Going to put forward a provocation here: If nightmares are an expression of trauma, then wouldn’t it make most sense to target the root cause of poor mental health/trauma/PTSD?
Another provocation: can nightmares (presumably those not routed directly in a deeply traumatic event) be positive in anyway? One theory is that nightmares simulate threats and act out scenarios which could provide a survival benefit.
This leads me to a really interesting question - can nightmares (and dreams) be influenced to play an important role in healing trauma? Could teaching people to lucid dream give a person a sense of control again?
Couldn’t resist clicking on this!
Going to put forward a provocation here: If nightmares are an expression of trauma, then wouldn’t it make most sense to target the root cause of poor mental health/trauma/PTSD?
Another provocation: can nightmares (presumably those not routed directly in a deeply traumatic event) be positive in anyway? One theory is that nightmares simulate threats and act out scenarios which could provide a survival benefit.
This leads me to a really interesting question - can nightmares (and dreams) be influenced to play an important role in healing trauma? Could teaching people to lucid dream give a person a sense of control again?