Nightmares, what a story! Imagine lying in bed, eyes closed, immersed in a dream world. Suddenly, everything changes. You find yourself in a dark labyrinth, pursued by hellhounds. Your heart is pounding, sweat is beading on your forehead, they're about to catch up with you. Then, all of a sudden, you wake up. Welcome to the realm of nightmares!
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Why do we have nightmares?
But why do we have nightmares? Nightmares are actually normal dreams that haven't ended. At night, as well as digesting the day's events, our brain creates dreams that are a mixture of our memories, fears and desires, to train us for situations that could happen in the future. A bit like a personalized virtual reality center. These dreams can be positive as well as negative, and they can sometimes be too emotionally intense for us, causing our brain to press the emergency button under the effect of this intense fear. And when it presses the emergency button, our brain floods our body with adrenalin, making us wake up suddenly and disoriented by this sudden change.
A startled awakening and disorientation
And because we're disoriented, we need time to come to our senses and, above all, to get all the adrenaline out of our bodies. It's perfectly normal to feel panicky, short of breath and unwell. It's the combination of a rude awakening and adrenaline that does it.
So the next time you wake up sweating after a nightmare, remember that your brain was just trying to train you for the future and unfortunately pushed the scenario a little too far like a Z-movie.
The normality of nightmares
Nightmares are perfectly normal after all. But if they happen too often, you can work on them with hypnotherapy, for example. Test the hypnosis program on OpenSynaps in one click, free of charge here : https://app.opensynaps.com
If you have any questions or comments, comment below. See you next week for more on dreams and nightmares!
