dreams
i've been having some pretty intense dreams lately. not that this is not super normal for me, i tend to dream almost every night and very frequently remember at least something about my dreams if not the entire thing.
i wonder what it is about me that makes my dream life so vivid? i wonder if it's because my work life has been pretty stressful lately, so my brain needs to engage in this fantasy creation as an outlet. my work is not particularly creative, and due to the stress I have not had the usual energy to read or create. basically i go to work, i eat food (that sometimes i cook, mostly not) and i do yoga.
i need to achieve a better work/life balance. and it's not that i take work home with me - i don't do that at all. i'm quite good at just leaving work behind, and not even thinking about work when i'm not there. but the stress that i feel at work has been exhausting and makes me not enjoy my time off of work.
i'm hoping it's getting better, i feel like maybe it has. we shall see.
anyways, my dream life has been crazy, and mostly stressful or bad lately. i woke up last night from a nightmare and J had to snuggle me back to sleep. just thinking about the dream gives me the creeps even now. and a few nights ago i had a nightmare that demons were after J, and i couldn't save him.
how do i give myself good dreams? or at least neutral ones? any ideas on how to avoid having nightmares? i mean, besides getting rid of stress in my life. ;)
i wonder what it is about me that makes my dream life so vivid? i wonder if it's because my work life has been pretty stressful lately, so my brain needs to engage in this fantasy creation as an outlet. my work is not particularly creative, and due to the stress I have not had the usual energy to read or create. basically i go to work, i eat food (that sometimes i cook, mostly not) and i do yoga.
i need to achieve a better work/life balance. and it's not that i take work home with me - i don't do that at all. i'm quite good at just leaving work behind, and not even thinking about work when i'm not there. but the stress that i feel at work has been exhausting and makes me not enjoy my time off of work.
i'm hoping it's getting better, i feel like maybe it has. we shall see.
anyways, my dream life has been crazy, and mostly stressful or bad lately. i woke up last night from a nightmare and J had to snuggle me back to sleep. just thinking about the dream gives me the creeps even now. and a few nights ago i had a nightmare that demons were after J, and i couldn't save him.
how do i give myself good dreams? or at least neutral ones? any ideas on how to avoid having nightmares? i mean, besides getting rid of stress in my life. ;)