I remember when i was little (ages 7-12ish) whenever i would have scary dreams i would somehow force myself into thinking "its OK, its just a dream. think really hard about it and you'll wake up and it will be over." And i would wake up! It was pretty neat! I can sometimes do this now, but it was mostly with scary dreams that it happened, and i don't get much of those anymore! (well not like i use to!)