How To Handle Your Stress Dreams And Get Back To Sleep

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The occasional nightmare or stress dream can be quite disruptive to our lives. Some suffer from these dreams regularly. This can result in lack of sleep, or poor quality of sleep, as well as anxiety about going to sleep.

In searching for a meaning for these dreams, many turn to all sorts of dream interpretation sites and books. Yet, the answer is not to be found in a third party's opinion. The only person who can interpret and change your dreams is you.

Instead of interpretation, think of handling your bad dreams as Dream Management. Here are a few tips to take control of your dreams and their outcomes.

Tip #1: If you have someone with you in bed, talk to him or her. If you are by yourself, write it down. In line of the concept that "the only way out is in" you will feel better once it's out of your mind and on paper.

Tip #2: Allow yourself to explore the meaning of your dream and understand that no matter how scary or bizarre, your dream is an opportunity to witness what goes on in your life. Extract the meaning you choose, see the positive and be the only one who interprets and gives meaning to your dreams.

Tip #3: Once you've explored a meaning of your dream, create an affirmation or a mantra which you can easily memorize. This affirmation or mantra should include both the hidden lesson in your dream and the opposite positive outcome of this lesson.

So, for example, if your dream was about a terrible act of war, you may interpret this as your internal conflict. Your affirmation or mantra can read "I now resolve to settle this conflict (hidden lesson), seek the right solution for my own peace of mind (opposite positive outcome of the lesson)."

Tip #4: Invite peacefulness and relaxation into your mind and your life, using some relaxation and breathing exercises. It is up to you to choose to let go of this dream or the conflict it represents, and replace is with serenity. If you find this difficult, tell yourself you will think about it again in the morning, even make a note to do so.

But for the time being, decide to return to sleep in a state of relaxation so you can enjoy the rest of the night.

It is strange for us to think we have control over our dreams. They seem so random and odd, and we often attach a lot of meaning to them that we can choose to eliminate. Whatever the meaning may be, remember that you choose it and you can go back to blissful sleep.

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