What happens to your body during nightmares?

You may find this article helpful: https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/nightmares Your body is reacting to feelings of threat and danger--the same way it would react if you were experiencing threat and danger in waking life. read more

Nightmares are not a rules but an exception to the rule. But if they are too often visit you, it means that you live in fear. You have to deal something with it. You must understand that there is nothing dangerous but fear itself in life. With your body nothing bad will happen. But bad will happen to your soul. Nightmares are the warning. read more

The Brain During A Nightmare. Nightmares tend to occur in the last third of the night when REM sleep is the strongest. Sleep is divided into four stages: stage 1 (sleep onset), stage 2 (light sleep) and stages 3 and 4 (deep sleep) — the REM stages. REM sleep occurs every 90 minutes during the night, and is associated with high brain activity, rapid eye movements and inhibited voluntary motor activity. read more

Occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a nightmare is a dream that results in feelings of extreme fear, horror, distress, or anxiety. This phenomenon tends to occur in the latter part of the night and often awakens the sleeper, who is likely to recall the content of the dream. read more