Why Nightmares Reveal Your Deepest Fears _ Sleep Science To Fall Asleep To -
Close your eyes and let the quiet science of nightmares explain why your deepest fears surface at night. A gentle exploration of the brain's attempt to process emotion during sleep. Nightmares, particularly chronic ones, are often a sign of the brain struggling with fear extinction, a process where we normally reduce the emotional charge of a frightening experience during REM sleep[citation:14]. When the brain's emotional regulation system is overwhelmed, the fear intensifies, waking you before the healing is complete. Most dreams help us adapt to emotional events, but a nightmare indicates…
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