I jerked my body up out of my bed to see him still staring at me a tall dark figure. I took a step to the side and he mirrored my movement like a snake, as if he wasn’t human. I tilted my head slightly, he did the same but slithering . A series of butterflies fluttered in my stomach. Ok, This was freaking me out. I turned and ran as fast a nascar for my life . I heard footsteps thumping ferociously behind me and the dark figure grabbed me around the middle. I woke up screaming and gasping for air. I threw my covers off and ran to my window, shut the blinds, and locked my door in terrible fear of what would happen next. I was sweating and my once fresh silky hair was no longer in the tight ponytail it was in when i fell asleep I felt like
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We dream because of trauma because you can revise our traumatizing moment and be more prepared for the next time it happens (Turner). For example, if your fish dies you will probably dream about it that night and be more prepared for when another one of your fish dies. Rebecca Turner says “we will generate dreams to cope with certain situations.” Nightmares can be like actually being there because If the nightmare actually happens you will probably be more experienced(Turner). Rebecca Turner from world of lucid dreaming states “that nightmares can be a kind of rehearsal for trauma.” Since we dream because of trauma this allows us to be more mentally prepared for things. Dreaming to deal with trauma makes people on this world more happy because most traumatizing things are sad and dreaming to cope with trauma allows us to not dwell on things …show more content…
Dreaming may be to help us deal with stressful situations. Humans go through stressful situations almost every day so when someone goes to sleep their brain reflects on their past emotions that made them stress (Dell’Amore). A scientist at UC Berkeley recently did an experiment on emotions and stress from sleeping they said, “‘ There's already anecdotal evidence for sleep's therapeutic benefits—such as the oft-repeated adage that a person will go to bed and feel better in the morning,’ Walker said.”(Walker, National Geographic). The scientists conducted an experiment on how people felt after seeing pictures and if they slept or not. Christine Dell’Amore stated, “When people experience an emotional event, stress chemicals are released to flag and prioritize that event, essentially reminding the brain to work through it during sleep, according to Walker, whose study appeared November 23 in the journal Current Biology.”(Christine Dell’Amore, National Geographic). This clearly shows that stress is a major reason we dream to deal with stress. Dreaming is quite surprising for its healthy benefits and therapeutic benefits if you're not stressed you will feel better and work harder. So dreaming is really helping your body to deal with stressful situations to make you feel
We dream because of trauma because you can revise our traumatizing moment and be more prepared for the next time it happens (Turner). For example, if your fish dies you will probably dream about it that night and be more prepared for when another one of your fish dies. Rebecca Turner says “we will generate dreams to cope with certain situations.” Nightmares can be like actually being there because If the nightmare actually happens you will probably be more experienced(Turner). Rebecca Turner from world of lucid dreaming states “that nightmares can be a kind of rehearsal for trauma.” Since we dream because of trauma this allows us to be more mentally prepared for things. Dreaming to deal with trauma makes people on this world more happy because most traumatizing things are sad and dreaming to cope with trauma allows us to not dwell on things …show more content…
Dreaming may be to help us deal with stressful situations. Humans go through stressful situations almost every day so when someone goes to sleep their brain reflects on their past emotions that made them stress (Dell’Amore). A scientist at UC Berkeley recently did an experiment on emotions and stress from sleeping they said, “‘ There's already anecdotal evidence for sleep's therapeutic benefits—such as the oft-repeated adage that a person will go to bed and feel better in the morning,’ Walker said.”(Walker, National Geographic). The scientists conducted an experiment on how people felt after seeing pictures and if they slept or not. Christine Dell’Amore stated, “When people experience an emotional event, stress chemicals are released to flag and prioritize that event, essentially reminding the brain to work through it during sleep, according to Walker, whose study appeared November 23 in the journal Current Biology.”(Christine Dell’Amore, National Geographic). This clearly shows that stress is a major reason we dream to deal with stress. Dreaming is quite surprising for its healthy benefits and therapeutic benefits if you're not stressed you will feel better and work harder. So dreaming is really helping your body to deal with stressful situations to make you feel