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Dreams And Nightmares
dymond Phillips • September 4, 2017
What is a nightmare? What's the age that you should stop having nightmares? I haven't had a nightmare in so long....UNTIL Wednesday. I woke up in tears because I thought that somebody killed my parents and left me to suffer. AND everybody thought it was a natural death and didn't believe me when I said it wasn't! This dream was so spooky. It seemed so real I woke up and my heart felt broken. I woke up praying rebuking any bad spirits from coming my parents way. I called my parents immediately. When my light skinned daddy didn't answer, I kind of got even more worried. I hung up and called my mom. It honestly took forever for her to answer but hearing her say hello brought tears to my eyes. I could relax, they were fine. I couldn't do anything but thank God for always covering them and keeping them from day to day. This whole situation had me wondering so many things. What is a nightmare and why do they seem so real? Is there a certain age were people stop having dreams? Do dreams and nightmares have any real purpose? I had to do some research.
I found that according to Emedicinehealth.org, frequent nightmares are the result of anxiety disorders. BUT random nightmares for adults are normal. The cause of them can very. We actually don't know why we have nightmares, psychologist have yet to figure out the reason for dreams or nightmares. Nightmares are lengthy dreams with imagery that evokes fear, anxiety, or sadness. They normally occur in the latter part of the night and often awakens the sleeper, who is likely to recall the dream. Like I said isolated nightmares are normal, and can be a normal reaction to stress, anxiety, or trauma. Some clinicians believe they help people work through traumatic events. Another fun fact I learned was from Psychology Today, "Nightmares tend to be more common in girls than boys, usually begin in childhood before age 10." That was interesting because I would think they're more common in boys.
The nightmare also changed my outlook on life. Yes I know tomorrow isn't promised but the feeling that I felt in my nightmare was too strong and was a wake up call. I have to start making more time for my loved ones and spend every moment with them I can. Also, sometimes I don't answer phone calls because I'm too wrapped into my own world. This dream showed me to answer because you never know when that may be the last call.
Appreciate and love your parents while they're still alive. Everybody isn't blessed to have that opportunity and so many people take it for granted. Yes they may get on your nerves at times, but believe it or not you get on theirs as well. They aren't perfect they're human and make mistakes just like us. If you're holding a grudge with one of your parents for a mistake, get over it NOBODY IS PERFECT. The parents love is rare and if you are blessed with parents who are still alive don't take it for granted!
