What makes nightmares go away?

Answer 1

ONE VIEW

It is proven that purple actually prevents nightmares. I am serious. No joke.

Purple can prevent nightmares. Its a proved fact.

SECOND VIEW

Role of Counselor's in Prevention of nightmares

If nightmares are persistent and unbearable help from a Psychology Counselor or from a Psychiatrist who has enough time and experience in therapeutic counseling is required.

Role of Medicines in Prevention of nightmares.

SSRI inhibitor medicines or short acting tranquillizers can be effective in preventing nightmares.

Both Medicines and Psycho dynamic (Freudian) Counseling can be used for effective prevention of nightmares

Alternative Therapy

• Past life regression
• Childhood healing
• Homeopathy
• Witchcraft
• Herbal treatment for relaxation

Past life regression and other forms of treatment require expertise. Most people who practice claim to be experts, even tutor and furnish overwhelming anecdotal evidence of cases they have healed. Caution is advised in undertaking these treatments not because you waste money, but because they can potentially harm the individual.

Homeopathy is a scientific method of treatment, which goes in minute details of patient's life, likes, dislikes. This is a good bet to stop nightmares.

Preventing nightmares by identifying the cause

Knowing the cause of nightmare may obviate need of doctor and with the help of someone who is dear, you may be able to prevent nightmares at home.

• Unresolved conflicts,
• deep seated fears with origin in the

1. recent or

2. distant past

3. even past life,

• severe suppressed resentment,
• psychotropic medicines,
• illicit drugs,
• psychiatric illness

are common causes of nightmares.

How to prevent after having identified the cause?

Those emotions, which are suppressed, surface in dreams.

They may hint at the 'bothersome cause', which could be in forgotten past.

Myths

Nightmares that forebode or warn of impending future catastrophe is more fictional than factual.

It must be realized that 'subconscious' is far deeper, wider, subtler, pervasive, responsive and expressive than the 'conscious' state of the mind.

Nightmares can be useful guides to pin point and treat past trauma.

Time is also effective in preventing nightmares

Usually nightmares cease by themselves as disturbing and often-suppressed emotions get the required ventilation or expression in the individual's dream state.

Dr. Ashok Koparday

Answer 2

There are a number of lifestyle choices you can make to help support a good nights sleep. These include eating a healthy diet and exercising for 1/2 hour to an hour every day. Try not to sleep within an hour after eating a large meal , have a warm bath or shower before bed, not going to bed until you feel sleepy, having the room dark (no cell phone/laptop on in the room) and cool (though not chilly). if you find yourself laying awake and not sleepy at all, get up and do something eg reading until you begin to feel sleepy.

Answer 3

You wear the patch all day but take it off before you go to bed. This may leave you vulnerable to morning cravings however.

Answer 4

Nightlights, soft music, white noise, and Dream Catchers are ways to stop nightmares.