Lucid nightmares are dreams that you know you are dreaming, but are confronted with a dream scene or imagery that is disturbing or feels unsafe. You may feel out-of-control, or you may be calmly witnessing some horrible scene that is not the product … [Read more...] about What are Lucid Nightmares?
Nightmares & Dream Terrors
Calling All Dream Warriors
I had a really unsettling moment this week when I realized I've been unconsciously living out my life according to the plot of A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors. In case you haven't seen the movie, the central plot centers around a young … [Read more...] about Calling All Dream Warriors
Why do Nightmares Happen?
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 … [Read more...] about Why do Nightmares Happen?
REM is not the Man Holding Us Down
It's been roughly 54 years since a young graduate student discovered and named REM sleep, which is commonly known as the "dream state." While it is true that dreaming can occur in all of the sleep states (as cognition, mental imagery, and uncanny … [Read more...] about REM is not the Man Holding Us Down
Babies and Nightmares: New Research Findings
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 … [Read more...] about Babies and Nightmares: New Research Findings
Solstice dreams
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 … [Read more...] about Solstice dreams