Jeanne’s nightmare.

A girl about 30 years old, well-groomed and well-dressed came to my office

- Hi ! — I greeted the stranger and gestured to the chair.

- Seat down, please. Will you be comfortable here or in this chair? — in the center of the room there were two ordinary office chairs.

- Yes, I’m comfortable. — I heard in response and we sat on chairs opposite each other, at a distance of 1.5–2 meters.

- My name is Oleg. I am a psychologist, psychotherapist. — I introduced myself.

- What’s your name? I asked politely

- My name, Jeanne, — said the girl and moved in a chair, crossing her legs.

- What would you like to talk about, what is your problem? — I asked.

- I feel bad, almost no energy. I don’t sleep well and get tired. At night, I am tormented by a nightmare. One and the same nightmare, dreaming often. I choke in my sleep and wake up, and then I can’t fall asleep and I’m broken all day, Jeanne said.

- Can you tell your nightmare? — I asked and looked Jeanne in the eyes.

- Yes, — Jeanne answered and looked down at the floor and she squeezed her fingers together.

- Okay, attention please. Tell the dream in the first person, as if it is happening now. I stand and see … — I asked.

- I stand and see the fire. At first it is small, and then it gets closer, it gets bigger and I feel its heat, it can burn me! — Anna shrank and clasped her fingers so that the bones on her hands turned white.

- I’m with you. I’m getting hot too — I said quietly.

- Imagine that you are fire. What kind of fire are you? — I asked.

- I am a strange fire … — Anna suddenly relaxed, her hands relaxed, she smiled and looked at me.

- I can keep warm on a winter night. You can also boil tea or cook food on me! — Anna continued with interest and notes of joy in her voice.

- I am fire and can be very hot and dangerous, I can destroy and burn everything !!! — Anna said with metallic intonations in her voice and stamped her heel.

- Can you try stamping your foot again? Stand up if necessary. And say “I am hot and dangerous like fire !!! I can destroy and burn everything!” — I suggested.

- I’m hot and dangerous like fire !!! I can destroy and burn everything! “- Jeanne jumped up, her cheeks glowed with a blush, I thought that the heels would fly off, so he stamped his feet.

I watched her and I felt strength, fun and anger and therefore suggested:

- If not me, then who would you say these words to in your life? — I got up from the chair and stood in front of her.

- To my ex-boyfriend! — Jeanne gasped.

- Look with your eyes in the room. Where would you place it, maybe in this chair? — I suggested

- Yes, here he is, pretty boy, sitting and grinning, satisfied! — lightning flashed in Anna’s eyes.

- Tell him your words. I asked.

- You filthy stinking goat! You sit and grin. You, nit, cheated on me with my childhood friend. And you think you can get away with it !!!! I will incinerate you, you filthy stinking goat! Only charred bones will be left of you! And so that it is not lonely, grab your vile bitch !!! — Jeanne screamed in the direction of the chair, her cheeks were burning, fingers and hands trembled, suddenly she sat down on her chair and her body relaxed and she looked at me.

- How are you feeling? — I asked.

- I feel very good. It feels like I was in a bath or sauna. I sweated a little like screaming. I feel a special lightness in my body now. I have a lot of energy.

- How do you breathe? — I asked a question.

- Free, good. — answered Jeanne.

- It’s time for us to finish, time is running out, we have five minutes left only.

- Что важно было для Вас за время нашей встречи? — спросил я.

- I realized how I kept my anger all the time. I forbade myself to be angry with my ex-boyfriend and girlfriend. I just hid, crossed them out of my life, without expressing all my anger at them. Now it is much easier for me, I became free. Thank you. — said Jeanne and fell silent.

- Good Bye! See you later. — I said goodbye.

- Bye. — and Jeanne went out.

Jeanne’s nightmare never returned. In this session, the dream was a clue, the key to resolving Jeanne’s life situation, which helped to reveal the accumulated anger, reveal this anger to the world and give the girl relief. All dreams are different and each person’s work with sleep is unique. Z. Freud was right that dreams are the royal road to the unconscious. Please, your attention to your night dreams, especially nightmares! They hold the key to resolving your life situation.