There was a time when I could sleep through anything. I have to admit, I slept in the room closest to the street, where kids older than me would still be playing outside in the summer sun. Because of that I was able to sleep through anything... with almost no bad dreams.
It is said that people dream at least 7 dreams a night. Most of them we don't remember, but sometimes I'm one of the lucky few who are on the brink of waking up, and am able to remember most of my latest dream. This however makes it able to remember the bad ones as well.
Last night I woke up, or I should say early in the morning, and found my boyfriend shivering all over. He was making small sounds as well, and I had a feeling he was having a bad dream. I know you should never wake up a sleep walker, but I don't know how and if that rule applies to those with nightmares. So just in case i tried to wake him up slowly. So I softly said his name a couple of times and hugged him and whispered a little to wake him up. It worked though because he slowly woke up and opened his eyes. Turns out he had been dreaming that terrorists had come in the building where he works and started shooting. When I heard he had had a nightmare I was happy I had woken him up.
This is not a stand alone situation though. In the last couple of weeks he's had 2 and I have had one as well. That might not sound as much, but I rarely remember any dreams, let alone bad ones. Mine showed my insecurities though, because apparently somehow I was scared of him cheating on me. And to be honest, he is not the type to do that. And his nightmare before that was of me leaving him. Apparently I had been mad at him and had just walked out. Well, let me asure you, I wouldn't do that on anyone. I would at least try and solve the issues.
So now I just don't know what to think. Are we scared of this? Maybe we're not sharing our true fears and they manifest in bad dreams? I never read about this in the 'explain your dream' articles. Oh well, guess I have to invest in a dreamcatcher. Would be a fun christmasgift, right?
xo Chantal
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