I think if dreaming is a way for the unconscious to release suppressed material - bad dreams or nightmares though unpleasant are relatively harmless, they are thought provoking, which in itself is not a bad thing at least the material is emerging for it to be processed and released.
I am familiar with lucid dreaming but I would not be in favour of trying to controll the dreams you experience. Why not try when you wake to keep a dream journal and work with your dreams instead. There are many ways you can do this depending on what suits you.
Love Binah
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I am familiar with lucid dreaming but I would not be in favour of trying to controll the dreams you experience. Why not try when you wake to keep a dream journal and work with your dreams instead. There are many ways you can do this depending on what suits you.
Love Binah
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I would agree with Binah that scary dreams are probably not the best place to start with practicing dream control - though if you do realise that you are dreaming whilst you are in a nightmare some authors will suggest confronting your fear inside your dream (not sure if it would be sufficient though, and would suggest taking action in your waking life to work through the emotions that appear to be reflected in the dream).
It was some years ago when I read the lucid dreaming books but I think one of them was [url]this one [/url] by Stephen LaBerge - I also had his home study pack which I really enjoyed using.
Masha