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Hello,
I have many issues with vivid and lucid dreams. I can control them to an extent, but if I have a grossly negative dream, it will pervade and ruin my day. My past memories are heavily written into my subconscious.
When I fall asleep, I am torn between looking forward to my dream adventures and dreading the culmination itself. That said, I view subconscious evolution as a valuable tool of human understanding. So as I share my own dreams here, I view the feedback as legitimate.
Hi! Countering nightmares is one of the main reasons why people want to learn how to achieve lucidity, so I'd advice you to start doing reality checks and using terrible scenarios as dream signs. Face the nightmare and figure out why you're having it and you might be able to stop them completely.
Before going to bed, try to think positively. Don't focus on negative events, have good intent with what will happen in your dreams.
Belated thanks for the feedback. I've only been able to directly confront a nightmare a couple of times via lucid action. I do not think nightmares are always negative, only when they persist beyond their usefulness.