millions of snakes
Hi Kim – In an earlier time – at about the turn of this century – if you asked an analyst about the significance of snakes in dreams he would have told you that they represent sexual or libidinal energy. More specifically – you would have been informed that snakes in dreams are phallic in […]
millions of snakes
My dream was about myself, a friend, and a naked toddler. We were walking through one of my paddocks at home, and we suddenly came to a gate. We tried to climb over it but kept on getting electric shocks. We then found a button that opened the gate, so I pressed it, and while […]
attacked by bullets!
Could you please tell me what it means when you dream that people are shooting at you? I often dream that I am being shot at by soldiers or by thugs and often I actually feel the bullets hit my body and I experience pain. In one of these dreams I had just backed the […]
attacked by bullets!
Hi Tamsin – When we suddenly are caught in a raging gun duel in our dreams, most of us awaken surprised. Why were people trying to kill me, we ask? What was I doing with a gun in my hand? How could I have possibly shot all those people? I doubt you’ve ever been shot […]
back in high school
Background information: I had an affair a few years ago, and strongly feel the need to prove to my husband that I am being faithful. I’m not sure why I had this dream; but I woke up feeling a little sad and confused, though a little bit stronger. We’ve been in a position like the […]
missed exam
I’ve been having this same dream for several years, at least once a week. In the dream, I panic all of a sudden when I realize that it’s the end of a semester, and I’ve missed all but one of the classes in an important math course. It’s always math, which was my worst subject. […]
how to power nap
Do you know how to “Power Nap?” When the “post-lunch slump” hits—what’s the right thing to do? Should we pick up a coffee on the way back to our desk, or should we find a quiet place where we can lean back and close our eyes for fifteen minutes? Napping during the day isn’t considered […]
warm feet!
Cold Feet? Are you one of millions of people who go to bed at night with cold hands or feet? Doctors think your poor blood flow may be impairing your ability to fall asleep. In a study published in the science journal Nature (1999; 401:36-37), scientists at the Psychiatric University Clinic in Basel, Switzerland, found […]
better sleep tip
Nightmares and Children A recent study confirms what has been known about nightmares in children for quite some time: they’re pretty normal. Writing in the medical journal “American Family Physician,” Dr. J. F. Pagel reports that nightmares affect between 20-39% of all children between the ages of 5 and 12. Night terrors, a rarer condition […]
press room & photo gallery
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