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2naSalit

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1. I get those...
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 06:29 AM
Nov 17

Not very often but I recall having those kind of dream states. Years ago someone told me that you can suggest to yourself as you go to sleep that if you end up in a weird dream and realize it, you can make changes to get out of bad situations in the dream. I used to have some dreams that I suspect had other entities involved and the way I was able to escape the situation in the dream was to yell out "NO!" and then,like trying to rise to the surface of deep water, making my way back to consciousness. I found that sometimes I had to just visualize the escape if I felt trapped otherwise. It usually works, but remembering that you can do that is the trick.

Anyway, I hope that things continue to improve for you, it's been a rough stretch.

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