Vivid, upsetting nightmares happen sometimes. When they occur regularly and affect your ability to sleep or function, you may have a nightmare disorder. Sleep therapy, medications, and desensitization ...

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Those who experience vivid nightmares and odd hallucinations might have an underlying autoimmune disease, a new study suggests. An international research team led by scientists at the University of ...

Dreams are events that occur during some stages of sleep. They consist of imagery, and at times sensations, that are experienced by the dreamer during one stage of sleep. Nightmares are unpleasant or ...

If you’ve ever woken up unable to move, feeling as if a ghostly presence is pressing on your chest, you’re not alone—welcome to the strange world of sleep paralysis. This phenomenon, which affects ...

Have you ever jolted awake in the middle of the night, heart racing, drenched in sweat, with no memory of what happened?

Several years ago, while visiting Madrid, I had the opportunity to visit the Prado Museum, one of the finest art museums in the world. It was there that I was able to see the original and world famous ...

Nightmares and bad dreams don’t share a bed. While they likely evolve from the same essential phenomenon, nightmares and bad dreams differ in intensity and content. Nightmares typically include: ...

We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads. Nightmares are more common in childhood, but ...