Dreams .....Who'd have 'em

Why is it, when dreams are supposed to be so therapeutic, can they make you feel so bad?


What is so good about waking up 3 or 4 times a night with a dream that you have had so many times before - scenarios different but principles the same - dreams so realistic that you wake up with your heart pounding, scared to go back to sleep in case you return to that particular nightmare?


And another thing! Why is that they still pursue you, even when you know why you had them the first time round - insecurities about work, life, relationships or the past, do they still insist on returning - surely it is enough knowing what needs to change without it being repeated each night! Aagghh!


Feeling that there is definitely something or someone out there that will "make it better" surely is enough - or is it?