Click here to schedule online counseling at Thriveworks. Hi, my name is Emily Simonian and I’m a licensed clinician at Thriveworks in Washington DC. The question that was asked was, “Why am I having strange…
dreams
If you are in recovery from addiction, you know what I’m talking about when I say, “relapse dreams.” This is when you wake up anxious, covered in sweat, because you just had a hyperrealistic dream that…
Dreams are often puzzling and cause us to question their root cause—especially when the dreams feature violence and keep us up at night. As it turns out, there are several common causes of violent dreams, one being…
Nobody’s too fond of nightmares or scary dreams, but the truth is that they do often serve an important purpose. There are different types of dreams, which are largely defined by their purpose and cause; the four…
Dreams are fascinating—we love to pick them apart and dissect what they might mean in relation to our lives. That said, science says dreams are just the way our brains clean out recent events and make room for future events. So, while our…
