Oddly enough, this picture almost accurately represents what happened in my dream last night. It's scary to think about what nightmares mean or how your mind can play tricks on you when your basically unconscious. Scary stuff!
Nightmares: dreams that cause intense fear. These dreams are often complex and fairly long. During the dream, the sleeper usually encounters or experiences a threat to their life or safety. Nightmares are also reported that do not involve physical danger.
As the dream progresses, the threat to the person usually increases, as does their sense of fear. Waking usually occurs just as the threat or danger reaches its climax. It is often difficult for a person to return to sleep after waking from a nightmare. Nightmares usually occur during the second half of the night's sleep.
