Not everyone has nightmares, but everyone knows what a nightmare is. A nightmare is a frightening dream that can leave a lasting impression or fear after the dreamer is awake. There is a reason we have nightmares; be it either that our subconscious is in a state of worry or there is some big stress ...
Have you ever awakened suddenly with no recollection of a nightmare or bad dream? Maybe you have seen your child experience a night terror. Unlike a nightmare or bad dream, a night terror can involve the feelings of panic, terror, anxiety, and fear without the typical movie-like scenes and images preceding the incident. In fact, ...
Night terrors are a type of sleep disorder, in which the person awakens quickly from his/her sleep from nightmares. The child or adult wakens in a frightened state of mind. Hasty awakening from sleep causes the person to wake up in a state of fear and terror. Night terrors usually occur at night; there is ...
Some of the hardest things for people to understand are the mysteries of the sleeping mind. Sleep in itself is only becoming less mysterious in recent years. Questions like “Why do we sleep?” and “Do we really need sleep?” are finally being answered. However, sleep phenomena still remain very mysterious and can be quite scary ...
No parent likes being woke up in the middle of the night by their toddler crying, especially when those tears are a result of fear. However almost all toddlers have nightmares occasionally and a rare 5% have night terrors. Understanding what causes night terrors and nightmares in toddlers can help prevent or at least lessen ...
There is no worse feeling than watching your toddler struggle to achieve a good night’s sleep. Many new parents just assume that their little guy is not a good sleeper and resign themselves to the fact that there are a lot of sleepless nights in their future, but make sure you rule out serious sleep ...
