for the first class of the morning. Sometimes, after setting and turning off all those clocks, my mother will knock on my door and ask me if I’m up. I’ll tell her that I am and that I’m getting ready and tell her to go away. This upsets my mother because it is, of course, rude, but I honestly have absolutely no memory of saying these things. Sometimes I talk to both my parents before I’m even awake.

Right before I fall asleep and sometimes during the middle of the night or in the morning when I’m half awake, I hallucinate. I’ve never had a visual hallucination, they’re always auditory. The other morning, I heard my dad talking in front of my door. My father comes to visit sometimes but he was 5 hours away at the time and there’s no way he was home. I heard a man the other night right before I fell asleep, I don’t even remember what he said but nobody was home. I’ve had this since I was younger though. One time, I was in the car and I fell asleep pretty quickly. I was around 10. I had the most vivid and terrifying nightmare and I woke up to a gunshot. The gunshot wasn’t a part of the dream, I heard it out loud. I looked out the window and we were still in the same area, I’d only been asleep for like 5 minutes.

I have no problem spending an extended amount of time on a math problem or any schoolwork. My brain just doesn’t allow me to. I used to be much more focused and I could spend hours doing math. Now, my brain will get all foggy and the page will go out of focus (not in the Schizophrenic way but in the tired way) and I won’t be able to think. I have constant headaches. I can’t listen to people because I’m constantly zoning o

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I recently heard about a disorder where people sleep for weeks-months on end. They are functional, they eat and can move and speak but they are in a dream-like stage. they are usually in a sort of nightmare stage the entire time they are up and moving and are generally frightened of people around them. also, they usually have rare cravings for certain foods while they are on sleeping bouts. there was some sort of news peice done on it, but i was trying to find info about it online and I couldnt find the news peice… probably because I forgot the name of the disorder.. does anyone know what its called?

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I’m not sure how to do it, but it’s a modern blend of classic tales. Sleeping Beauty is Rosie. She and her friends are all trying to win the Prince Charming, Eric. Somehow, the night after the Spring Fling, she falls into a sleep and is woken by something, but it isn’t Eric. It’s something else. I’m tihnking she wakes up from a nightmare? About Eric being a monster or something.

But how does she fall asleep in the first place? An injury? Or some sort of surgery?

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i’ve been having this problem for years…probably since i was a teenager. i’ll have a dream in which i think i am awake, and i’m in bed or wherever i was while i’m sleeping. but the thing is i’m always paralyzed and there is ALWAYS some other entity in the room with me – and the thing is NEVER friendly. it is always a vampire, alien, or something malevolent. so my question is – is this a sleep disorder? or just a nightmare? i always wake up freaking scared out of my mind…btw i had night terrors when i was an infant.

any help?
looks like this is it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogic_hallucination

sleep paralysis coupled with a hypnogogic hallucination.

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I have always had a hard time sleeping…I go from extremes of insomnia to sleeping so often it is near narcolepsy. I also have chronic nightmares, occasional sleep walking, lots of sleep talking, wake often during the night, and have sleep paralysis about once or twice each month, worse when I’m having a bad nightmare fit or extreme stress. The thing is, its not disrupting my life, but I know it would be nice to actually sleep well. I’ve dealt with all this my whole life, so i’m not even sure anyone could fix it. Also, I do not want to become dependant on sleep aids or anything…been there, done that V_V
Thanks in advance for anyone with advice ^_^
By not disrupting my life, I guess I mean I am accustomed to it and know how to cope…again, I can not remember a time before sleep problems. Its just normal for me…but I would like a chance to make it better!

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