Nightmares

Control Your Dreams Using This Mask

Posted 05.24.2012

Ever wake up knowing you had a dream but wondering what exactly it was about, who were the people in it and what it means? Usually these dreams frustr...

Expert Tips For Battling Nightmares

Seed | Posted 01.27.2012

Nightmares are a relatively common sleep disorder that affects both children and adults. We spoke to Amy Korn-Reavis, R.R.T., R.S.T., a registered res...

My Favorite Nightmares, Homeless Style

Joel John Roberts | Posted 02.26.2012

Joel John Roberts

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Raindrops on tents, with weather so cold. To us, rain's a nuisance; to some, it's a mess. Bright copp...

Why Is Your Ex STILL Haunting Your Dreams?

Rachel A. Sussman, LCSW | Posted 02.01.2012

Rachel A. Sussman, LCSW

Dreaming about an ex can undoubtedly be disturbing -- especially if there are unresolved issues and feelings, or if there was minimal closure during the ending.

What Is Your College Nightmare? (SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Harrington | Posted 07.16.2011

Rebecca Harrington

At first it seems like a normal day at college. It is gray and cold and I am sitting alone in the cafeteria eating a sad plate of oddly matched f...

Chloe Can't Sleep

Pat LaMarche | Posted 05.25.2011

Pat LaMarche

I have many kids of every age in my life all the time. I work in a homeless shelter. The kids at work overflow into my home life. It's the saddest job benefit in the entire world's occupations.

The Location Scout

Charles Russell | Posted 11.17.2011

Charles Russell

Do you know what it feels like to have a location scout come to your house? Well, the house I grew up in has it's own agent. No joke!

Dick Cavett on the Mystery of Dreams

Anne Hill | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Hill

It's almost as if anxiety dreams come to taunt us, not with how frail we are, but with how strong we could be if only we could remember it.

President Obama: End the Nightmares, Give Prazosin Back to Our PTSD Veterans!

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Scott Mendelson, M.D.

I am appealing to President Obama, General Shinseki and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Please! Give our soldiers freedom from the horrors of war for eight hours a night.

Nightmares In PTSD: Don't Get Your Blood Pressure Up

Dr. Douglas Fields | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Douglas Fields

Nightmares are one of the most debilitating symptoms of PTSD, affecting 70%-87% of patients suffering from the trauma. Fortunately, a surprising new treatment uses an old medicine to stop them.

Why We Dream And How To Rewrite Nightmares

Anne Hill | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Hill

Brain wave patterns during lucid dreaming show a typical REM sleep pattern associated with dreaming, mixed in with patterns associated with waking awareness.

Baroness Vadera: 'I Still Have Nightmares About The Financial Crisis'

Telegraph | Louise Armitstead | Posted 05.25.2011

The former Government minister and one of the architects of the British efforts to rescue the financial system, told a high-level business conference ...

Sleep Paralysis Gets Screentime--But Not as a Horror Flick

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Michael J. Breus

Sleep paralysis is an area that deserves more attention and study.

Why Do You Keeping Having That Same Scary Dream?

DivineCaroline.com | Vicki Santillano | Posted 11.17.2011

Many people experience recurring dreams throughout their lives, often rehashing the same subjects, facing off against a familiar figure, or running fr...

Turning Nightmares Into Allies

Anne Hill | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Hill

As we learn to tap into the hidden ally within every nightmare image, we discover that many things once fearful to us can become sources of joy and freedom.

What To Do When Dreams Go Bad

Anne Hill | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Hill

I encourage everyone to be curious about bad dreams, not fearful. When we stay in those early feelings of fear, we don't allow ourselves a full range of motion in responding to the dream.

A Short Guide To Understanding Your Nightmares

Janet Kinosian | Posted 11.17.2011

Janet Kinosian

Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. - Dr. William Dement Many restless sleepers have...