Purpose: Helps you settle and plan for the minutes after a dream wakes you up.
When to use: Use this in the daytime, after a night a dream woke you.
Worksheet prompts
- When you woke up, what did your body feel like?
Heart, breathing, sweat, shaking, cold hands. - What helps you come back to the room you are actually in?
A light on, cold water, a blanket, naming five things you see. - What do you want the rest of the night to look like after a dream like that?
Back to bed, sit up a while, wake someone, keep a lamp on.
The dream ended when you woke. Getting your body to believe that takes a few minutes.