Nightmares

A nightmare is a dream, which causes distress or fear in the person. The nightmare has become a topic of discussion in psychology, as it studied; the causes, has to do with brain function, it comes from the unconscious, among other things. It is said that the nightmare may have a psychological motive, either by anxiety disorder or trauma, as well as by physiological reason. It is also said that the negative attitude toward the self, insomnia and fatigue are the most common risk factors for having frequent nightmares. These three factors are correlated with insomnia and depression. Previously I had discussed a little about depression but had forgotten to stand out that nightmares could be an early indicator of the depression disorder and is quite interesting to know that nightmares are more common in women than in men.

One of the most interesting things about nightmares is that like in the dream, it appears a series of symbols that can be interpreted as key messages from our subconscious. Many people had been giving to this symbols meanings and associations key concepts that occur in our dreams or nightmares, for example, if you dream of a tsunami wave it means you have many worries and concerns. I understand that everyone writes his own dreams or nightmares according to their own experiences, fears and concerns, and is not that everything has a specific meaning. The nightmares also appear from fear, uneasiness or pain that someone had experienced or by a problem. Now you understand why you have nightmares after watching a horror movie.

Somehow we all had experienced nightmares but it is interesting to know why. The psychology field is pretty interested in this topic, because if the nightmares occur frequently it’s considered a sleep disorder that has to be immediately treated. Experience nightmares are very normal, unless they are frequent as the above. Is nice to know that as you get older the nightmares decrease, because it’s very common in children and these are hardly frequently in adults. It is interesting that as you get older you begin to realize that everything has an explanation, even the nightmares that we thought as kids that they occurred without any explanation, now we know the reason of why.