What's in A Nightmare?

I am a horror movie fanatic and nightmares no longer scare me. However, real life seems to have me on edge constantly. Fear is a basic survival response from within all cognitive animals. It exists to keep the subject aware and alert to keep themselves safe. This is known as the fight or flight technique. Fear is our initial warning sign to a potential danger and then we make the choice to stay and fight or run away. What horror films and practical jokes do as a group is widen the amount of reactants our bodies will show fear for. So, instead of reacting to large animals of prey we begin to show the same fight or flight notions towards dark alleys, the area under our beds, cornfields, and foreign hotels.

Another issue that seems to be prevalent from nightmares are known as Recurring Nightmares. These nightmares are experienced nightly over a period of time. They have been known to occur as long as a number of years. These often indicate an ongoing issue not thought about during the day, or new issues that are similar or related to a past issue.

We can't normally control nightmares unless you have mastered the art of lucid dreams. They aren't going anywhere and you can bet that the list of things you'll be scared of in them can get longer. Depending on what you choose to watch or don't watch, do or don't do, can alter what you are prone to react to. There's nothing like a good scare =].

So let me know, what is your biggest fear? What was your worst nightmare? Have you ever had recurring dreams or recurring nightmares?

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