What to do about nightmares in adults?

Nightmares are those fun little experiences we have during sleep when our subconscious likes to unleash all the fears and anxieties that we keep bottled up during the day. For some, they are a regular occurrence, while for others, it’s more of an occasional treat. Either way, there’s nothing quite like waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat because your brain thought it would be funny to dream you were being chased by giant spiders through a forest of razor blades.

But all joking aside (or maybe not), nightmares can be seriously disruptive when they start creeping into our daily lives. Poor sleep quality can impact our overall health and wellbeing. So what can we do? Fear not! Here’s a list of things that might help soothe those scary nighttime imaginations.

Investigate possible triggers

Before jumping to any conclusions, consider if anything is stressful or unresolved in your life at present that could be contributing to these unwelcome dreams (such as terrifying deadlines or family drama, not ghosts apparently). By attempting to sort any problems out before going bed time may remove some anxiety from your system thus reducing nightmares chances.

Relaxation Techniques

It has been suggested over time that meditation and deep breathing exercises help promote relaxation thereby easing stress levels which contribute largely towards nightmare occurrences instead take long deep breaths and exhale slowly for longer periods at least ten times noting every detail surrounding yourself mentally… sound cheesy but very effective indeed!

Altering sleeping position

This worked wonders for me personally (don’t judge till you try) I realised recuring bad dreams happened often on nights i slept facing down..lol convenient right? Perhaps having support pillows placed around neck area could change sleeping position creating comfortability worthy enough for sweet dreams rather than running screaming away from invisible demons which make no sense

Be Mindful with diet choices

There exists certain types of food that can significantly impact our sleep, for example caffeine and nicotine are known stimulate an increase in nightmares so limiting intake may decrease the frequency. Additionally sugar rich foods or excessively spicy meals have been proven to trigger bad dreams.

Poor digestion causing nightmares

Sometimes we tend to eat too much before going bed getting into deep sleep almost immediately thereafter derailing organs natural processes thereby inducing a food induced nightmare …..on those days try having something light for dinner at least three hours before you retire for the night.

Find ways to destress during daytime

Finding your inner peace via relaxation exercises like jogging walking yoga et al would greatly reduce anxiety enabling a serene mind creating peaceful happy thoughts reducing tendency towards recurring horror stories even while asleep.

Sleep Environment

Turning sleeping quarters into haven where there is zero stress or discomfort , bedroom ambiance plays huge role towards quality of life. Keeping your curtains drawn enough but not allowing complete darkness could create some level of serenity needed paves way for monsters free dreams also avoid very high temperatures / icy cold all contribute negatively on mental wellbeing as it predisposes one towards disturbances socially and mentally ain’t nobody got time foe dat

Other tricks which might help include avoiding watching scary movies within an hour prior retiring lest their ideas creep up subconsciously upon being zoned out into slumberhood – this tends to happen mostly with sensory individuals who derive pleasure from cutting cable especially after midnight (wink)

In conclusion, having nightmares doesn’t necessarily signify any underlying issues much times changing minor things in daily routine plus adopting healthy practices will go far beyond ebbing them away making sure every night is restful thanks again subconscious!

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