I found this bit of info in one of my books. It is called the RISC method
and helps with nightmares. This excerpt is from a book called 'Crisis
Dreaming: Using Your Dreams to Solve Your Problems' authors Rosalind
Cartwright; Lynne Lamberg.
1. Recognise when you're having a bad dream, the kind that leaves you
feeling helpless, guilty or upset the next morning. You need to become aware
while you are dreaming that the dream is not going well.
2. Identify what it is about your dream that makes you feel bad. Locate the
dimensions that portray you in a negative light - as, for example, weak
rather than strong, inept rather than capable, or out-of-control rather than
in control.
3. Stop any bad dream. You do not have to let it continue. You are in
charge. Most people are surprised to find that telling themselves to
recognise when a bad dream is in progress is often all it takes to empower
them to stop such dreams.
4. Change negative dream dimensions into their opposite, positive sides. At
first, you may need to wake up and devise a new conclusion before returning
to sleep. With practice, you will be able to instruct yourself to change the
action while remaining asleep.
