Why do you have a nightmare, and very often, the same one? There are many versions, studies and theories on this subject. Dreams are the terra incognita of human life. Therefore, there is no definitive answer to date. But there are quite a few speculations that have been summarized that 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 that result in nightmares.
These are tragic events that have occurred, the death of loved ones, illnesses, dismissal or a sharp change in work, field of activity. The presence in real life of some unresolved situations, delays in which pour out through the subconscious into night terror. Psychologists have also noticed that nightmares haunt people who are suspicious, anxious, indecisive,insecure, negative and overly receptive. Why else do you have a nightmare? It can be an echo of chronic stress, real conflict situations, lack of sleep, total fatigue. What do psychologists advise to stop this nightly horror movie? Firstly, if we are talking about personal qualities, then try to change, reconsider your outlook on life, learn to be an optimist, gain self-confidence. Secondly, change your lifestyle, get enough sleep, be more often in the air, do not let all the negative situations go through you.
Why do I often have nightmares?
According to psychologists, they can be companions of a turning point in a person's life, passing which, he gains maturity and enters the next stage. Often such dreams depict him emerging from a labyrinth, hiding from a chase, escaping a trap, or fighting a predatory beast.
Most often, nightmares are a symbiosis of our daily life, and in this encrypted form they represent anxiety for the state of finances, he alth, the future of oneself and children.
Why do you have a nightmare: medical reasons
Nightmare can be the cause of taking a certain group of drugs, snoring, nocturnal migraines, arrhythmias. Moreover, studies have shown that sometimes terrible 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 experience nocturnal migraine attacks are no less susceptible to this.
However, often the reason lies in the violation of behavior during the stage of REM sleep. There is a certain “switch” here that does not allow the terrible picture to develop. 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 who suffer from insomnia may also suffer from unpleasant visions. Frequent awakenings and unstable sleep make you experience 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 the nightmare still happening? From a medical point of view, these visions are very often caused by taking antidepressants, drinking alcohol, drugs, smoking, junk food.
