{"id":159347,"date":"2023-05-07T00:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T18:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/scientists-discover-how-to-put-an-end-to-terrifying-nightmares-for-good\/"},"modified":"2023-05-07T00:20:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T18:50:39","slug":"scientists-find-a-way-to-end-nightmares-once-and-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/scientists-find-a-way-to-end-nightmares-once-and-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists find a way to end nightmares once and for all"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You may dread going to sleep if you have nightmares. <\/p>\n

The causes and effects of these vivid and frightening nightmares are still being studied by scientists. <\/p>\n

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Researchers have found two ways that are non-invasive to reduce bad dreams<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The team that conducted the research identified two methods to reduce nightmares without invasive surgery. <\/p>\n

Researchers in Geneva say that up to 4 per cent of adult sufferers have chronic nightmares. <\/p>\n

They often have poorer sleep quality and wake frequently during the night. <\/p>\n

Scientists say that a lack of sleep can lead to health issues such as heart disease, asthma, and lowered immunity. <\/p>\n

Researchers asked 36 patients with nightmare disorders to write down their worst nightmares, but in a more positive way. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a relationship between the types of emotions experienced in dreams and our emotional well-being,\u201d Lampros Perogamvros – a psychiatrist at the Sleep Laboratory of the Geneva University Hospitals and the University of Geneva and the study’s senior author – explained. <\/p>\n

\u201cBased on this observation, we had the idea that we could help people by manipulating emotions in their dreams.” <\/p>\n

He said the study – which was published in \u00a0the journal\u00a0Current Biology<\/a><\/em> It was shown that people with nightmares could reduce their negative, emotionally-charged dreams.<\/p>\n

Researchers have also tested another method to reduce bad dreams. <\/p>\n

The participants were instructed to engage in an ‘imagination’ exercise, where they would link a positive interpretation of a dream to a particular sound. <\/p>\n

Then they asked the children to wear a band at night which would make the noise while in the REM phase of sleep – when nightmares are most common. <\/p>\n

Two groups were formed. First, participants were asked to write their dream with a more positive tone. The second group listened to the sound they chose while sleeping. <\/p>\n

In both groups, nightmares decreased over the first two weeks. <\/p>\n

Even three months later, the group that had received the combined therapies experienced fewer nightmares. <\/p>\n

The researchers also found they experienced greater joy in their dreaming. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were positively surprised by how well the participants respected and tolerated the study procedures,” Lambros said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe observed a fast decrease of nightmares, together with dreams becoming emotionally more positive. <\/p>\n

“For us, researchers and clinicians, these findings are very promising both for the study of emotional processing during sleep and for the development of new therapies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Previous studies have linked having\u00a0bad dreams\u00a0as a child and developing cognitive impairment or\u00a0Parkinson’s\u00a0disease later in life.<\/p>\n

Experts have revealed the meanings of four nightmares. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n