Dreams

[Guest guest]

Hello everone,

I'm still having weird dreams last night L. and my girl friend

along with her friend and husband went sailing and for some reason would

not include me, not that I wanted to go but it really mad me mad. I woke

up pissed off and told my girl friend I was upset with he. We had a good

laugh and she told me she was sorry and would try to include me in

future dreams.

This seemed all to real to me I really thought this was happening I

thought I was awake I don't like and don't know why I dreamed

this weird stuff but they keep on. I wake up more tiered than when I

went to sleep. I hope I get use to this dreaming stuff because I need my

rest and don't enjoy them at all.

Raven

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[Guest guest]

Folks,

I wonder if it might be worthwhile

exploring some " self-help " for these

nightmares. I have a really neat book

that I've recommended to many people

over the years. It's called " Creative

Dreaming " by Garfield, PhD. She

has kept a dream diary since she was 14

or so, and has trained herself to half

wake up and write down her dreams and

then go back to sleep. She gives the

dreams titles and goes back and

annotates them to try to remember more

details and use them to understand

herself better.

More importantly, she has info on how to

learn to control your dreams by becoming

what's known as a lucid dreamer. That's

when you know you're dreaming while

you're still in the midst of the dream,

and can then begin to control events.

Most people have had this for a few

seconds or so at some time, but then

they wake up. She says that anyone can

learn to do this with practice, and then

you can actually manipulate your dreams,

defeat dragons, fly away from danger,

stomp ticks into a bloody pulp

(presumably)...

I really love the book -- it's very

empowering to think of taking back the

night from your fears! Maybe Amazon will

give us a discount if 15 of us buy

copies all at once... :-)

Jean

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

My LLMD increased my Plaquenil today, so I'll let you know if the

fatigue decreases even more. I'm increasing the Prozac to 30mg a day,

and will see if my dreams get any worse! Joan

1st Known Deer Tick Bites & Sx: '85

1st (Neg): '89

Continued Sx & Neg. s: '90-'99

1st WB: 4+ Specific Bands: 4/99

Late Neuro-LD Dx: 6/99

From: " melillo " <mellillo1@...>

Joan, When my daughter was on prozac she also had horrible nightmares. She

is on zoloft now and seems to sleep well as does . In fact that is

all he wants to do, so he probably needs an adjustment. I still dream on

Celexa but they are not unpleasant, just very active and interesting.

Whatever is going on with me, though, causes me to want to sleep atleast 14

hours a day and I hate it. I don't accomplish anything and it is bugging

me. Hopefully the plaqeunil will help that.

Sharon

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Barbara... I'll give it a shot!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/26/2003 10:46:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sjparvin@... writes:

> We also talk about thinking good thoughts to

> dream about....So far it hasn't helped. I know this is common or can be in

>

> NT kids, but his is just getting worse and I'd like to head it off.

> Meanwhile, we have a visitor in our bed every night Any suggestions?

> Johanna

> Have you explored the possibility of anxiety which could be causing the

dreams?? I know my son can be very anxious at times and that is when he has

problems with falling and staying asleep.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/26/2003 8:50:19 AM Pacific Standard Time,

RNMOM72668@... writes:

> Johanna

> > Have you explored the possibility of anxiety which could be causing the

> dreams?? I know my son can be very anxious at times and that is when he has

>

> problems with falling and staying asleep.

Hi ,

The last " professional " who saw Joe said he was a nervous anxious child,

though I told them I didn't see it. However, he is a little

anxious....changes, transitions as I think its related to him not

understanding what we say or maybe not processing all. Anything that has

worked for you? J

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/26/03 10:46:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sjparvin@... writes:

> Here is a question for the mom's or dad's that have been there with this.

> Joe (4 yr) is having a really hard time getting back to sleep during the

> night and complains that he doesn't want to dream. " I am afraid of my

> dreams " . We have made sure he isn't watching anything scary, and that his

> bedtime routine is calm etc. We also talk about thinking good thoughts to

> dream about....So far it hasn't helped.

