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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Types Of Nightmares

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Nightmares Are a Treatable Disorder, Too

By Allen Blaivas, M.D. Health Expert

Lately, I have been talking a lot about difficulty sleeping, particularly insomnia. We have covered that topic fairly exhaustively, so I wanted to deal with a common occurrence, which when its chronic is considered a sleep disorder. It is something that we have all had at some time or another - nightmares.

 

"Because I said to myself that my bed would comfort me, my couch would carry me in suffering. You have terrified me with dreams, and you make me tremble with nightmares." (Job 7:13-14).

 

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