> I had such dreams a few times when I was around 12 years. Originally, I'd have nightmares, and while I had them, I'd realize I was dreaming and try to wake up from them. So one time I dreamt that I went to sleep, only to have a nightmare that I was chased by an axe murderer (!!). I tried to run from him and hide all kinds of places (inside a stove, for example). I especially recall that I hid under a couch in our neighbour's house, knowing that the murderer was coming ever closer. While I lay there, as a last resort I tried all the "wake up tricks" I knew, like closing my eyes hard and opening them, or trying to fall asleep (inside a nightmare inside a dream!). I think it worked, because I have no recollection of any confrontations with him.
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> Trav"maybe that was the start of my conquering of the nightmares?"holt.

The second worst nightmare I ever had, when I was a kid, was a "dream within a dream". I had been dreaming that a werewolf was after me. It was an awful, long-drawn-out scary chase dream. Anyway, at the most scary part, just as it was about to get me, I woke up with a jolt, all shakey and sweaty and gasping, to find myself safe in bed in my room. I lay there for the standard few minutes of "OH THANK GOD, IT WAS ONLY A BAD DREAM!!" relief, looking around at my nice familiar room and generally getting my heart rate back to normal.

And then...right next to my ear, in the darkened room...I heard a low growl.

And THEN I woke up for *real*.

Brunnen-"and didn't want to go to sleep again for about three nights afterwards, as I recall"G