In the past, I've kept a dream diary. I kept it next to my bed with a pen, and when I woke up, I wrote down everything I could remember. Over the course of weeks and months, I started understanding the different elements of the dreams.

I don't know how to stop having nightmares. I did go through intense Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to gain some tools to cope with my anger and anxiety when I was awake.

I think that sometimes nightmares are the way our brains release some of the pressure and pain we hold inside and ignore.

Do you have a counselor? Sometimes it helps to have someone neutral who can help you sort out all the confusion.

*hugs*