Dream recall, nightmare frequency, and spirituality.

Schredl, Michael; Stumbrys, Tadas; Erlacher, Daniel

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“…These ritual divergences that persisted in their tension with one another in the author's libido (i.e., an ego drive from the Freudian perspective) have been released after the dream. After conquering the demon (a magic performance), the author feels thoroughly joyful in spirits, which is accordant with the findings that transcendent dreams are associated with an ecstatic sense of spiritual release (e.g., Kuiken, Lee, Eng & Singh, 2006;Lee & Kuiken, 2015), and that dreams can provide spiritual inspiration (e.g., Schredl, Stumbrys & Erlacher, 2016). In this regard, this dream is a truly significant, "big" dream, continuing to influence the author's on-going experience.…”

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Demonic Dreaming: Two Case Studies

Lu¹

2018

Sleep Hypn

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The intriguing study of dreams related to mystical symbols has attracted not only such conventional fields as comparative religions and philosophy, but also psychoanalyses. In this report, first, the author briefly introduces, from the perspectives of Freud and Jung, the importance of energetic desire (libido), symbolism, and unconsciousness in interpreting dreams. Then, the author presents two case studies focusing on demonic dreams, which have been rarely investigated in scholarly research. The dreams are discussed in terms of their significance in the dreamers' experience and their implications for the use of dreams in psychoanalysis. The findings suggest that demonic symbols in dreaming could result unconsciously from dreamers' daily residues, fulfillment of will, or inferiority complex. The report discusses at the end Chinese folklore in interpreting demonic dreams.

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Demonic Dreaming: Two Case Studies

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2018

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“…Thus, it might be more of a natural phenomenon rather than a consequence of experimenting with dream lucidity. One potential tool for coping with lucid nightmares might be a cultivation of mindfulness while awake because higher levels of dispositional mindfulness are associated with both greater dream control and lower nightmare frequency (Schredl, Stumbrys, & Erlacher, 2016; Stumbrys & Erlacher, 2017b). In addition, an increase in dream control seems to reduce nightmare distress (Harb, Brownlow, & Ross, 2016).…”

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Lucid nightmares: A survey of their frequency, features, and factors in lucid dreamers.

Stumbrys

2018

Dreaming

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This article reports the first systematic study on lucid nightmares-terrifying lucid dreams with a lack of dream control. An online survey was completed by 634 participants, of whom 574 had had previous lucid dream experience. According to the reports of lucid dreamers, less than half of them had experienced a lucid nightmare, and only 1% of them could be considered as suffering from lucid nightmares-experiencing them once a week or more frequently. Lucid nightmares appear to be as distressing as ordinary nightmares. Lack of dream control and intense fear are among their most common features, followed by violent autonomous dream characters and the inability to wake up. Lucid nightmares are more likely to occur for women and nightmare sufferers, yet also for more frequent lucid dreamers and for those who experience lucid dreams spontaneously rather than them being induced deliberately. Key methodological points, for example, whether the awakening criterion in the definition of lucid nightmares should be included, are addressed, and suggestions for future research are provided.

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“…In one study, mindfulness was found to be inversely related to disturbed dreaming and dream anxiety and to predict less severe dream disturbances after controlling for trait anxiety 12 . In the other study, mindfulness was negatively correlated with nightmare frequency 89 . However, both these studies assessed and analyzed mindfulness as a unidimensional construct.…”

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The role of mindful acceptance and lucid dreaming in nightmare frequency and distress

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Sandberg

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A theoretical and empirical association between lucid dreaming and mindfulness, as well as lucid dreaming and nightmares has previously been observed; however, the relationship between nightmares and mindfulness has received surprisingly little attention. Here, we present the findings of two studies exploring the relation of nightmare frequency and distress with two components of mindfulness, termed presence and acceptance, as well as lucid dreaming. Study 1 (N = 338) consisted of a low percentage of frequent lucid dreamers whereas Study 2 (N = 187) consisted primarily of frequent lucid dreamers that used lucid dream induction training techniques and meditation. Across studies, nightmare-related variables showed a more robust association with mindful acceptance as opposed to mindful presence. Moreover, individuals with high levels of meditation expertise and practice of lucid dreaming induction techniques reported lower nightmare frequency. Finally, in Study 2, which consisted of frequent lucid dreamers, a positive correlation between lucid dreaming frequency and mindfulness was apparent. The present findings support the notion that wakeful mindfulness is associated with the quality of dreams and extend previous research by suggesting a disentangled role of the two facets of mindfulness in dream variation. This association remains open for experimental manipulation, the result of which could have clinical implications.

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Dream recall, nightmare frequency, and spirituality.

Cited by 11 publications

References 35 publications

Demonic Dreaming: Two Case Studies

Demonic Dreaming: Two Case Studies

Lucid nightmares: A survey of their frequency, features, and factors in lucid dreamers.

The role of mindful acceptance and lucid dreaming in nightmare frequency and distress

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