Hi Johanna,

There is a wonderful " Blue Clue " video that talks about dreams and bad dreams

specifically. In the show, the girl tells about her bad dream and then Steve

shows how to change the parts of the dreams into good or fun things. He

tries to show that you are in charge of your own dreams.

Roxanna ô¿ô

Autism Happens...

[Guest guest]

Johanna,

We had a big problem with with this when he was younger. I didn;t know

what to do either. My Mom was the person who solved the problem. She gave me a

pic of Jesus and told me to put it on his bed (we had wooden bunk beds and

slept on the bottom bunk) and then tell him how Jesus is always watching over

him and how he wouldn't ever let him get hurt by the dinosaurs that he would

dream about. It worked! Now is having bad dreams from time to time.

She has a stuffed bear who sleeps with her and when she does her now I lay me

down to sleep pray, she says at the end " and i have no bad dreams tonight Amen. "

That is working for her. Every child is different, hope one of these

suggestions work for you! Barbara

sjparvin@... wrote: Here is a question for the mom's or dad's that have

been there with this.

Joe (4 yr) is having a really hard time getting back to sleep during the

night and complains that he doesn't want to dream. " I am afraid of my

dreams " . We have made sure he isn't watching anything scary, and that his

bedtime routine is calm etc. We also talk about thinking good thoughts to

dream about....So far it hasn't helped. I know this is common or can be in

NT kids, but his is just getting worse and I'd like to head it off.

Meanwhile, we have a visitor in our bed every night Any suggestions?

Johanna

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/26/2003 10:06:29 AM Pacific Standard Time,

kneeleee@... writes:

> Hi Johanna,

>

> There is a wonderful " Blue Clue " video that talks about dreams and bad

> dreams

> specifically. In the show, the girl tells about her bad dream and then

> Steve

> shows how to change the parts of the dreams into good or fun things. He

> tries to show that you are in charge of your own dreams.

> Roxanna ô¿ô

>

Thanks, Roxanna.

I'll have to get that one

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/26/2003 11:00:56 AM Pacific Standard Time,

beitchazen@... writes:

> we had a few years of this! what ultimately helped was teaching him how to

> use Guided Imagery, and relaxation techniques!

>

Thanks. I'll keep working at it!!!

Johanna

[Guest guest]

we had a few years of this! what ultimately helped was teaching him how to

use Guided Imagery, and relaxation techniques!

F

Re: ( ) dreams

In a message dated 3/26/03 10:46:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sjparvin@... writes:

> Here is a question for the mom's or dad's that have been there with this.

> Joe (4 yr) is having a really hard time getting back to sleep during the

> night and complains that he doesn't want to dream. " I am afraid of my

> dreams " . We have made sure he isn't watching anything scary, and that his

> bedtime routine is calm etc. We also talk about thinking good thoughts to

> dream about....So far it hasn't helped.

Hi Johanna,

There is a wonderful " Blue Clue " video that talks about dreams and bad

dreams

specifically. In the show, the girl tells about her bad dream and then

Steve

shows how to change the parts of the dreams into good or fun things. He

tries to show that you are in charge of your own dreams.

Roxanna ô¿ô

Autism Happens...

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/26/2003 11:55:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sjparvin@... writes:

> Anything that has

> worked for you? J

> I actually posted a rule when my son was very young, I did not

know he had AS at the time, but the one thing I could not stand was him

waking me up at night and I know that sounds cruel, but I need my sleep. I

posted a big red poster at my door that said stop and do not enter unless

sick or vomiting, for bad dreams go back to your bed and put your night light

on and think about what a great day we will have tomorrow if you do not wake

mom up, and if you do wake mom up BEWARE mom will be in a bad mood all day

tomorrow. I remember this sign lol and it worked he stopped waking me up. Of

course my son could read everything by the age of five and actually my DH who

was up late would sometimes see him approach the door and read this out loud

to himself and then watch him go back to his room.

[Guest guest]

My son Danny was recently diagnosed with Aspergers (11 1/2 years old).

He was always the type of kid you had nightmares, esp when he was stressed or

worried. I have found a couple things that have worked for him. We bought him

a Dream Catcher to hang over his bed and explained that the Native american

believed it would catch bad dreams in the web. When he did wake up and come to

my room I would let him bring a pillow or a blanket from my bed back to his bed

and if all else fails I would let him sleep on a sleeping bag on the floor next

to my bed. t made him feel a little better but so much better that he wanted to

do it every night.

