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*You might be suffering from nightmares if you:
-Wake up from sleep due to a disturbing dream
-Wake up in the morning with the memory of disturbing
dreams
-Have dreams that make you fearful, angry, sad, or upset
-Are able to think with a clear head and fully alert upon being
woken from sleep
-Remember specific and vivid details of a disturbing dream
-Have a great deal of difficulty falling back asleep after having
a dream
-Have dreams closer to the hours in the morning
-In veterans with PTSD, bad dreams may occur at all times of
the night, not only in the morning
*Nightmares invoke a variety of negative emotions including:
-Fear
-Anxiety
-Terror
-Anger
-Embarrassment
-Disgust
-Shame
-Sadness
*Nightmares can disrupt sleep
*Nightmares can increase your levels of fear and anxiety when
awoken and throughout the day.
*The loss of sleep from being continually woken up can lead to
more intense nightmares.
*Nightmares can prevent a person from being able to fall
asleep from constantly worrying about having nightmares if
he or she falls asleep.
*Nightmares not only seem real, but also become more
distressing as they are being had.
*If you are a military veteran, you are having bad dreams/nightmares, and you would like to participate in a research study on nightmares, call/email us at 412-586-9421/ boartsjm@upmc.edu |
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American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Sleep Education
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