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I dream about an unknown guy every day. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have been having a dream about a guy since two years. Every day it is the same. I wake up in the middle of the night even before I can see his face and am unable to fall asleep after that. I am scared, but do not know where to go or ask for help. No one will understand me if I tell t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are having bad dreams also known as nightmares. It is a type of sleep disorder which is treatable. Maintain proper sleep hygiene, that is, maintain a proper routine. Drink plenty of water, do exercise in the morning, avoid coffee or tea in the evening and before sl... Read Full »
What does it mean to dream about a woman I do not know?
Query: Hello doctor, I do not know whether this query is relevant here, but I have been vexed seeing a woman in my dreams for many years. I do not know what she looks like. I never saw her facial features but noticed that she is of an average physique. She does not leave me, and sometimes I am even scared ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Even though you see that dream when you feel calm, relaxed, and peaceful, in reality, you probably have some subconscious anxiety, resulting in scary dreams of a particular type. Dreams and anxiety are interrelated, which is why your dr... Read Full »
I suffer from scary dreams and sweating when I wake up. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been sick for the past week. Initially, it was cold, cough, and mild fever. But in the last few days, I have had a high fever (102.5), so I got admitted. I had blood tests that predicted that I had a viral fever. They gave a prescription of tablets along with cough syrup that I hav... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. I would say it is normal to have dreams, even scary dreams. But the recurrence of such scary dreams in a short span of time needs further evaluation. And in your case, the first possibility is the effect of medication. Plea... Read Full »
Why are dreams about being pregnant so common?
Query: Hello doctor, Why are dreams about being pregnant so common? What might a dream about being pregnant mean? What might it mean if you are not trying or wanting to be pregnant in real life? Or, conversely, if you do want to be pregnant in real life? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dreams about pregnancy ,conception are more common in women that have been trying to conceive for long time and remained unsuccessful or had a bad obstetric history such as multiple miscarriages, intrauterine fetal deaths, stillbirths, newborn baby's death or unable ... Read Full »
I have dreams of death and falling and find it difficult to sleep. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I do not find difficulty in sleeping. I sleep around 9.30 pm, and I wake up at 7 am. My sleeping schedule is normal, but I come across several bad dreams. I get up in the middle of the night due to bad dreams and take some time to sleep again. Can this be treated because I have dreams of ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. May I know what your profession is? It can be because of stress. I suggest you go for a walk or jog every day. Then take a relaxing bath and try to spend some time with the kids. Finally, before going to bed, read feel-good books. Please do it for ten days and let me... Read Full »
Why am I having vivid dream where my beat friend is abandoning me?
Query: Hello doctor, I do not have a health issue but lately, I keep having an intensely vivid dream that an old best friend from high school or college abandons me right when everything gets crazy and I have people trying to hurt me. It is always in the manner of my phone will not connect with him or som... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dream interpretation is not a reliable science branch yet. Many types of research have been done on dream interpretation but there are no conclusions yet as to what suggests what. Some researchers say dreams have no purpose or meaning and are nonsensical activities of t... Read Full »