Something is chasing you, but your legs feel cumbersome. It’s closing in, but you just can’t seem to move fast enough. Right when it’s about to catch you, you startle awake.
In the vestiges of those visions in your sleep, all you can think is, “What was that all about?”
The realm of dreams is fascinating, and slews of professions are dedicated to prying into every corner, from the origins of dreams to their functions, to the actual content our minds conjure every night.
It turns out nightmares, typically thought of as childhood plagues, can follow you even as you grow older. When you can’t seem to outgrow these dreams, or when you can’t manage to shake the frightening images returning week after week – what does it mean to have recurring nightmares, and is there a way you could avoid them?
