Evil Dreams

[Rolypoly]

Does anyone else have really terrible nightmares? I had one a while ago where my mom went berserk and started hitting me uncontrollably, at which point I woke up. Aren’t christians supposed to be at peace, even during sleep? I know christians will have bad dreams on occasion, but not such evil nightmares as this. Can anyone share their experiences with nightmares or give any advice?

 

[Nelka]

Does anyone else have really terrible nightmares? I had one a while ago where my mom went berserk and started hitting me uncontrollably, at which point I woke up. Aren’t christians supposed to be at peace, even during sleep? I know christians will have bad dreams on occasion, but not such evil nightmares as this. Can anyone share their experiences with nightmares or give any advice?

Angel of God, my Guardian dear, to whom His love commits me here, ever this day (or night) be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

I’ll swap my boring dreams for your nightmares if you want?

 

[Rolypoly]

Angel of God, my Guardian dear, to whom His love commits me here, ever this day (or night) be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

I’ll swap my boring dreams for your nightmares if you want?

That is very nice of you But I wouldn’t want to inflict these nightmares on anyone, even if the Lord was willing to let me make such a transaction. I am just interested in any advice and/or whether or not this is normal for a christian.

 

[GEddie]

Our dreams result simply from our mind running backward, with our limbs and senses disabled, allowing our subconscious to mind the store.

If your dreams often have frightening or evil content, it might be a sign that you have serious conflict in your subconscious mind, because they begin there.

Talk to a priest whom you trust.

ICXC NIKA

 

[Kelley_Green]

Our dreams result simply from our mind running backward, with our limbs and senses disabled, allowing our subconscious to mind the store.

If your dreams often have frightening or evil content, it might be a sign that you have serious conflict in your subconscious mind, because they begin there.

Talk to a priest whom you trust.

ICXC NIKA

I think it more appropriate he talk to his mom. Sounds to me he feels at odds in his relationship with her. The love a son has for his mother, and her love for him, has some obstruction. Inviting another obstruction?

 

[puzzleannie]

D. Aren’t christians supposed to be at peace, even during sleep? I k?

not necessarily, where did you read that this is so?
plenty of saints have been troubled in this way, and some of the holiest were even attacked by demons. If you think your dreams are troubling enough to cause trouble and anxiety in your waking life, seek help. If you think there is a physical or psychological origin or dimension for your dreams, seek professional help in those areas. If you think there is a supernatural element, seek help from a priest.

 

[Nelka]

What do you think about when you go to bed?

Do you lay in bed worrying about things?

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

Pretty much the only dreams I can recall to immediate memory are all nightmares and they all involved a huge, academic failure.

Seeing as they all occurred during weeks of impending deadlines and final exams, it’s quite obvious to put two and two together. Stress and mental exhaustion are clear causes of nightmares.

The basic suggestion for anybody is to simply get enough sleep and attain a peace of mind before going to bed.

 

[marica_mandic]

Does anyone else have really terrible nightmares? I had one a while ago where my mom went berserk and started hitting me uncontrollably, at which point I woke up. Aren’t christians supposed to be at peace, even during sleep? I know christians will have bad dreams on occasion, but not such evil nightmares as this. Can anyone share their experiences with nightmares or give any advice?

Maybe you have something in your sub-concious so terrible,when you were just a kid, some fear, if you running in dreams you have some fear, try to talk to psyhologist.

 

[nickiswank]

I used to have terrible nightmares, the kind that were so intense that even as I was waking up and my eyes were open I would still see what had been going on in my nightmares. Mainly it revolved around spiders or other creepy crawlies.

My counselor told me to have a bedtime routine. Always go to bed within an hour of the same time, and always do the same things before you go to sleep. I put my hair up and take a relaxing bath, with candles and peaceful music. You could read the bible, say a rosary, or even go for a walk. It doesn’t matter what you do, so long as you do it consistently. Drinking something warm, like warmed up milk or decaf tea, can also help. It also helps if you only use your bed for sleeping, but if you only have a small amount of space that might not be possible.

What really helped me was praying before bed. I’m talking laying everything out at the foot of the cross and leaving it to God. Talk to God about anything that comes to mind, worries, stresses, anger, fear, whatever. Get it all off of your chest. Once your soul is at peace and your conscience is clear, pray for undisturbed, peaceful sleep. Pray for your guardian angel to watch over you, and St. Raphael is apparently the guy to call on to help with nightmares, since your mind is sort of ‘travelling’ on it’s own while you sleep.

You also might try leaving some peaceful music on very low, maybe some worship music or something. Your subconscious is effected by what you’re watching/reading/listening to when you fall asleep. I’ve read before that praying the rosary has really helped some people with insomnia, kind of like when you were a kid and worried about having a bad dream, it was always easier to sleep with mom close by.

I hope this helps. I know how hard it can be to have to deal with something like that frequently. Let us know how it goes, and you’ll be in my prayers!

 

[Rolypoly]

What do you think about when you go to bed?

Do you lay in bed worrying about things?

