Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and have been looking for any advice and thoughts on my dreams and nightmares for ages. I have even considered going to my G.P for advice but not sure if there is anything they could do and don't want to waste their time.

Since i was about 6-7 years old (I'm now 30) i've suffered from horrendous nightmares regularly. When i say regularly i mean at least one a week, my usual can be anything from 3 nightmares a week and more.

I have different nightmares and some reoccurring ones that i had when i was a child, and they are still as terrifying as ever. I won't go into the details of the nightmares just now (but if people do want to know the details thats fine and i can post them).

I have a very active imagination and are not sure if this is contributing to the nightmares. I have been under a lot of stress the past few years with different things happening in my personal life. But i don't know why i had nightmares before this? It's getting to the stage that every time i go to sleep and wake up I'm shattered from dreaming. I dream every single night and it can be exhausting. I tried to speak to my boyfriend about this, but he claims he don't dream much so doesn't understand.

Is there a reason for someone to have nightmares all the time? How can i reduce or stop having them? And why do people still have the same nightmare from when they were a child?

Sorry for all the questions! But any response would be great appreciated