My Dream, My Rules: Can Lucid Dreaming Treat Nightmares?
Frontiers in psychology January 1, 2019 Tainá Carla Freitas De Macêdo, Glescikelly Herminia Ferreira, Katie Moraes De Almondes et al. 65 citations
Lucid dreaming, where dreamers know they are dreaming and can control dream content, may help people with nightmare disorder by allowing them to transform nightmares into normal dreams, improving sleep. A review of the existing literature found that lucid dreaming may reduce nightmare frequency, intensity, and psychological distress, but the available studies are scarce and yield inconsistent results. More research is needed to determine the effectiveness of lucid dreaming as a treatment for nightmares in clinical practice.