Why is it a nightmare, and very often the same? There are many versions, studies, and theories on this subject. Dreams are terra incognita of human life. Therefore, there is no comprehensive answer to date. But there are many assumptions that have been summarized and can outline the reasons why people have nightmares. These hypotheses are based on medical and psychological research.
Psychological Causes of Nightmares
Psychologists identify the most likely life situations, the result of which are nightmares.
These are the tragic events that occurred, the death of loved ones, the past illnesses, the dismissal or a sharp change in work, or the field of activity. The presence in real life of some unresolved situations, the postponement of which spills through the subconscious into nightly horror. Psychologists have also noticed that nightmares haunt people who are suspicious, anxious, indecisive, insecure, negatively inclined and overly receptive. Why is there a nightmare? It can be an echo of chronic stress, real conflict situations, lack of sleep, total fatigue. What do psychologists advise to end this nightly horror movie? Firstly, when it comes to personal qualities, then try to change, revise your outlook on life, learn to be optimistic, gain confidence in yourself. Secondly, to change your lifestyle, get enough sleep, be in the air more often, do not let all the negative situations through you.
Why do you often have nightmares?
According to psychologists, they can be satellites of a turning point in a person’s life, through which he gains maturity and enters the next stage. Often, such dreams depict how he emerges from a labyrinth, hides from a chase, breaks out of a trap, or fights with a predatory animal.
More often than not, nightmares are a symbiosis of our daily lives, and in this encrypted form they represent anxiety for the state of finances, health, our future and children.
Why is there a nightmare: medical reasons
A nightmare can be the reason for taking a certain group of drugs, snoring, night migraines, arrhythmias. Moreover, studies have shown that sometimes scary dreams are harbingers of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. It has been proven that patients with arrhythmia suffer from terrible visions 3 times more often, and those who have night migraine attacks are no less susceptible to this.
However, often the reason is a violation of behavior at the stage of REM sleep. There is a certain “switch” that prevents a terrible picture from developing. But in this case, it does not work due to damage to the part of the brain responsible for this (as in Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease). People with insomnia can also suffer from unpleasant visions. Frequent awakenings and unstable sleep make you feel a nightmare again and again. Unpleasant visions can also be the result of evening overeating, watching TV, movies, computer games, stuffiness or cold in the bedroom. Why is there a nightmare yet? From a medical point of view, these visions are very often caused by the use of antidepressants, alcohol, drugs, smoking, junk food.