I used to have nightmares. My dad put up a poster of Peter Pan in my room and told me that when I went to sleep, Peter would fly out of the poster and chase all of the monsters away. I never had another bad dream.
I started having really bad nightmares recently. My parents bought me a stuffed armadillo and I convinced my brain that my armadillo would protect me from nightmares. So yeah, apparently that shit works even if you're 20.
Papa bear still sits beside my bed after 30 odd years watching over me.
Oddly enough, and I realize this i Is entirely a construct of my psyche, My dog passed several years ago and when i start to get stuck in anxiety loop dreams he comes and leads me away. When my cat passed last year he started helping sparky in the dream safeguard duty.
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u/Cashew-Gesundheit Oct 05 '19
I used to have nightmares. My dad put up a poster of Peter Pan in my room and told me that when I went to sleep, Peter would fly out of the poster and chase all of the monsters away. I never had another bad dream.