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[Marrr]

Hi. I really need some help and advise. So I have dreams VERY often that a person(male or female) is after me. They aren’t just chasing me but I feel that they want to hurt me. And sometimes I fight them but in my dreams im helpless. I can occasionally wake myself up from these dreams when I am so scared and realize its a dream. I wake up with my heart beating quickly. I want to know why I repeatedly have these kinds of dreams… I thought maybe it had to do with that I had a twin. My twin died in the womb and we were fraternal twins not identical. Does my twin dying and me surviving have anything to do with this? Also, does that make me have multi personality? I appreciate any comments and help!
Thanks

 

[Trishie]

Dear Marrr,
A likely cause is that you have issues in your life that cause you to feel powerless and have a sense of insecurity that others’ may cause you hurt or harm.
You could try, when you wake, to finish the dream in your mind imagining a good outcome, that you escape, and that the danger fades away, with the person actually meaning no harm to you.

Welcome to Catholic Answers!
I will pray for your peace, and for your welfare and happiness, and that God will be always close to your thoughts.

 

[karebear92]

Hi. I really need some help and advise. So I have dreams VERY often that a person(male or female) is after me. They aren’t just chasing me but I feel that they want to hurt me. And sometimes I fight them but in my dreams im helpless. I can occasionally wake myself up from these dreams when I am so scared and realize its a dream. I wake up with my heart beating quickly. I want to know why I repeatedly have these kinds of dreams… I thought maybe it had to do with that I had a twin. My twin died in the womb and we were fraternal twins not identical. Does my twin dying and me surviving have anything to do with this? Also, does that make me have multi personality? I appreciate any comments and help!
Thanks

I would like to start by saying that perhaps you should consider seeing a counselor or a priest, as people on a forum can’t give you accurate medical/spiritual advice.

With that being said, and this is entirely in my opinion, that does not make you have a multiple personality.

It may be a psychological difficulty that is related to your fraternal twin’s death, but I really cannot say. I do not think that you are experiencing any form of supernatural events from your fraternal twin, but once again, that is simply my opinion.

In my opinion, you may just have a nightmare. Try praying for peaceful dreams before you go to bed each night, and also start paying attention to the stimuli around you before you go to bed (television shows, movies, music, etc.). If one of those things could possibly spark the dream, then try changing that.

Once again, I suggest that if it is a problem you go and see a counselor/psychologist about it.

God bless!

 

[Heuchler]

This may be a psychological problem which should be addressed by a trained proffessional or this could be caused by a demonic presence in which case you should probably seek guidance from your local priest.

The death of your twin in the womb however should not have had any physical effect however, emotional problems may have arised afterwards which may be the cause of these dreams. Once again though, do not trust us kind strangers on the internet and seek the help of a trained psychologist to help you figure out the causes.

Either way, stay strong, carry on, and continue to pray for God’s help no matter what the cause. Good luck and God bless

 

[Trishie]

Hopefully we do need to look for extreme suggestions that can frighten someone unnecessarily. Marrr may find that careful thinking may be enlightening as to the cause of anxiety.

“Whether awake or asleep, one of the brain’s most critical functions is
the construction of the model of the environment that we perceive as our
conscious experience (Barret p. 9). While we sleep, very little sensory (name removed by moderator)ut
is available, so the world model experience is constructed from what remains,
contextual information from our lives, that is, expectations derived from past
experience, and motivations. As a result, the content of our dream is largely
determined by what we fear, hopeful and expect. From this point of view,
dreaming can be viewed as the special case of dreaming constrained by sensory
(name removed by moderator)ut (Koch-Sheras p. 15). Dreaming experience is commonly viewed as
qualitatively distinct from waking experience. Dreams are often believed to be
characterized by lack of reflection and inability to act deliberately and with
intention. (Barret p. 20).” dreamessays.com/customessays/Psychology/2001.htm

"In a chase dream, the dreamer is often trying to escape from a dangerous pursuer. As the chase continues, the dreamer tries to outrun or outwit the pursuer, but often finds that they can no longer run, or are trapped in an improbably small space. The pursuer may be a murderer or a gang of terrorists. For children, it is often a monster or the police.
Having a chase dream usually indicates that the dreamer is feeling anxious about some aspect of their waking life, and they are putting themselves under pressure to conform to certain beliefs, or allowing someone else to put them under pressure.
Dream Message
Usually the person chasing the dreamer in the dream and in waking life is the dreamer’s own authentic self. The dreamer feels pressured in some aspect of their life and these repressed feelings are projected into the threatening pursuer.
The best way to resolve this situation is to turn to face the pursuer in the dream and ask it what it needs. The answer is often surprising and easily accomplished.

ianwallacedreams.com/dreams/recurring-dreams/being-chased/

 

[ready]

May our Lord have mercy on you and come to your assistance. May you be freed from these recurring nightmares and begin to sleep peacefully. May you pray a lot and get help from somebody for these nightmares. Amen.

 

[Trishie]

Dear Marrr, you have our prayers, I did enquire whether this thread this should be transferred to Spirituality, as it isn’t a prayer intention but a query, but I understand that your thread may have remained in hope that we would continue to pray for you. Please be assured of our prayer for your welfare and happiness. May God abundantly bless you. God grant you peace.

 

[bearer]

Glorious St. Dymphna, you are the patron of the nervous and emotionally disturbed. I am certain, however, that your charity embraces everyone. I am certain that you lend a listening ear to any prayer offered for any special need. You will, I am sure, take Marrr’s problem to heart and pray for him/her that it may be happily settled, that he/she may be relieved of nightmares and anxiety, and rest peacefully each night. You will plead for Marrr and obtain the help he/she needs. Already I offer you my sincere and grateful thanks, so great is my confidence that God will hear and answer your prayers. Amen.

St. Dymphna, Virgin and Martyr, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, patron of nervous and emotional illnesses, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, crowned for the glory in heaven, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, faithful to your covenant with Christ, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, precious in the eyes of the Lord, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, our helper in every need, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, our friend at heaven’s court, pray for us.