Re: ( ) dreams

In a message dated 3/26/03 10:46:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,

sjparvin@... writes:

> Here is a question for the mom's or dad's that have been there with this.

> Joe (4 yr) is having a really hard time getting back to sleep during the

> night and complains that he doesn't want to dream. " I am afraid of my

> dreams " . We have made sure he isn't watching anything scary, and that his

> bedtime routine is calm etc. We also talk about thinking good thoughts to

> dream about....So far it hasn't helped.

Hi Johanna,

There is a wonderful " Blue Clue " video that talks about dreams and bad dreams

specifically. In the show, the girl tells about her bad dream and then Steve

shows how to change the parts of the dreams into good or fun things. He

tries to show that you are in charge of your own dreams.

Roxanna ô¿ô

Autism Happens...

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/26/2003 5:47:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,

QuinnieQz@... writes:

> t made him feel a little better but so much better that he wanted to do it

> every night.

>

ROFL!!! Yep! We don't have much floor room but we have a huge bed, so most

of the time I don't notice him there....however, I wouldn't want this to

continue for long..... this a.m. I was the one in the big boy bed!!

[Guest guest]

dearest ....just know that someone from ohio is sending you a big hug

right now because i can feel your anixiety via your email!!!! I wish i could

crawl through this puter to give it to you....will your dr not treat you with

antibiotcs? I also share in the vivid dreams as does my husband....he has neruo

lyme like you and mine isnt near as bad as i beleive we caught it soon

enough....There are times when we panic and think we have had all we can

take....but this group is great for sharing as i have found out just since

starting to post a couple months ago....keep your chin up and stay in this group

, we will help you any way we can!!!!!!!! Best Wishes for a better New Year!

love Laurie in ohio

<simplicity46@...> wrote:

I woke up in a cold wet tangle of bed clothes this morning, soaked in

sweat (my hypothalamas is malfunctioning because of my illness, my

body has no thermostat.)

I was so grateful to be awake and back in the real world because in

my dream I thought I had lost my daughter.

In my dream we had been staying in a hotel somewhere down south, we

were leaving to come home and I was struggling to get everything

packed, every time I turned around I found more things I had

forgotten and I was having trouble fitting them in. I was frustrated

because of my illness, and feeling so tired I could barely lift my

arms, let alone my suitcase, it took me so long the new people were

already in the room unpacking, but they only expressed their

annoyance, they didnt try to help.

eventually I struggled out to the car park, but of course I couldnt

find the car. I didnt know where my daughter was, she had gone on

ahead in exasperation with me for being so slow, I thought she would

be in a nearby coffee bar.

After looking everywhere and not finding my daughter or my car,

dragging the suitcase and finding it very hard to walk (in real life

I can only manage 100yds and can't carry things;) I was exhausted by

my already superhuman efforts and ready to give up, but eventually

there was the car and I got inside.

I found my mobile phone and called my daughter to find her but there

was no answer at first. I kept calling again and again, and

eventually a strange woman answered. She said she didnt know my

daughter, she was a waitress in a bar and that someone had left the

phone there. When I asked her for the address of the bar, she was

cagey and argued with me, in the end I had to insist she gave me the

address because I needed to go there to get my daughters mobile

phone.

When I got there the waitress was still talking to me on the phone,

but my daughter was there too, sitting at a table with some of her

friends. After some confusion and embarrassment, she retrieved her

phone, and told me she had an interview for a job to go to in

Nottingham (a long way up north), so I might as well go home without

her. I offered to drive her there, but she said she already had a

train ticket, so I offered to take her big suitcase home for her but

she refused. I tried to give her a hug but she backed away.

Thats when I woke up in a tangle of bedclothes, and looked at the

time, there was still time to phone to doctors and get her an

appointment today if she wanted me to, so I dragged myself up out of

bed (its often hard for me to move especially in the mornings), and

went to her room.

