We all have them…
Seeing as it’s Halloween, it seems only fitting to discuss the things that wake people up in a cold sweat during the night.
Before we start, it’s got nothing to do with these horror stories people shared about living with their housemates.
Jury’s Inn have compiled some research on the different nightmares people experience and created a list of the most common ones Irish people have when they make the trip between their sheets.
Not surprisingly, one in four people have been jolted from their slumber by a feeling that they’re falling… whether this can be considered a nightmare is debatable as this is known as a hypnic jerk and it affects approximately 10% of the world’s population every night.
But more scarily, 23% of people report that they have nightmares about being chased, by what we don’t know although we can think of few scarier things than being chased by a clown in your nightmare.
Other nightmares that are experienced frequently are teeth falling out (13%), being trapped (12%), being unprepared for an exam (11%) and missing an important event (10%).
So how common are nightmares among Irish people? Well, according to the people studied, 83% of them experience nightmares with around 33% of them having a bad dream in the past two months.
But 7% of people experience one or more nightmares a week… those poor, poor bastards, but simple tricks like avoiding sleeping on your back, smelling a relaxing fragrance before bed and listening to a calming playlist can help you avoid nightmares.
Although, there may be a few more nightmares going around after this costume in Kerry last night.
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