Dreams for Healing ~ Night Terrors
NIGHT TERRORS: SCREAMS FROM YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS
By Laura V. Hyde
Dreams are said to be the oldest language known to man yet for many they remain misunderstood.
For example, many fear and reject their nightmares; versus respecting and embracing them for
the important messages they hold.
Night terrors
are not only dreams where you are paralyzed with fear, but are dreams where fear,
upset, and anxiety are felt well into the waking state. Night terrors do not happen over night;
rather they are a result of several previous dreams that have gone ignored.
What Night Terrors Reveal
Night terrors are messages repeated from your subconscious. They are communications that, at
times, literally SCREAM at you (or make you scream!). Night terrors are akin to you trying to
verbally communicate with someone who is deaf: no matter how loud you speak, the person cannot
hear you. Night terrors occur because your subconscious knows you are not listening to it. As
many dreams as it may have sent to you, you have responded with a deaf ear.
Not surprising, the more you're willing to recall and understand your dreams, the less likely you
are to have night terrors. Night terrors have no purpose when you're listening to your nightly
dreams. Night terrors are like a crisis: they surface because a person refuses to see the signs
\along the path of life. As long as you're willing to address issues as they arise, there's no
reason for a crisis to occur.
Night terrors
have a unique way of triggering an emotional response. They are able to catch your attention
unlike anything else. Your body reacts with a quickening pulse, sweaty palms and feet, and
elevated blood pressure. All of this is a result of the fear and adrenaline moving through
your physical, mental and
emotional energy centers.
Research reveals that fifty percent of your dreams can be classified as night terrors. In truth,
this depends on the individual. For again, those who are willing to dig into their dreams,
understand them and apply their meaning, have far fewer
night terrors
than those who choose to remain unaware and in denial.
Using Your Dreams for Healing
One of the worst things you can do is to ignore your dreams, but even more destructive is the
temptation to blow off your nightmares! They will keep recurring with greater intensity, and
if they go unheeded, a negative situation is likely to occur. I once worked with a client who
had three recurring night terrors of broken plumbing within her house. After the second dream,
this client had her pipes checked out by a local contractor. Upon a thorough investigation she
was told the plumbing in her house was fine. Then after the third recurring dream, she visited
her physician and discovered that she had polyps in her colon, which if left untreated could
lead to colon cancer. After taking steps toward healing her colon, the dreams stopped and never
returned. To this day, she is in excellent health and regularly uses her dream journal as her
own internal physician.
Most
night terrors
however stem from an inner conflict within the dreamer. This may involve a fear of confrontation,
feeling controlled or manipulated by another, or overall feelings of powerlessness. Common
nightmare themes include being pursues or chased, feeling trapped or suffocated, and free
falling. Record your dreams and learn to interpret
your dream themes and symbols.
You have the ability to understand and prevent
night terrors
from occurring through your willingness to work with your dreams. Each nightmare contains a very
valuable lesson. Respect them. Embrace them.
Learn from them.
Copyright © 2003 Laura V. Hyde, All rights reserved. If you are interested in publishing this article, please email .
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About the Instructor of
Dreams For Healing
Laura V. Hyde
is a nationally acclaimed author, speaker and teacher. Founder of
Infinite Wisdom, an organization dedicated to healing and the highest human and
spiritual capacity, Laura provides spiritual counseling and soul purpose coaching.
She has taught more than fifty workshops on (night-time) dreams and lectured
extensively on dream analysis throughout the U.S. Her Dream Workshops examine
the depths of dreams and the power they possess, the distinct "language"
of dreams, and guide learners to put their (night-time) dreams to work in
fulfilling their destiny. Laura authored the books
Gifts of the Soul
and
The Intimate Soul.
She is a syndicated columnist for more than 20 publications. Her Self-Healing
Expressions email course is
Dreams for Healing: Using Dreams as a Pathway to Your Soul.
She is based in California and her site is
www.laurahyde.com.
About this Self-Healing Expressions email Course
Finding Gold in Your Dreams
Ever find or lose money in a dream? Do you understand the message to you? Your
nighttime dreams are a powerful tool for healing, awakening and growth. Tap into
the healing power of your dreams in
Dreams for Healing,
a Self-Healing Expressions email course by acclaimed author Laura V. Hyde.
- Learn techniques to recall your dreams
- Uncover why sleep is so healing
- Explore precognitive dreams
- Examine how dreams reveal your true feelings
- Gain valuable insight into those characters in your dreams
- Understand changing forms and famous people in your dreams
- Examine the significance of important dream symbols like water,
numbers,
colors, money, train, planes and automobiles
- Examine your own personal dream symbols.
- Find value in your worst nightmare
- Understand and embrace lucid dreaming, a place of awareness that transcends all limitations
Embrace the ability to recall, analyze and act on the messages of your dreams -
for support and healing for years to come.
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