What should I do if I often have nightmares? Some people literally wake up from nightmares every night! It leads to poor sleep quality and even affects the spirit and mood. Even if it does not affect health, often waking up from nightmares makes people feel stressed. So what should we do if we often have nightmares? Is there any way to control this? The following treatment days will share with you the origin of nightmares and 3 ways to help reduce the chance of nightmares.
4% of people suffer from nightmares that affect their sleep!
Huang Xuan pointed out on his Facebook page that about 4% of people will have long-term nightmares that affect their sleep. Recent reports have found that since the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the proportion of nightmares and sleep disorders has also increased, and these will occur more frequently. People who have nightmares are more likely to wake up in the middle of the night. In the long run, this may lead to sleep disruption, decreased sleep quality, and even affect their mental state and have a negative impact on their physical health.
What should I do if I often have nightmares? Why do I have nightmares? There are two major sources!
In fact, dreams during sleep can play a role in resting the body, and the content of dreams comes from memories in life, including various people, things, times, places, and objects, as well as various feelings about memories. Interestingly, Dreams may interpret your own memories and feelings in different ways.
As for why nightmares occur, there are two main sources: environmental pressure and psychological pressure. However, the dreamer may not be aware of it, but we can analyze the dreams we remember, such as the pressure and trauma of life, relationships, family, and events. , or going out to stay in a dimly lit hotel, etc. The uneasiness caused during this process may lead to nightmares.
How to reduce the chance of nightmares?
1. Reduce stimulating feelings before going to bed
In fact, what you dream about has a lot to do with your daytime life. “Because dreams are a way of learning and organizing memories, so what impresses you most during the day, especially what you see before going to bed, is more likely to become “Dreams.” So if you have frequent nightmares, it means that you have watched too much “something or nothing” during the day. That is because the things you watch before going to bed are more likely to become dream material, so at least 2 hours before going to bed. , try to avoid violence and other irritating scenes.
2. Handle your emotions well
People who have been having nightmares can try to solve it by “controlling themselves”. For example, before going to bed, you can try to relax your muscles, close your eyes, and meditate on each part of your body, such as whether your fingers can move very well. Can you move easily and freely, can your head turn, etc. In this way, when you encounter a scary ghost or a dangerous dilemma in your dream, you will have the ability to tell yourself “leave quickly and run away.”
However, the root cause of nightmares is still caused by the pressure of life, or because you constantly suppress your emotions. You should learn to deal with these emotions instead of always treating them as a “dream” and waking up as if nothing happened. If it happens the same way, if you suppress it for too long, something might really happen.
3. Be careful that some drugs can affect dreams
In fact, some drugs can actually increase the risk of nightmares, such as antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, because these drugs increase the rapid eye movement period of sleep, making people more likely to have nightmares. If a drug can cause nightmares, you must discuss it with your doctor first. You must not stop taking the drug on your own, as stopping the drug on your own may make the original disease more serious.
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A little reminder for daily life: diet can also affect dreams!
Diet can also increase the chance of nightmares! Because some studies have found that if you eat too much high-fat food, the chance of poor sleep quality at night is higher. This may be because high-fat food makes it difficult for the stomach and intestines to digest, so it has a negative impact on dreams and makes people prone to nightmares. These conditions can also happen to people who love spicy food. Another possibility is that eating too much spicy food at night will increase your body temperature and make it harder to digest at night, which will worsen your sleep quality and make you prone to nightmares.
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Have a good chat to heal your healthy life
Source: Dr. Huang Xuan
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2023-10-25 02:38:56
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