Level B2 General English

Lesson 32

Dreams And Nightmares
夢と悪夢

Nightmares are a type of dream but are usually about something that causes us to experience fear or dread. They could be based on thoughts from some event we have heard about in the news or read about in the paper. Nightmares can cause a person to wake up in a sweat because they sometimes seem to be so real.

You might have seen an item on the news about an awful act of terrorism somewhere in the world and then when you fall asleep that night you will have a nightmare about it. You might feel yourself experiencing the terror as if you were there when it happened. You might imagine yourself being injured in some way such as a fall where you cannot get up and there is no one around to assist you.

Sometimes the same nightmare can occur over and over and if that happens to a person they should talk to someone about it as it could be based on something that requires help. This type of nightmare could be based on a childhood experience that is subconsciously bothering the person and seeking help could bring it to a halt. This type of nightmare would affect the normal life of the person experiencing it.