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Emotional impact of nightmares ‘rarely due to fear,’ study shows

February 1, 2014 by

Many of us have woken up in a sweat in the middle of the night as a result of a nightmare. And those are the dreams that tend to stick with us. Now, new research suggests that nightmares are more likely to impact us emotionally through feelings of sadness, confusion and guilt, rather than fear.This is according to a study recently published in the journal Sleep.

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