If you’re having nightmares during these stressful times, rest easy: A sleep expert says it’s to be expected.
“Your experiences and interactions during the day can affect your dreams, and right now many of us are spending time watching the news or reading articles that are downright scary,” said Jennifer Martin, a director of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. “It’s natural that the fears and stressors of daily life make their way into our dreams.”
This is called dream incorporation, and it occurs when your real-life experiences show up in your dreams, she explained in an academy news release.
