" Do Positive Bedtime Thoughts Make Dreams Extraordinary?"

Cuddlebaby01

Picture this as the clock strikes bedtime, it's like a wild party in your brain! Your thoughts are all lining up for the VIP access to Dreamland, but wait, only positive vibes are allowed! It's like a bouncer at a fancy club, but instead of a velvet rope, it's all about good thoughts before sleep.

You see, dreams are like sneaky little spies. They eavesdrop on your last thoughts of the day and then stage a surprise performance while you snooze. So, if you're sending negative vibes their way, they might just prank you with a crazy circus of clowns or, worse, broccoli monsters!

But, fret not, my sleepy cuddlers! Embrace the power of positivity before bedtime, and you'll have the dreamiest party in town. Picture frolicking with unicorns, surfing on rainbows, or even flying with your favorite superhero - the dream possibilities are endless!

So, tonight, as you tuck yourself in, whisper affirmations like, "I'm the dream master!" or "I've got this, Sandman!" Your dreams will thank you for the VIP treatment, and who knows, you might even wake up with a certificate for "Best Dreamer of the Night" awarded by the Dream Academy. Dream big, sleep tight, and let the hilarious adventures unfold! 🌌😴💤

stormydaycuddle

No matter what I do I'm positive I'm going to have night terrors. Just kinda happens. Used to do sleepy time hypnosis tracks. Didn't work.

TheDave90

I'll give it a go sometime for sure. Surely can't produce dreams much worse than 'trapped in a potentially haunted warehouse'

JohnR1972

I rarely remember my dreams when I sleep in bed. However, I have had several unforgettable, extremely vivid (sometimes even lucid) dreams while in a float tank. I have learned from experience to be extremely careful about controlling my thoughts in the hours before doing a float.

TxTom

Supposedly, we dream every time we sleep, but we usually don't remember the dreams. Nevertheless, it's good to keep a dream journal next to your bed, and write down whatever you remember, if anything, immediately after waking up.

CuddleHugs01234

@stormydaycuddle A question about night terrors. A young relative of mine experienced these. From my understanding a person cannot remember having these. Are you remembering having these or is someone with you while you sleep telling you your actions?

stormydaycuddle

@CuddleHugs01234 they are called ‘sleep terrors’ when you become an adult and yes. Although you are right children can’t remember ‘night terrors’

CuddleHugs01234

@stormydaycuddle Okay. Can you describe on here or send me a message as to what you remember? I’m just curious and interested in what is remembered.

Thank you for this fascinating topic... and excellent, actionable suggestions for mitigating lousy sleep experiences!

As someone whose brain seems to think sleep is an enemy, I can usually use all the help I can get! lol

My heart, though, goes out to those who've continued into adulthood with night terrors. I used to see the most horrific things, seeming real in a physical sense, in my bedroom, as a child. Soooo glad that's stopped..

It really DOES help to mindfully watch what your thoughts are doing just before retiring; but that will only help for that particular day. What about the terrifying images Hollywood spews into our minds through movies? "Final Destination," "Get Out," and "Legion" come to mind, for me!!! Slept with the light on, like Motel 6!!!

In my own little perception box, which can't and shouldn't mean anything to anyone other than me, I believe that we also have access to Past Life intrusions while we are in the sleep state. Don't bite me! lol

I had an excruciatingly real, recurring dream about fleeing from a burning ship, across the surface of the ocean. I realize, now, that that was my inner self, fleeing some trauma that happened aboard that ship. I had died, and my soul was terrified!

Many people also have "dreams" of burning in flames. People who have had lives as accused witches, martyrs, wives of dead nobles, soldiers, or lynched slaves will also have night terrors featuring the experience of being "burned alive." Our Souls are very, very old...we just don't consciously remember these things..

In case someone has read this far, one thing that helps is to declare, quietly but with full force of will, "Tonight, the ONLY AGREEMENT I WILL UPHOLD is to sleep, restfully, fully inhabiting only my body at rest. Period." Try it and see!

The idea of floating in a temperature controlled, dimly-lit pool of water is intriguing!! I can totally see how that would almost instantly place a person into a "state akin to sleep," allowing access to her or his astral body!!! Hypothetically, of course, I could definitely see doing this after having ingested a psilocybin-based medicine! lol

Can you tell i wanted company, today? heeheehee!!

AllAboutSoul

My grandson has had night terrors since he was a baby-baby. Very petrifying, as I had never seen them before. Yes, he still has them, although not as frequently.
No thank you to the float, I can't swim (or float) and avoid pools. (No tips or lectures needed.)
Although I sleep only about 4 hours a night, my dreams are many and vivid. I don't write them down or analyze them. I give my brain 4 hours a day to be creative, so the other 20 ... it needs to behave!

@AllAboutSoul I don’t know about you, but for me my dreams/terrors are always revolving around a specific recurring theme

AllAboutSoul

@lonelytauros My dreams are just dreams, very chill or happy, I rarely am angry or scared. I see my deceased friends often in them, interacting with my living friends.

My grandson had horrific sleep terrors when he was 3 months old. Not sure what that was about, but he was also petrified of water from his first bath until he was 3YO. Suddenly, gramma bought him shower paints and he LOVED the water. Now, he's a fish, swims all summer. Go figure. Lolol

Mailleweaver

I wish my dreams were so easily influenced, but mine are much more often projections of things I'm carrying in the depths of my self rather than current events. Sometimes they'll be framed in a current setting (like a movie I just watched or a game I've been playing), but the 'plot' doesn't come from the setting.

There is a kind of formless dream that I used to have which I miss. The best I can describe it is the feeling of being small and alone in the presence of (or in the middle of) some great vastness without the burdens or grounding of physical existence. It was terrifying when I was a kid, but as I grew I learned to enjoy it as a deviation from the normal day-to-day experience of life. Now I can barely touch the edge of it very rarely when I consciously reach for it with exactly the right mindset. There doesn't seem to be any chance of dreaming it again.