She refused to allow me to make her a doctors appointment. She has a

very bad cough, probably a chest infection, that has been going on

for at least four weeks now, the constant hacking and the red eyes

are distressing, but she refuses to see a doctor and she keeps

insisting on going into work because she doesnt want to let them down

at this time of the year. (she is in full time education taking a-

levels, but has 2 jobs now as well to earn herself some spending

money, because we are poor due to my illness we have to live on state

benefits, her father contributes very little to her support)

The crux of the situation for me, is also that my beloved daughter,

who is now 18, is planning on moving to Australia next year to

further her drama education, she is talented and plans to be a

working actress. Of course it is only a coincidence that she fell in

love with an Aussie backpacker this summer and she is planning on

going to go to the same town as he lives in.

She is selling off all of her possessions, this week she sold her

beloved drum kit. I could have wept, but we smile bravely and try to

support our kids in their endeavours, eh?

I am divorced from her father who married my ex-best friend a couple

of years back. Since the divorce my ex-husband will not speak to me,

not even on the phone or by note, so I am all alone as a parent. I

have written to him asking what his feelings are about this situation

with our daughter but no response, I dont think I dare try to phone

him.

I just wish I had someone to talk to about all this, I have only one

living relative in this country apart from my daughter, and my

friends have really big problems of their own, let alone that they

have heard it all before and have no answers to offer.

I feel so frustrated with my illness because it holds me back, most

days recently I am confined to the sofa and have to drag myself to

the kitchen even to make food, I am unable to stand for more than a

few minutes.

Because of the neurological problems associated with my illness I

have trouble taking in conversations and my memory is very poor so,

although my daughter loves me, she often gets frustrated when she

tries to talk to me.

So do my friends, although they are less rude about it, but I know

they can not understand my illness; and I suspect they may mistakenly

think I might have some kind of a psychological disorder.

This is even more frustrating, as if it was something so relatively

simple as that, it would be such a relief, I would have got treatment

and got well years ago!

Because as it stands my specialist says it is definitely all

entirely physical, but he can offer no treatment except medication

for the joint and muscle pain and sleep medication;(severe sleep

disorder being down to the malfunctioning Hypothalamus again) he

says the ongoing neurological damage is excarbated by my own actions

because I keep trying to be normal, in other words because I fight to

get out of bed each day and attempt to keep the house straight.

If only it really was all in my mind as some poeple seem to think,

then I could get treatment, I would have done it years ago, and I

would be well by now, instead of being stuck in this deteriorating

body.

Actually, my foggy brain has just remembered that nightmares and

vivid dreams are another of my neurological symptoms according to my

doctor.

So I guess that anxiety dreams are par for the course. silly me, I

had better buck up eh?

Sorry for prattling on, just needed to vent, bad morning, thats all.

Loads of Love

and I pray for more*light*

[Guest guest]

yvonne, I also have the same kind of dreams, especially after my mom died. Have

you ever been on any anti-depressants or ant-seizure meds? That will give wierd

dreams too, I was on them for headaches but it didn't work and ever since then I

have had wierd disturbing dreams...eve

[Guest guest]

I am just the opposite. If I am NOT on meds, that is when I get the

most vivid and horrifying dreams imaginable! They keep me up. I kick my

husband in my sleep. I scream until I wake myself up! The only thing

that seems to help are meds. As long as I am on them...I sleep like a

baby. I also have severe neuro lyme.

Rhonna in OHIO

eve adamec wrote:

>yvonne, I also have the same kind of dreams, especially after my mom died. Have

you ever been on any anti-depressants or ant-seizure meds? That will give wierd

dreams too, I was on them for headaches but it didn't work and ever since then I

have had wierd disturbing dreams...eve

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

THAT'S EXACTLY IT! what I thought I said LOL...

Re: [low dose naltrexone] Starting out at 1.5 dose...

I was worried about "trippy" dreams before I started LDN too, based on some of the posts I read. I've been on LDN for over a year now, and NEVER had any "trippy", scary, weird, bizzare, or any other strange kind of dreams. After starting LDN, I began to notice that in the morning I remembered having had dreams the night before--just "normal" dreams, nothing weird--and then realized that I had not been having (or at least remembering) dreams for quite awhile before starting LDN. In m opinion, dreaming is just one more of my body's functions that is returning to normal since starting LDN.

