my friend had this, she woke up feeling like she was pushed down to the bed theres a special name for it but im not to sure, tell him to go to the doctors it could get worse!
whats this guy doing before he goes to bed?
maybe changing his routine might subconsciously change his dreams
whats on his mind?you dont have nightmares for no reason
was he beat as a child? seen something bad?
i think by dramatically changing his sleeping regime would help. maybe set an alarm to wake him up at about 2 am.
Or he could take the lucidity route, i’m not sure about the best way of becoming lucid, ive been lucid about 4 times in the 16 years of dreaming so i aint got a clue how it works…
nar shelly maybe i got it wrong not the thing where theyre pinned to the bed because they cant move, the thing where u realise your dreaming, and u can control them.
evansent, he has some sort of psychotic disorder. the doctors say schizophrenia but i dont believe them, i think its a psychosis caused by bad blood flow to the brain, but thats my opinion. yes he has been treated badly, but his dreams arent memories, they usually consist of his best friends and/or himself being tortured, murdered, etc. i believe its brought on partially by stress. he doesnt sleep till about 3 or 4 am because hes scared to sleep. if anyone has an idea of how it workd thatwould be great.
they do sell some goggles I saw that is supposed to train you to know when you dream by detecting eye movement and flashing a dim light in your eyes.
but on an easier note, tell him to exercise so hes tired, lay off caffine/sugar/etc…specially at night, worked a little bit for me.
and if hes not opposed to it…tell him to smoke marijuana before he sleeps - sounds far fetched but believe me it works, marijuana isnt just a recreational thing. this is literally the only thing that kept my dreams at bay, sleeping pills and all that didnt work, plus they are addictive and not recommended to be taken regularly because side effects.
rozerem.. your dreams are waiting …
oh i remember this alright,yes it is due to him being schitzophrenic.
a friend of mine used to have them quite often
nightmares!that aws an understatement!!!
im sorry to tell you but you cant change his train of thought
tell him go back to the docs
see if he could possibly change his medication
he might need a lower dozage :>
thing is dub, A. if i get him on marijuana, his mother will hate me even more. (for some reason she thinks im a bad influence even though i only want the best for him) he cant sleep because hes scared. its not that he physically cant, he just doesnt want to. plus. if i get him on drugs, it will only make the psychosis worse. and its bad enough as it is.
i was wondering if anyone knew of any techniques? because lucid dreaming is the most suitable thing i can think of to be fair, it would be good if i could help him do it
there are no techniques that I know of, hence the goggles being invented. even with the goggles they say it still takes practice.
you dont necessarily have to turn him into a stoner but if a couple hits before bed will relax him enough to sleep at night then maybe thats all thats needed.
definately dont recommend getting prescribed anything, side effects on all those medications will scare you away for sure if you read them.
it also doesnt have to be an every day thing, a few good nights rest can work more miracles for your body then youd think, so it may stop.
do not&i repeat do not give him any drugs of the sort!!!
he cant even drink alchohol!!
i made the same mistake with my friend&it cost me dearly!!!
I have a lot of lucid dreams, but they always come by accident—-I have never been able to “plan” one, although I have read that one can do so.
Also, once I start trying to control and manipulate the dream, I often slip awake.
Wish I could be more helpful.
yeh.
well drugs was defo out from the start. i know that schiz and drugs go hand in hand. and thats not a good thing.
iono ill try and find ways of helpin his dreams become lucid, meanwhile i shall stick to waking him up if he starts to make noises. (i cant stand hearing him have nightmares) but yish.
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…he doesnt sleep till about 3 or 4 am because hes scared to sleep. if anyone has an idea of how it workd thatwould be great.
well that cant help atall, i’m no doctor but that definatly wont help the situation… i dunno what to suggest though, soz…
oh. and evansent, he is unmedicated :S
he is afraid that if he asks his mom or dad to take him to the docs, they will either ignore him, or get angry at him. i think hes being treated unfairly on account of being the older, ‘broken’ child. i have suggested trying for medication a few times but there is only so far i can push the subject.
if he has been diagnosed why isnt he taking anything??
you could go drs with him
i dont know why he isnt taking anything, he needs to be. if i went to the docs with him, i would be accused of meddling, i cant step outta line with his mom. im already on shaky ground due to a mistake i made, which led to her finding out i used to self injure quite badly. i think she thinks im gonna try to get him into SI and make some sort of silly cult or something. little to her knowledge he has been SIing longer than me. just not as bad.
i would never want him harmed.
if a dr said hes a schitz then he must be taking something
you cant let something like that go
if he becomes a danger to other people
he needs to keep it under control
please dont take that the wrong way ok
If your friend is schzio, do NOT let him smoke. I’m schizo-effective and it make things WORSE. I lucid dream normally, but if I’m high it gets worse and scarier. Plus if he really is schizo, it may make things worse mental wise - there are recent studies saying the if you have schziophrenia, pot makes things considerably worse, even if the user feels good at the time, it’s effect can be opposite and drastic.
have him talk to his doctor and see if a med can’t be adjusted or dropped, one of mine used to make the dreams horrible. When I stopped it, dreams went back to normal.
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If your friend is schzio, do NOT let him smoke. I’m schizo-effective and it make things WORSE. I lucid dream normally, but if I’m high it gets worse and scarier. Plus if he really is schizo, it may make things worse mental wise - there are recent studies saying the if you have schziophrenia, pot makes things considerably worse, even if the user feels good at the time, it’s effect can be opposite and drastic.
have him talk to his doctor and see if a med can’t be adjusted or dropped, one of mine used to make the dreams horrible. When I stopped it, dreams went back to normal.
good point I didnt really see the part about him being schizo, dont let him smoke.
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do not&i repeat do not give him any drugs of the sort!!!
he cant even drink alchohol!!
i made the same mistake with my friend&it cost me dearly!!!
Do a google search for a href=”http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=lucid+dreaming+techniques&btnG=Go ogle+Search&aq=3&oq=lucid+dreaming>lucid dreaming techniques /a> and it should be the first article. It is an FAQ that should be of some use.
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your friend could actually be suffering from sleep apnea.. sleep apnea causes your body not to fully be asleep and relaxed causing many issues with sleep.. including bad night mares and always being tired..
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