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Does watching horror movies stop you from having nightmares?

I had 3 nightmares in a row, and 5 five recently, about dogs attempting to eat me and other people alive. I should mention I'm a huge dog-lover, animal-lover in general, and nothing scary or strange including dogs, has happened in my life recently. It seems completely random.

I used to suffer from constant nightmares and still get streaks like this occasionally. A common one is some sort of evil presence next to me in bed, like I'm aware that I'm in bed even though I'm dreaming, but it feels like someone's staring at me.

Anyways, after the 5 random dog related nightmares, I decided to just lean into the nightmare situation, and watch a bunch of horror movies. Interestingly I haven't had a single nightmare since. Like this could be completely random, or perhaps getting my daily dose of spooky is preventing my brain from creating nightmares? Like, I don't need them lol.

I love horror movies, so if it works that's fine by me. Curious if anyone had similar experiences?
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DareToSayIT · 31-35, M
This video explains what you have described in a very detailed way. AJ (the guy in the video ) has broken down why we see things or feel presence of things in dark. [media=https://youtu.be/tsKqJay4ZRE]
Nightwings · 31-35, F
@DareToSayIT That's more like a paralysis demon I think? =D

I have experienced that once, but when I dream about a presence next to me, I'm still fully asleep, but the dream is kind of lucid. I say kind of because I'm only like halfway aware of where I am, but still dreaming. =D
DareToSayIT · 31-35, M
@Nightwings I have experienced that too. Have you ever woken up then went back to sleep and resumed the same dream?
Nightwings · 31-35, F
@DareToSayIT Usually my dreams do this thing where they change, yet they don't really. Let's say a dog was trying to get to me to bite me in a dream, I wake up and when I go back to sleep it's a new dream in a new place, but there's some strange underlying feeling I can't shake, and then the exact dog shows up again. Honestly that's the creepiest kind of nightmare to me. 😅
DareToSayIT · 31-35, M
@Nightwings Damn, I hope the dog doesn’t look
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