Without getting too personal here, I do tend to worry at night sometimes. I tend to think about sins, what I have to do the next day, the way my life is going, my past, etc.

not necessarily, where did you read that this is so?

I know that christians will have nightmares like other human beings but some of mine are so freakishly frightening that it does not seem normal.

 

[Rolypoly]

I used to have terrible nightmares, the kind that were so intense that even as I was waking up and my eyes were open I would still see what had been going on in my nightmares. Mainly it revolved around spiders or other creepy crawlies.

My counselor told me to have a bedtime routine. Always go to bed within an hour of the same time, and always do the same things before you go to sleep. I put my hair up and take a relaxing bath, with candles and peaceful music. You could read the bible, say a rosary, or even go for a walk. It doesn’t matter what you do, so long as you do it consistently. Drinking something warm, like warmed up milk or decaf tea, can also help. It also helps if you only use your bed for sleeping, but if you only have a small amount of space that might not be possible.

What really helped me was praying before bed. I’m talking laying everything out at the foot of the cross and leaving it to God. Talk to God about anything that comes to mind, worries, stresses, anger, fear, whatever. Get it all off of your chest. Once your soul is at peace and your conscience is clear, pray for undisturbed, peaceful sleep. Pray for your guardian angel to watch over you, and St. Raphael is apparently the guy to call on to help with nightmares, since your mind is sort of ‘travelling’ on it’s own while you sleep.

You also might try leaving some peaceful music on very low, maybe some worship music or something. Your subconscious is effected by what you’re watching/reading/listening to when you fall asleep. I’ve read before that praying the rosary has really helped some people with insomnia, kind of like when you were a kid and worried about having a bad dream, it was always easier to sleep with mom close by.

I hope this helps. I know how hard it can be to have to deal with something like that frequently. Let us know how it goes, and you’ll be in my prayers!

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Nelka]

Without getting too personal here, I do tend to worry at night sometimes. I tend to think about sins, what I have to do the next day, the way my life is going, my past, etc.

That must stop. I used to do that for years and would wake up many times during the night.

If you have to think about things when you go to bed, make it something nice.

Prayers before bedtime are great also because when you are in bed those words continue to go round your head.

Try to relax and don’t worry until the morning.

 

[francisca]

I used to have terrible nightmares, the kind that were so intense that even as I was waking up and my eyes were open I would still see what had been going on in my nightmares.

Hi Rolypoly, nickiswank, and everyone !

Nightmares are like any other dreams they are usually a result of brain activity during sleep, and if it is, it has nothing to do with “evil”, thus nightmares are not “evil dreams”. And it is also normal to still see what had been going on in your nightmare a moment after you wake up. Eventhough we are christians, sometimes we can have nightmares too.

A prayer before sleep and when wake up will drive your nightmares away

 

[TempleofTheSoul]

Does anyone else have really terrible nightmares? I had one a while ago where my mom went berserk and started hitting me uncontrollably, at which point I woke up. Aren’t christians supposed to be at peace, even during sleep? I know christians will have bad dreams on occasion, but not such evil nightmares as this. Can anyone share their experiences with nightmares or give any advice?

If it is just that you have these nightmares every once in a while I wouldn’t worry too much about it but if it happens alot then I would take some spiritual measures before you go to sleep so that you can sleep in peace.

Before you go to sleep ask your Guardian Angel, the Blessed Mother and St. Anthony of Egypt to protect you as sleep so you do not have disturbing dreams. And ask that instead they give you dreams that are heavenly in origin. This has always worked for me.

My priest suggested this to me after I had been experiencing having very overtly sexual dreams on the night after I would go to confession. It was like clock-work, I would confess my sins early in the day and when I would go to sleep later in the night I would have disgusting sexual dreams that would cause me to wake up very angry and take away my peace.

He suggested I pray to St. Anthony of Egypt…since the devil loved attacking St. Anthony with all kinds of temptations. I took my priests advice and in addition to St. Anthony asked the Blessed Mother and my Guardian angel to guard me as I sleep. I haven’t had any overtly sexual dreams after confession since then.

God bless

 

[Lor7081]

yes!! That is my main reason for locating this forum. I am a good Catholic. Granted, I don’t go to Church as much as I should since my baby was born and in that I can say I am delinquent, but I have faith and I respect my Lord. This morning I had a terrible dream that involved demons. It is one of those out of body feelings rather than a dream and I cannot find anyone to explain away these experiences for me. I am trying to make an appointment with a Priest for this week. I cannot tell you what it means but I think maybe yours is just a bit of anxiety about something. It doesn’t sound to me like something you cannot be rid of with prayer. I on the other hand, feel like I need someone to help me out with my matter. Don’t worry hon. Pray and pray earnestly. It will go away.

 

[GEddie]

I don’t usually have “nightmares” in the frightening sense, I am more likely to have deeply sad dreams; but I doubt very much that they are spiritual. Our subconscious is a rough place. That’s why our head keeps it subconscious.

God Bless and ICXC NIKA.