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14 Tips for Getting Rid of Nightmares

Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 2, 2010 | 10 Comments

Sometimes the only dreams we remember are the ones we wish we could forget. Nightmares can be instructive, and most psychologists believe that they are a healthy part of life. But if you are plagued by repetitive nightmares and are losing sleep, sometimes changing your daily habits can reduce nightmare frequency. In general, nightmares can [...]

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Delving into the Cause of Nightmares

Posted by Ryan Hurd on October 7, 2008 | 9 Comments

This is part two of my series on lucid nightmares. But first we need to take a sweeping look at how the nightmare in general is discussed and treated in contemporary psychology.

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Why do Nightmares Happen?

Posted by Ryan Hurd on May 10, 2008 | 3 Comments

I missed this excellent podcast about contemporary nightmare research when it was released last fall. NPR interviews New York Times science journalist Natalie Angier and dream researcher Kelly Bulkeley about the whole mess: theories about the cause of nightmares, common nightmares, as well as how to deal.
Here’s the link for NPR”s Anatomy of [...]

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Babies and Nightmares: New Research Findings

Posted by Ryan Hurd on January 12, 2008 | No Comments

Canadian dream researchers have confirmed a link between babies” personalities and their nightmare frequency later in childhood, as reported in the January 1, 2008 issue of the journal Sleep. In general, anxious babies are more likely to continue having bad dreams and nightmares as they reach preschool age.
This study backs up Ernest Hartmann‘s [...]

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Solstice dreams

Posted by Ryan Hurd on December 17, 2007 | 2 Comments

With the approaching solstice, the dreaming is stronger, if for no other reason than the nights are long. In pre-electric times, and traditional societies today, this is nature’s ways of saying go ahead and sleep in.
Meanwhile, hundreds of folks in Brittany will converge on the major megalithic sites for a time-honored solstice celebration. [...]

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Free nightmare hotline still active

Posted by Ryan Hurd on October 31, 2007 | 2 Comments

Halloween in the USA: basically it’s a nationwide sugar rush and an good excuse to dress up in a sexy costume. But don’t forget the origins of the holiday – that’s some scary stuff. Turn on the tube tonight and you”re likely to see more than your fair share of slasher flicks too. [...]

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