This is prolly gonna sound weird, but I used to have nightmares a lot, so I started drinking milk before sleeping at the suggestion of my mother, ive been doing it since and havent had a single one, maybe you just need to find something to calm your nerves?Think happy thoughts instead of about your nightmares before you sleep..

Yes, I also suffer from nightmares like the ones you described. I also tend to have them 5-7 nights a week. Most of them are extremely graphic in nature, involving a lot of blood, gore, violence, anxiety, fear, etc. I am often being chased or witnessing violence. I have had dreams like these for many years now, ever since i a kid. I don't know whether or not I need to dig deeper into the meaning behind them or if I should just take them for what they are; simple nightmares.

I guess I would suggest thinking about why you are having them, if there is certain stresses in your life that upset you.

Recently I have been having nightmares every night for about the past month. They are almost all about someone I love getting killed or hurt. I am under a lot of stress but I cant just make that go away and now I am not even getting peace when I sleep. People say the things in nightmares sometimes symbolize parts of your life that you need to change such as if you see an elf you may need to be more care-free (yes I had a nightmare about evil elves). I dont know if this is true but I just want them to go away. Now my eye has been twitching since last night too, just another fun thing.

I have the exact same thing u do only I'm 16. I'm looking for answers and help. I have no idea what is wrong. I jus have ugly nighmares. Once I had a dream I was making a peanut butter and jelly sanwhich and when I opened the peanut butter it was all worms, and another where when I tried to pick up my dog his skin came off. I think it's chronic nightmare disorder from what I've read if you get info please tell me

I started having severe chronic nightmares at the age of 8. They were so bad that I would stay up for days because I was afraid to fall asleep. My mother took me to see several doctors, one of which was a pediatric Neurologist who put me on a prescription to help. It did by the time I had 13 I was winged off the medication. I am 26 now and only have a bad dream every now and then. What you are going through can be very scary, and after awhile you might think your crazy. Go see a doctor, see if he can help you, also you might want to make a dream journal, that also sometimes helps. Good Luck!

Ashley, do you happen to know the name of the medication that helped you? I'm so glad to hear that it worked for you. My 8 year old son suffers from horrible nightmares -- some nights he'll awake screaming every hour or so. He has been treated for the past year using cognitive behavior therapy to help him to cope, but it doesn't help the nightmares go away.

Mine are so horrible and frustrating, I actually cry and can feel myself crying in the dreams. When I wake up my eyes are full of tears. I am sure I have PTSD or something like it, and there has been much trauma in my life and in those situations I was or felt completely powerless. I suppose I feel guilt and anger too. I feel like a psycho that I cant make these nightmares go away. I'm an adult for heaven's sake.

You might want to try to see an "ENT" (Ears,Nose and Throat) specialist . Sinus infections, migraines, grinding your teeth at night, high anxiety, PTSD, these are all triggers and sometimes one of the above may trigger others.

Eating at night is usually a bad idea, this can cause nightmares as well. Try cuddling with a pillow, or a pet, teddy bear, etc... this might help in falling asleep. Also anti-anxiety/ anti depressants may also help. Citalopram, Ciprolex, etc, these medications may also help in your nightmares. You may also want to see if you have the 'ulcer bug' and look into seeing if you have ulcers, indigestion, acid reflux.

Medical and mental health issues can sometimes all come together in making your nightmares more chronic and cause you to lack the sleep your body needs which can lead to further health problems and behavioral problems.

You should see a registered psychologist who is trained in diagnosing anxiety, depression and PTSD. Diagnosis is vital before any therapy.

But these will not necessarily eradicate your nightmares, but you may find they help to alleviate most of your symptoms.

I hope this helps.