Recurring dream/nightmare, how do I break the cycle?
Ok, I have had like 4 or 5 dreams all concerning the movie "I Am Legend" First one was before I even saw the movie but read the plot synopsis. I dont usually watch scary movies as I never believe they're real but this film scared the crap out of me, as do similar films (28 Days Later for example). For the past few weeks every so often I dream about the events portrayed, that I'm all alone and monstrous humans come out after dark to get me and I'm either fighting them or running from them. Last night's was very detailed, they crawled through vent shafts to set traps for me, and even after the film plotline (SPOILER for movie below)
A few years after the cure is delivered to the survivors I dreamed the army was clearing out the city and Will Smith's character was leading the zombie humans as a new strain mutated in his body, and it all started all over again.
Anyways I can't seem to shake these dreams, any suggestions as to how to settle my mind?
Mystic Magic2008-01-14T13:58:47Z
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Most dreams contain messages that serve to teach us something about ourselves. Unfortunately many a times we forget what we dream about as we go about our daily routine. With recurring dreams, the message may be so important and/or powerful that it just will not go away. The frequent repetition of such dreams forces you to pay attention and confront the dream. The dream is trying desperately to tell you something. Such dreams are often nightmarish or frightening in their content, which also helps you to take notice and pay attention to them. Recurring dreams are quite common and are often triggered by a certain life situation or a problem that keeps coming back again and again. These dreams may recur daily, once a week, or once a month, but whatever the frequency, there is little variation in the dream content itself. It usually points to a personal weakness, fear, or your inability to cope with something in your life - past or present. The repetitive patterns in your dream can reveal some of the most valuable information on yourself. It may point to a conflict, situation or matter in your waking life that remains unresolved or unsettled. Or some urgent underlying message in your unconscious is demanding to be understood. Following are some tips in overcoming your recurring dreams.
1. In understanding your recurring dream, you must be willing to accept some sort of change or undergo a transformation.
2. You must be willing to look within yourself and confront whatever you may find no matter how difficult it my be.
3. You must be able to look at the dream from an objective point of view. Try to get pass the emotional and reactive elements of the dream and get down to the symbolic images. Many times dreams are masked by elements that are disturbing preventing you to delve any deeper. This is a defense mechanism that your unconscious may be putting up.
4. Be patient. Do not get discourage if these dreams still recur even after you thought you have come to understand them.
5. Learn to accept yourself truly and fully.
Often times, once you discover what your recurring dream is trying to tell you, these dreams will change or altogether disappear.
Emotions expressed in dreams is a way for people to act out their feelings which they would not normally express if they were awake. This provides a "safe" outlet for these emotions instead of letting them be pent up. If you feel panic this indicates a lack of control and power in your life. You may be feeling helpless in some situation or unable to make a clear decision. Dreamind that your alone or lost suggests that you have lost your direction in life or that you have lost sight of your goals. You may be feeling worried and insecure about the path you are taking in life. Alternatively, you may be trying to adjust and get accustomed to a new situation in which the rules and conditions are ever changing. To dream that you of zombies, suggests that you are physically and/or emotionally detached from people and situations that are currently surrounding you. You are feeling out of touch. Alternatively, it may indicate that you are feeling dead inside and are simply going through the motions of daily living. When you dream that you are running from an attacker or any danger, then it suggests that you are not facing and confronting your fears.
Alternativly......you should stop watching films that scare you. Your consious mind is trying to find its way to escape from whats scared you so instead of it just letting go, it reflects into your dreams. The best way to get out of this is to watch something enlightening, adventerous or romantic before you go to bed for a few nights to reset your consious mind into a calm state.
The dreams must be say something about your life despite being triggered by the movie. You must have to deal with disagreeable characters in your real life that are a struggle to deal with or to avoid. Meditation/prayer can help you clear your mind of the negative energy you tend to absorb. Exercise can strengthen your energy, so you can better defend your self from the adverse affect of energy of others. And a healthy diet will keep you more under control. You could also try visualizing more positive dreams to try to get your subconscious pointed in a better direction.
Y'know, that movie scared me too. What works for me is, every time I have a thought that is negative and junk like that, I try to start thinking about something else. Also, I find that journaling helps as well.