Night Terrors.

[HiRes]

So I have a friend that lives in Oregon, and she claims to have been having night terrors since she was little. Her psychiatrists, therapists, and psychologists all claim it is caused by traumas she experienced as a child, i.e getting raped by her dad every night >.>, well she is now medicated so as to not have dreams..
upon some research on night terrors i learned they could be caused by hexes and curses, well she has had a past in satanic ritual, where in orbs of light would float around the room and other anomalies would occur. Is there anything anyone can do to help her? and or do you think learning to be Lucid in your dreams could cause you to over come them?

[blis]

I knew a native american guy who swore authentic dream-catchers work. But that its all about the blessing they put on it so some mass produced thing wont work.

I've been able to effect my dreams with sigils. If she's the sort of person who could buy into something like that then they can be quite powerfull.

[CFTraveler]

So I have a friend that lives in Oregon, and she claims to have been having night terrors since she was little. Her psychiatrists, therapists, and psychologists all claim it is caused by traumas she experienced as a child, i.e getting raped by her dad every night >.>, well she is now medicated so as to not have dreams..
upon some research on night terrors i learned they could be caused by hexes and curses, well she has had a past in satanic ritual, where in orbs of light would float around the room and other anomalies would occur. Is there anything anyone can do to help her? and or do you think learning to be Lucid in your dreams could cause you to over come them?

I see a lot of 'she claims' and 'they claim' in your post, as if there was something you're not believing in what she says.
If she was indeed raped by her father at night as a child, I think she already has enough problems to deal with other than paranormal ones.  However, it seems to me that she needs more help than just 'medications not to dream'- that doesn't sound professional at all.  If this is all the help she's getting she needs new doctors- taking something not to dream is just going to make her psychotic- dreams are there for a reason.
There is a lot of introspective work involved in any meditative or lucid dreaming training, and it sounds like she needs a lot of that too, if she is going to learn to deal with the objectivization of what's in her subconscious.

[Lexy]

I agree. the problems are caused by what happened to her which is a curse in itself. the psyche uses dreams as a way of understanding & cleansing. maybe she should try alternative therapy to help her instead of conventional doctors/drugs that mask the problem.

[HiRes]

I was thinking she needs to learn to be lucid and overcome the night terrors herself.

  I see a lot of 'she claims' and 'they claim' in your post, as if there was something you're not believing in what she says.
If she was indeed raped by her father at night as a child, I think she already has enough problems to deal with other than paranormal ones.  However, it seems to me that she needs more help than just 'medications not to dream'- that doesn't sound professional at all.  If this is all the help she's getting she needs new doctors- taking something not to dream is just going to make her psychotic- dreams are there for a reason.
There is a lot of introspective work involved in any meditative or lucid dreaming training, and it sounds like she needs a lot of that too, if she is going to learn to deal with the objectivization of what's in her subconscious.

Yeah well girls can tend to over exaggerate for attention >.> so i said she claims. and she told me the doctors told her nothing can fix it but therapy, which didn't work so they moved to medication.

I knew a native american guy who swore authentic dream-catchers work. But that its all about the blessing they put on it so some mass produced thing wont work.

I've been able to effect my dreams with sigils. If she's the sort of person who could buy into something like that then they can be quite powerfull.

as for this, i read having an angel picture in your bedroom would do the same trick. And, if I may ask, where would she go about finding one of the dream catchers?

[Summerlander]

Night terrors doesn't necessarily mean that you dream or, more appropriately, that you remember what it is that you are terrified of.  You can have confusing hallucinations in the near-awake state though.  It is not caused by curses, that is nonsense.  The condition can be genetic.  Sometimes lack of sleep can trigger it (and this can come from a troubled mind trying to deal with traumas).  This condition has also been linked to a lack of glucose in the brain and narcolepsy.  She should watch what she eats, especially her carbs.  The brain likes them to arrive at a steady pace.  Junk and processed foods release sugar into the bloodstream too quickly and this causes the body to produce insulin to break it down.  Once the insulin is done, the blood will be 'glycemically' low and the body is forced to use carbohydrates from the liver.  The whole process in itself is bad for concentration and mood.

