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I would like to ask for two things please regarding nightmares; prayers if possible and maybe advice or shall I start a new thread for the advice? I keep having disturbing nightmares and it leaves me feeling very depressed and kinda feeling weird after them… Are they the source of evil attacking?? :confused:🤷 thanks for any prayers / help
 
St. Michael the Archangel,*
defend us in battle.*
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.*
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,*
and do thou,*
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,*
by the power of God,*
thrust into hell Satan,*
and all the evil spirits,*
who prowl about the world*
seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

Put your faith and hope in God. Pay no heed to the nightmares unless you feel compelled by God to do so. If it would help, I would suggest a good confessor and a good spiritual advisor to discuss the matter with should it persist. Regardless, the Lord wishes you peace!
 
I also have several suggestions:
  • Pray the Act of Contrition, Guardian Angel Prayer, and St. Michael the Archangel Prayer before bed each night
  • Ask God to not let you have bad dreams (seriously, it works for me!)
  • Keep some holy water next to your bed and bless yourself before you sleep
  • Pray the Rosary and/or read the Bible right before bed
  • Wear a blessed St. Benedict’s Medal and/or Miraculous Medal
  • Literally tell the demons to get away from you (again, it works!)
I’ll be praying for you!
 
SnowAngels said:
I also have several suggestions:
  • Pray the Act of Contrition, Guardian Angel Prayer, and St. Michael the Archangel Prayer before bed each night
  • Ask God to not let you have bad dreams (seriously, it works for me!)
  • Keep some holy water next to your bed and bless yourself before you sleep
  • Pray the Rosary and/or read the Bible right before bed
  • Wear a blessed St. Benedict’s Medal and/or Miraculous Medal
  • Literally tell the demons to get away from you (again, it works!)
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Excellent suggestions. When I started blessing myself with Holy water and saying the St. Michael prayer regularly before bedtime I noticed a reduction in nightmares. I don’t think it is a coincidence. I hope you get relief from the nightmares soon. They sure do rob you of the restfulness that sleep ought to bring. Very frustrating. All God’s best to you.
 
LoveandMercy said:
I would like to ask for two things please regarding nightmares; prayers if possible and maybe advice or shall I start a new thread for the advice? I keep having disturbing nightmares and it leaves me feeling very depressed and kinda feeling weird after them… Are they the source of evil attacking?? :confused:🤷 thanks for any prayers / help
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There can be many causes for nightmares, everything from post traumatic stress disorder to sleep apnea, even certain prescription medications.

If this continues, I think a good place to start would be with your local physician and go from there. While evil does exist and can also cause nightmares, I generally prefer to rule out the physical and mental, first.

Further, if the depression continues, why not mention that to your doctor, as well.
 
If the nightmares are causing insomnia, that, in and of itself, can cause depression. Well, I’ve heard it said insomnia causes depression, and depression causes insomnia. That’s why it’s so important to get the sleep issue under control.
 
To Thee, before the close of day
Creator of the world, we pray
That with Thy wonted favor, Thou
Wouldst be our Guard and Keeper now.

From all ill dreams defend our eyes,
From nightly fears and fantasies:
Tread under foot our ghostly foe,
That no pollution we may know.

O Father, that we ask be done
Through Jesus Christ Thine only Son,
Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
Shall live and reign eternally.
Amen.

Attributed to St. Ambrose
 
Thanks all for your replies and @clearwater … Thanks for your advice, I get sleep still just not a nice one on a frequent basis … It made me think it was something evil this time as in my dream it was like a demon and I started praying and it didn’t like the prayers and you could see the evil and distress in its eyes and the violence it was proposing… Hmm:confused: holy water will be in use more now though 👍
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is
the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

The devil may be tempting you by making you worry too much about them. Follow the suggestions other have made, but mostly just trust in God and don’t worry.
 
We offer our prayers that you will always be hopeful and faithful, seeking constantly for wisdom and truth. Dreams have been a continuing source of fascination for me–for brief periods I’ve tried to do serious reading about them, as well as to make notes of them to see if I can see patterns, or forecasts/predictions/prophecies, or anything else. There is a website group on dream interpretation that I visit occasionally but have not found much of value except numerous people with the same curiosity, and a bit of apprehension, that I have.
May I assure you that as I wallow in my twilight years I have found no evidence of dreams impacting my life, even though I believe in the signs in dreams to which Scripture and other Saints have attested.
 
You should try wearing a blessed Rosary around your neck–under your shirt if you feel weird about it-- or a blessed Medal of St. Benedict. If you choose to wear a Medal of St. Benedict, there is a special blessing written for it you can easily find online to give to a priest to use to bless it.

I will now pray for you.
 
LoveandMercy said:
I would like to ask for two things please regarding nightmares; prayers if possible and maybe advice or shall I start a new thread for the advice? I keep having disturbing nightmares and it leaves me feeling very depressed and kinda feeling weird after them… Are they the source of evil attacking?? :confused:🤷 thanks for any prayers / help
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Praying for your intentions.
 
Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

†

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†
 
I’ve had spiritual attacks from demons during the night,
the only way to remedy this is by GETTING OUT OF BED
and praying. It seems obvious, but that’s what the devil
DON"T WANT YOU to do!
 
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