How often do we hear ourselves say that we slept badly because we had a bad dream? Most of the time, the same unpleasant scenarios appear again and again. Pushing them aside may seem tempting at first glance, but it doesn’t help in the long run. Nightmares work a bit like fears, they persist until we deal with them. One helpful method is Image Rehearsal Therapy. While awake, you imagine a new, less threatening ending to the dream and rehearse it repeatedly. Sometimes this act

Fleeing from fire, racing over rough terrain, suddenly joining your favorite sports team or slipping, without warning, into the role of a celebrated actor: our dreams truly know no limits. Sometimes they feel so real that by the next morning we are simply relieved that the dramatic scene in which we almost met our end was nothing more than a nocturnal false alarm. But what exactly is going on during these nightly adventures? Why do we dream at all, and why do some dreams rema

Sleep is one of the most fascinating yet underrated things we do every day. We spend about a third of our lives doing it, and yet many of us know surprisingly little about it. Here are ten interesting facts about sleep that might just change the way you think about your nightly rest. 1. Some People Dream in Black and White Around twelve percent of people experience their dreams without color. Before the introduction of color television, that number was as high as seventy-five

As soon as the full moon shines bright and round in the night sky, the complaints start rolling in: sleepless nights everywhere. “No wonder I can’t sleep, the moon is full again!” Poor moon, it really does get blamed for everything when we toss and turn at night. Instead of blaming coffee, stress, or a late-night Netflix binge, we’re quick to say, “It must be the moon.” But maybe that’s not so far-fetched after all. Several studies, including ones from Swiss researchers, sugg

These days it feels like everyone  has caught it – whether at the office, the gym, or the kindergarten. Everywhere you go, people are sniffling, coughing, and juggling tissues. And while men like to joke about the infamous “man flu” (supposedly the worst illness known to humankind ), one thing’s for sure: colds are annoying. Especially when they steal our sleep. Because as soon as night falls, we turn into snoring French bulldogs – noses blocked, throats dry, coughs wide awak

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