Dreams:makingthemworkforus severalnightsaweekJosephwokeupscreamingfromthesameterrible
dream.Joseph could never recall hiswhole dream,though.He only rememberedthatsomeonewasrunningafterhim.Josephwastryingto
getaway,butinhisdreamhecouldnotmove。hecontinuedhavingthis nightmareformonths。hewassotiredinthemorningthatitwashardfor himtogotowork。Joseph,yousee,isnotafrightenedchild,butagrown man。
MiltonKramerisapsychiatristanddreamresearcherCincinnati,Ohio.He believesthatitisveryimportantthatpeopledon'tignoretheirdreams,because they aremessages from our sleeping minds.When Kramer studieddreamsanddreamers,hefoundthatpeoplewakeupfeelingvery discouragedaftertheyhaveabaddream.Healsofoundthatafterhaving
agood dream,people feel more optimistic.Clearly,dreams canhave harmfulorbeneficialeffects.Asaresult,Kramerbelievesthatweneedto
learn how to change our bad dreams.When we understand what happened in our dreams,we can change negative,hurtful dreams to positive,helpfulones。
Beforewecanbegintochangeanightmare,however,wefirsthaveto rememberwhathappenedinourdream.Researcherssaytherearemany
waystodothis.Wecankeepajournalordiaryofwhatwedowhenwe
are awake.Then,before going to sleep,we can review our day.This practicehelpsustostayincharge.Whenwewakeup,weshouldliestill while we try to remember our dream.Dream researchers say that by stayinginthesamesleepingpositive,wearemorelikelytorecallthe
dream.We should also try toremember animportant word or picture from the dream.This image makes the rest of the dream easier to later.Thelongerwesleep,thelongerandmorecomplexourdreamswill
be.
Dr.Rosalind Cartwright is a dream researcher,too.She has developed another dream therapy for changing dreams.According to Dr.Cartwright,dreamtherapyinvolvesfoursimplestepsyoucanlearnonyourow
n.Thefirststepistorecognizewhenyouarehavingabaddreamthatwillmakeyouf eelhelplessorupsetthenextmorning.Thesecond
stepistoidentifywhatitisaboutthedreamthatmakesyoufeelbad-for
example,weakinsteadofstrong,oroutofcontrolinsteadofincontrol.
Next,stopanybaddream.Youdonothavetocontinueyourbaddream,becauseyouareincharge.Thelaststepistochangethenegativepartof
thedream.Sometimesyoumayhavetowakeyourselfupandchangethe dreambeforeyoureturntosleep.Othertimesitispossibletochangethe dreamwhileyouarestillasleep.
Byusing dream therapy,Joseph was able to change his nightmares.Gradually,his bad dreams stopped altogether.He began havingmore positive dreams andwokeup feeling refreshed and cheerful.Wefeelwellrestedandmoreoptimistic.Stoppinganightmareandc hangingittoapositivedreamexperiencecanbephysicallyandpsychologic allybeneficialtousall.
翻译:
梦:使他们为我们工作
好几个夜晚星期约瑟醒来了从相同的可怕梦尖叫。约瑟不会取消他的整个梦,虽然。他只记得某人正在追赶他。约瑟正在尝试逃离,但是在他无法移动的他的梦中。他
继续有这一个梦魇长达数个月之久。他是如此疲累的早上哪一他去上班是难的。约
瑟,你见到,一个被惊吓的孩子不是,但是一个长大的男人。
密尔顿Kramer是一个精神病医师和梦研究员辛辛那提,俄亥俄州。因为他们是我
们的睡着思想的信息,所以他相信非常重要的是,人们不不理睬他们的梦。当
Kramer学习了梦和做梦的人,在他们有一个差劲梦之后,他发现人们醒来感觉非常
气馁的。他在有一个好梦之后也发现那,人们觉得更乐观。清楚地,梦能有有害或有
益的效果。结果,Kramer相信我们需要学习该如何改变我们的差劲梦。当我们了解
什么在我们的梦发生,我们能将否定、造成损害的梦换成实在,有帮助的。在我们能
开始之前然而,改变一个梦魇我们首先必须记得什么在我们的梦发生了。研究员说有
许多方法要做这。当我们是醒的时,我们能保存一本日记或者我们做的日记。然后,
在去睡觉之前,我们能检讨我们的日子。这一个练习帮助我们保持掌管。当我们醒来,
当我们试着记得我们的梦时,我们应该仍然躺着。梦研究员说,藉由留在相同的睡着
实在,我们更可能取消梦。我们也应该试着记得梦的一个重要的字或照片。这一个图
像让梦的其它部分变成更容易到稍后。我们睡觉愈长,而且也愈长较多合成物我们的
梦将会是。
博士罗莎琳德车匠也是一个梦研究员。她发展变更梦的另外梦治疗。依照博士车匠,梦治疗包括你能靠你自己学习的四个简单的步骤。第一个步骤将认识你何时有一个将会让你感觉无助或者扰乱隔天早晨的差劲梦。第二个步骤将识别它是什么让你感
觉坏的梦-举例来说,弱的而非强劲地,或失去控制而非在控制中。下一个,停止任何差劲梦。因为你掌管,所以你不一定要继续你的差劲梦。最后一个步骤将改变梦的否定部份。有时在你继续睡觉之前,你可能必须向上叫醒你自己而且改变梦。当你仍然睡熟时,改变梦是可能的其他的时代。
藉由使用梦治疗,约瑟能够改变他的梦魇。逐渐地,他的差劲梦完全停止。他开始有比较积极的梦而且醒来了感觉生气蓬勃了和快活的。我们好好地感觉让和休息更乐观的。停止一个梦魇而且对一种积极的梦经验变更它可能是身体上地和精神性的有益对我们所有的。