Current Biology<\/a><\/em> It was shown that people with nightmares could reduce their negative, emotionally-charged dreams.<\/p>\nResearchers 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