The funny thing is nightmares come in different intensities. If your dreams are constantly more scary than usual, you might be suffering from a nightmare disorder. The main underlying cause isn’t ...

Nightmares are more than just disturbing dreams. When they occur frequently, wake you suddenly, and begin to disrupt mood, focus, energy, and overall daily functioning, they may signal a diagnosable ...

Every few months, I have a nightmare that jolts me out of sleep. I’m usually breathing heavily, covered in sweat, and convinced that I really was just racing through a post-apocalyptic landscape, or ...

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 constitute more than transient, unsettling dream experiences; they are increasingly recognised as a significant factor contributing to psychological distress and impaired sleep quality.

Psychologist Westley Youngren explains why we dream, why nightmares are so important to study, and lucid dreaming is overrated.

One of the most prevalent reasons people experience nightmares is stress and anxiety. Life’s pressures — whether related to work, relationships or personal challenges — can manifest in our dreams as ...

Real-world scientists have succeeded in intentionally changing the contents of a person’s dreams, even reducing the frequency of nightmares, but the process isn’t quite as cinematic as Christopher ...

Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in immigration policy and border security. He has uncovered allegations of misconduct among border agents under ...