Nightmares

Hi Pinklilly..I am prone to nitemares too. I take medication and I think that has something to do with it. I dream terrible things and often wake up crying or so scared that it takes me 10 minutes to get myself together and realize that it was just a dream. I usually remember my dreams or at least parts of them. What really amazes me is that the average dream is only seconds long and usually happens during rapid rem, which is just before you wake up. If you look at someone sleeping and you see their eyes moving very rapidly, thats the phase of sleep they are in and if they dream, that is the time. I, like the other mylotter, dream that I am already awake too. I also have the dream that I am trying to scream and nobody can hear me. My husband says I try to scream and sound like I'm singing Opera!! I wonder why when you are sleeping that you make these strange sounds. I find dreams very interesting and think I am going to do some research about them. There is no fear like a nightmare and sometimes I don't want to go to sleep because I'm afraid of what I will dream....Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.