Nightmares

[WiiWii]

I have been having nightmares regulary for as long as i can remember. It doesnt really bother me, but I wonder if anybody knows why people have nightmares?

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[Nate]

because you have the grim reaper as your avatar! supa trolls give supa dreams ;o

 

[Bugz]

"So why do I sometimes have nightmares?

Solving problems isn't what most of us will associate with nightmares, but some believe that these nightly frights are signals about things that are wrong, or need facing up to. Although dreams can be intense and often include emotions of anxiety and fear, a bad dream becomes a nightmare when, because of the intensity of emotions, we wake up.

Nightmares are often long or elaborate and can be reoccurring. Alcoholics and drug addicts, and people who have experienced trauma, are more likely to have recurrent nightmares. "

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"Why do we have nightmares?

Nightmares may have several causes, including drugs, medication, illness, trauma or they may have no related cause and be spontaneous. Often they occur when there is stress in one's waking life, and when major life changes are occuring. "

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From what i've read however - there's no exact answer.

 

[WiiWii]

because you have the grim reaper as your avatar! supa trolls give supa dreams ;o

haha time for me to change then

 

[psyco]

i think it does... what's its trying to explain is, while we sleep out brain still acts normally, and these dreams our in fact our sub-concious, telling us or expressing what were thinking at the time, it may be some what cryptic, but makes sense to me...

 

[Ezteq]

i've been working hard over the last few years to research the theory about cheese before bed time giving you nightmares so far my results have come in that this is codswallop i eat plenty of cheese and it doesnt give me a bad dream... however alcohol is a different matter!

if its stopping you from getting any proper rest matey go see the doctor and maybe some councilling can help you get rid of it... it might work for you

anyhoo i hope it stops and you get a good night

 

[old.Tohtori]

Well, when it comes to dreams, i either have none or i control them. Semi concious choice really.

It's cool these days, no nightmarey thingies creeping in my head

 

[Naetha]

I had a nightmare last night (well, kind of a nightmare) where someone had broken into our house. I went downstairs with something ineffective in my hand (don't remember what it was, something like a bunch of flowers or a towel or something useless) and found the burgler (in the guise of a little old lady!) standing in front of our TV. As she turned around I tried to scream, but as usual, nothing came out - I carried on screaming, and actually screamed out loud, waking myself up - I was so proud of myself, never actually been able to scream in a dream before where I wanted to

 

[tris-]

i found the last couple of nights that eating a yoghurt an hour or so before going to sleep can cause some extremely vivid shit.

 

[old.Tohtori]

i found the last couple of nights that eating a yoghurt an hour or so before going to sleep can cause some extremely vivid shit.

And some interesting dreams too?

 

[Heta]

I have a dream like once a year, tops

 

[tris-]

And some interesting dreams too?

that to

 

[Congax]

I have a dream that I remember like once a year, tops

I corrected that for you.

 

[psyco]

i wish i had more exciting dreams all mine are prison break related

 

[Heta]

I corrected that for you.

If I don't remember it, do I realy have it then?

 

[Congax]

If I don't remember it, do I realy have it then?

Yes, science proved it.

"Hines writes: "In a single REM period, there are upwards of fifty dream 'themes'--snippets of more or less (often less) coherent 'story.' Thus, a normal individual will have at least two hundred fifty (five REM periods times fifty dream themes per period) dream themes per night." One might quibble about the exact number of dream themes on average a person has each night, but it is certainly much greater than the average number of REM periods."

 

[fettoken]

I use to have recurring dreams sometimes, and some follows a certain way all the time.. like when i think i loose all my teeths. Hate those dreams, and they keep reappearing from time to time

 

[noblok]

"Hines writes: "In a single REM period, there are upwards of fifty dream 'themes'--snippets of more or less (often less) coherent 'story.' Thus, a normal individual will have at least two hundred fifty (five REM periods times fifty dream themes per period) dream themes per night." One might quibble about the exact number of dream themes on average a person has each night, but it is certainly much greater than the average number of REM periods."

How do you know what someone else experiences? Isn't this problematic given the plasticity of the brain?

 

[Naetha]

How do you know what someone else experiences? Isn't this problematic given the plasticity of the brain?

TBH You're all figments of my imagination, and I'm a primordial slug dreaming about being a human being.

 

[Congax]

How do you know what someone else experiences? Isn't this problematic given the plasticity of the brain?

That's just a philosophical issue, I was merely quoting that what was proved Ofcourse it is possible to elaborate and expand beyond the realms of science, but in that case, nobody is correct or incorrect.

 

[noblok]

That's just a philosophical issue, I was merely quoting that what was proved

My question was how this was proven. I did not question the existence of other minds, as Naetha did, nor did I question the methods of science (induction etc). I simply stated that human brains are plastic - according to science - and wondered how one can say that someone else experiences something if this is not backed up by the person in question. Isn't it possible that the monitored brain activity isn't a dream, but something else?

(Note: I know little of science, so I am not saying it's impossible to prove. It was a genuine question)

 

[psyco]

My question was how this was proven. I did not question the existence of other minds, as Naetha did, nor did I question the methods of science (induction etc). I simply stated that human brains are plastic - according to science - and wondered how one can say that someone else experiences something if this is not backed up by the person in question. Isn't it possible that the monitored brain activity isn't a dream, but something else?

(Note: I know little of science, so I am not saying it's impossible to prove. It was a genuine question)

no its not, they've noticed what a dream looks like(MRI ect)

 

[Serbitar]

blatantly stolen from a certian author...

if a tree falls in a forest and hits a mime... does anyone care?

 

[old.Tohtori]

TBH You're all figments of my imagination, and I'm a primordial slug dreaming about being a human being.

If i'm a figment of your imagination, you're one looney ooze.

 

[Serbitar]

If i'm a figment of your imagination, you're one looney ooze.

shes definately a sick puppy... erm... ooze thingy

 

[MaCaBr3]

I always have nightmares when I have stress or when I have too many emotional issues.

I sound like a girl, I know.

 

[liloe]

Sometimes nightmares are a warning. A psychologist once said that it's not uncommon for theatre people to dream that they stand there and forget their text. It's the worst that could happen to them, so they get a warning in form of these nightmares.