The brain prefers carbs that release their sugars slowly: fruit (not fruit juice), whole-grain cereals (not sugar coated) and grains, vegetables (except potatoes and carrots), milk, and yoghurt. In the morning or early in the day, this is brilliant. Folic acid (bananas, orange juice, leafy vegetables) is great too.  This is all about feeding your brain!  In the late evening, however, higher calorie can help you sleep.  Also, and this goes to everyone, drink at least eight glasses of water daily.  Water is so important that I think most people underestimate it.  It is vital!  Vital for brain function and everything else!

Now, back to the matter before I get carried away and digress...

Your friend needs to get a proper sleeping schedule that will establish a decent flow of her circadian rhythm.  Restoring her body clock may be a good start.  She can start by allowing herself at least an hour of relaxation time before going to bed (no exercise before bed as the muscles will get tired but the adrenaline will keep her awake).  She should also get up at a fixed time and do this over a period of time.  As soon as she wakes up, she needs light exposure.  During the day, she must avoid napping. Avoid diuretics (tea, coffee) in the evening.   

Once she acquires a fairly good balance, she can start practicing lucid dreaming in order to face her issues - if indeed she underwent some sort of trauma.  The medication to stop her from dreaming is a no-no.  That is only making matters worse.  Dreaming is important and it is there for a good reason.  Her moronic doctors are playing with fire and could potentially make matters worse. 

The medicine prescribed by her doctors are making her run away from a possible profound source for these night terrors which may lie deep within her unconscious mind. It only serves as a temporary relief which is not making the problem go away.  This is why I can't wait to see the day when the Phase state will be used as an officially recognised form of therapy.  She needs reassurance that everything will be okay when these night terrors happen.

Now show her my post and ask her to give it a shot.  She must follow my advice religiously and be confident that it will deliver results.  Then tell me if after she has done all the things that I say she should do there's been no change.  She must get to the root of her problems...not run from them!! 

She can also tell her doctors that Summerlander is tutting at them...

Do report back and let us know how she gets on, btw! 

[the8reader]

i used to get night terrors all the time.. its just like SP but things try and scare you and other mean things.. so takeing control of them and just going from one of thoes to an ap would be a goood cure after learning to protect yourself well from yourself since it is a night terror and she is causing it.. once she can get over that fear and get out and ap things will get much better.. at least that is what i did. i dont have them any more. just my two cents...

[Xanth]

I've had night terrors most of my life while growing up.
Ever since I learned to meditate (15+ years ago) I haven't had them as much though.
I don't believe for a second it has anything to do with repressed memories as a child... I hate psychologists so much.  Idiots.

[the8reader]

I've had night terrors most of my life while growing up.
Ever since I learned to meditate (15+ years ago) I haven't had them as much though.
I don't believe for a second it has anything to do with repressed memories as a child... I hate psychologists so much.  Idiots.

agree with that 100% night terrors are just a sp and when you start freaking out you make most of whap happens.. just have to learn to not freak. i love sp not that i know what is happening.. very easy to get out that way..

[Xanth]

For me, they weren't a part of sleep paralysis.  I was never paralyzed.
I always woke up... saw crap in my room... freaked out... leaped out of bed... frantically turned the light on... saw it was gone... went back to bed a little unnerved.
As I got older I learned to quickly realize what was going on and just not freak out, however, it was and still is "kinda startling"... to wake up seeing "people" in  your room.
I just get over it faster... nowadays, I just get back in bed and go back to sleep, hardly even batting an eye. 

"Bwah!  ... oh, it's just you again... meh... Zzzzzz" 

[Lexy]

Does anyone think it could be caused by psychic attack?

[CFTraveler]

Does anyone think it could be caused by psychic attack?

I never discount it as a possibility, but in this case the data says something different, "traumas she experienced as a child, i.e getting raped by her dad every night" is a damn good reason to experience night terrors, if this is a fact, of course.

[Lexy]

I was thinking it was her dad that is psychically attacking her... where is her dad?

[HiRes]

anyways.. this girl got mad at me and quit talking to me.. >.> she didnt care enough to try anything.. just get pissy with me.. so its her loss. sorry for any dissapointment