I didnt know there was a name for this..I kinda thought I was mental..but anyway..it started with nightmares as a child..night terrors . I finally decided I would confront the dream , recognize it was a dream and fight back !! It worked most of the time ..but there were times I felt paralyzed in the dream and couldnt run from the monster ..but if I stopped being afraid and said this is a dream..the monster would turn into some little cute muppet thing LOL..Wow my wierdness is really showing now..
Sometimes I would make myself wake up by shaking my body violently and this would wake em and when I woke I could see I was still shaking myself . As an adult, sometimes if i think of it, I will decide what I want to dream about..and in the dream, I can arrange characters and situations to my advantage...heeehheee
Happy Dreaming
Kitkatt