Nightmares aren’t omens. They’re clean-up missions. When you sleep, your brain isn’t trying to scare you, it’s trying to help you heal.
Nightmares are just your mind’s way of processing the emotions you didn’t get to feel fully when you were awake. Fear, shame, guilt… they all get woven into stories while your brain does its night-time emotional housekeeping.
So next time you wake up from a disturbing dream, remind yourself: Nothing bad is coming. Something inside is being released.
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