[Guest guest]

My AS possibly bipolar son has nightmares. He doesn't usually tell them to me but for the past few months he has refused to sleep in his bed. His counselor says to let him sleep there until we get him over his fear. He sleeps on his floor. The one dream he did tell me about involved big pointed chomping teeth with no body trying to get his different self which was bad. I am assuming that means in the dream there was something different about himself. I can't remember exactly how he worded it.

( ) dreams

has anyone ever had there child tell them about there dreams? my 6 yrold son (diagnosed as bi-polar, and aspergers) told me lastnight hehas a fear of babies and baby dolls. he said its because when he isasleep at night he see evil, mean babies or dolls and mean faces. itcould just be a phase, but i was worried when he told me this. i knowa couple of people that have a fear of clowns, could this be the samekind of thing? does anyone elses children have nightmares everynight?then we have the occasional dream of falling and he always jerkshimself awake. help!!!!

[Guest guest]

>

> i have been having some really vivid, dark, sometimes scary dreams. i cant

remember if i wrote to you about this before. is this coming during healing

detoxing times? i am also having a lot of healing symptoms lately...through

teeth, head aches, tingling...

>

> arianna

>arianna - i too have been having vivid dreams every night. i've only been on

diet and supplements for 1 month, and am not 100% on diet, still have to cut out

a couple of things but am 90% there. as far as healing symptoms i've been

feeling light headed and dizzy, especially when i wake up and try to get out of

bed. strange... sorry i have no answer for you, just that i am dreaming a lot

too. bonnie

[Guest guest]

Hi Arianna,

I experienced that myself. I assumed it was part of a reaction to poisons

being released from the body.

Zack

Moderator

On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:11 PM, arianna.metrick <Captcactus@...> wrote:

>

>

> i have been having some really vivid, dark, sometimes scary dreams. i cant

> remember if i wrote to you about this before. is this coming during healing

> detoxing times? i am also having a lot of healing symptoms lately...through

> teeth, head aches, tingling...

>

> arianna

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> i have been having some really vivid, dark, sometimes scary dreams. i cant

remember if i wrote to you about this before. is this coming during healing

detoxing times? i am also having a lot of healing symptoms lately...through

teeth, head aches, tingling...

>

+++Hi arianna. Ensure you are taking the correct amount and kind of vitamin B

complex.

Healing/detoxifying symptoms also involve retracing, and they are all caused by

toxins.

Bee

[Guest guest]

I have a recollection about reading that the lack of dreams is associated with

nutritional deficiencies and/or ill health, and I think I just recovered the

source: a very interesting article from the Weston A Price Foundation entitled

" Metals and the Mind. "

Excerpt: " A sign of low B6 is lack of dream memory, or very disturbing dreams.

And if your B6 is very low, you will find it hard to take zinc. Zinc will make

you feel nauseated, bloated or uncomfortable. "

Link to the full article:

http://www.westonaprice.org/Metals-and-the-Mind.html

I also hadn't had any dreams (that I remembered) in the years leading up to

starting this diet, although I had plenty as a child. Since then I've had some

really vivid ones! Given the other symptoms the article describes and healing

that I've been going through recently, I'd say toxic metals probably have a lot

to do with my situation.

andra

> > i have been having some really vivid, dark, sometimes scary dreams. i cant

remember if i wrote to you about this before. is this coming during healing

detoxing times? i am also having a lot of healing symptoms lately...through

teeth, head aches, tingling...

> >

[Guest guest]

In my dreams I run for the bus, I jump and don't think about my limitations. In

my dreams CMT doesn't even feature! The reality is somewhat different. These

days I can't even walk the length of the street....

Ho-hum....

Fiona,

Glasgow, sCotland

[Guest guest]

;

I get Lot's and Lot's of them. Some have even started out bad and then the next

time better. I wrote earlier of one where I talked to my ex-boyfriends brother

for an hour and he's deceased! Also, we  NEVER had a conversation when he was

alive.

Jeanne