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Re: subconsious

Posted by barbarella on June 10, 2004 at 08:06:19:

In Reply to: subconsious posted by nosleepforme on June 09, 2004 at 12:49:41:

I can only speak for myself and yes for me I have always felt it was in my subconscience, when I fall asleep and have no control over my mind anymore, my dreams go to a place I'm not happy with after a trauma in my life. I know because sometimes I remember part of dreams and they are upsetting. Dreams are an attempt to resolve the fear or unhappiness and if I cannot get through the dream as it is so upsetting it wakes me up, then I can't work through it. That is what I think. But then how can I resolve that? I don't know. I have tried talking to someone about issues involved but I only get more upset, person isn't helpful, and then they are on my 'conscience mind' too.
What I have tried to do with 'some success' is lay quietly when I awaken, don't try to 'direct' my thoughts at all, let them wander to where they want to go, relax and *decide not to worry about the lack of sleep and see what my mind *wants to think about. Sometimes I am surprised where that takes me and I *do work out some issues I am upset about, feel better. I have made some progress this way. Somehow since at night it is sooo very quiet and I believe I have woken up because my mind went somewhere that bothered me, I figure it couldn't be too far away from my thoughts and if I just lay there they may come back. It is a time of very clear thinking for me. I have worked out some issues that hurt me less but haven't gotten to the *bottom of them yet. I do think *we are the best to work them out since REALLY on some level of conscienceness (spelling?) I believe we DO know EXACTLY what is bothering us but are hiding from it. We have to get better at listening to ourselves. Sometimes I ask myself out loud questions I want to know and am surprised that I get an answer, sometimes right away, sometimes later but I do believe we do know what is bothering us if it is emotional issue or situational issue. If it is physical issue, no, then doctor or sleep test is best to figure that out. Even on physical, perhaps paying attention to how you feel right when you wake up, hot and sweaty - could be hormonal, could be bad dreams have your body temperature up.

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