Can't sleep?
So, what do you do? You can read, play games, web-surf, watch a boring TV program, count sheep, or just stare at your ceiling until either sleep or madness consumes you.Me? I turn to the Dream Generator. This method, which I have successfully been using for years, requires a great deal of patience but once you let your mind drift, so will you to sleepsville.
How it works:Once you're comfortable and ready for bed, close your eyes and let your mind wander. I like to ask myself questions like "What if I won the lottery?" or "What would I do if I had super powers?" These types of questions give my imagination a starting point. Then, I think about what I would do and all the possibilities until eventually, my "unconscious" steps in and I stop thinking and start dreaming.
Sometimes, if I'm
or 
about something, these negative thoughts creep into my "Dream Generator" process and prevent me from falling asleep. I bust out the big guns when this happens. A compilation of classical/instrumental music strategically placed on my IPOD awaits to boost my imagination some more. Generally, the melodies are from movies or shows (mainly Korean dramas cause they're so heart-wrenching, yet sweet) that had some emotional affect on me. Sounds from the TV work, as well. Once I can get my mind off the trials and tribulations of my Persona, I can start to relax and, soon enough, fall asleep.
The only problem with the Dream Generator is assessing the validity of your dreams the next day. Did I dream of those things because I was thinking about them or are they important themes that my unconscious is trying to tell me about myself? (One of those questions I'll ask myself on the train ride to work the next morning if the dream had an impact on me.)I
DREAMS THAT MAKE ME THINK THE NEXT DAY.Anywho, hope to have more sleep logs for you, soon.
I tried producing images in my head but to no avail ... tried leaving the TV on in hopes the sounds would induce thought bubbles filled with blue omelette's running through a field of caramelized onion lilies with bread and butter flies buzzing about.
As a fellow heavy-sleeper, Daniel has slept through natural disasters (ie: earthquakes) as well as shrieking fire alarms. 
years simply describes him to be "somebody who definitely thinks before he talks." One friend characterizes him as "confused and trusting." 
(Due to the PG-13 status of this blog, I can't quote the rest of this statement...) 
On to the good stuff! Here are some logs of Daniel's slumbering tête-à-tête. 
There's a pattern! Perhaps Daniel's sleep-talking is triggered by sounds, which disrupts his transition from one sleeping stage to the other. 
GF: "like the 'runners all have to wear same blahblah..' is when he was TKD (Taekwondo) competition team captain. The 'zacket away..' i think he was cursing at me in his private language cause i was like GET UPPPPPPPP!! 'Renal colic...' was after a 10hr shift at the ER.."
So, Daniel's sleeptalking is potentially triggered by sounds... I wonder what triggers mine? I always seem to start the conversation...
~ 2010 Brings More ~ 
Dreams; everyone has them. Whether it be dreams of flying, falling, chasing or being chased, we generally have dreams with universal symbols that can be interpreted using some aspect of Carl Jung's philosophy of the "unconscious." Carl Jung believed that our psyche was divided into two categories - the conscious and the unconscious. Without going into excruciating details, the genius psychiatrist suggests dreams and their unique symbols are ways in which your unconscious side communicate with your Persona, aka the person you see in the mirror every morning. Once you make a connection between your conscious and unconscious through dream analysis and greater understanding of your psyche, this collaboration of awesomeness becomes the "Self" or, the completion of the human psyche. Neeto. 
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Pig: To dream of being a pig is an extremely lucky omen meaning long life and vitality. (As my Korean mother would say, "GO BUY A LOTTO TICKET!!")
