False awakenings are dreams that seem like waking life... until you get out of bed and fall down a bottomless chasm. True story. False awakenings can be frustrating, terrifying, and may even begin to impact your daily life, especially when they occur … [Read more...] about How to Prevent False Awakenings
Nightmares & Dream Terrors
Sleep Paralysis Treatment – Stop Feelings of Being Held Down at Night
Sleep Paralysis is a troubling sleep condition that is deeply misunderstood in our culture. Experienced by millions as an incubus attack or being “ridden by a witch,” sleep paralysis (SP) has biological causes that are related to sleep hygiene, … [Read more...] about Sleep Paralysis Treatment – Stop Feelings of Being Held Down at Night
Nightmares Linked with Multiple Suicide Attempts
A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden reports that suicidal patients are more likely to attempt to take their life again if they have nightmares following the first attempt. In fact, the data suggests that gender and psychiatric diagnosis … [Read more...] about Nightmares Linked with Multiple Suicide Attempts
Delving into the Cause of Nightmares
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. Technically, a nightmare is a dream that the sleeper finds disturbing, … [Read more...] about Delving into the Cause of Nightmares