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Android, and Echo devices. Did I miss it? Am I late? Did I forget my shoes?

Nope. Right on time with my trusty sneakers. Hey, Smarty Pants, has this ever happened to you?

You wake up in a panic thinking you're late for school. Maybe even hop out of bed and start

getting dressed when you realize it's only 3am. Or maybe you've had a dream where you're falling

or you need to go to the bathroom. Or you're being chased through your neighborhood by a Sabre

tooth kangaroo fish. No, just me. Well, any of these dreams would fall under the category of

Nightmares. Nightmares are frightening dreams that result in feelings of terror, fear, distress,

or anxiety. Yeah, we know. But what causes nightmares? And more importantly, how can I get rid of them?

Most experts agree that a common cause of nightmares is stress. It might be something as

fleeting as worrying about an upcoming test or an important basketball game.

Or something more serious and long-term, like ongoing anxiety, resulting from a significant loss

or traumatic experience or surviving a disaster. I mean, I wouldn't say I'm super stressed,

but I have nightmares like all the time. While adults do suffer from nightmares,

they're definitely more common in kids, especially those between the ages of 3 and 6.

It might be because children are smaller and vulnerable to many more threats than adults.

It's possible nightmares reflect this vulnerability. Ah, so I'll be cured once I grow up?

Um, not exactly. There isn't really a cure for nightmares, and anyone can get them,

no matter what age you are. So am I really the only one who dreams of saber-tooth, kangaroo fish?

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