The Effects of Stress on Dreams

Alcohol can shut down brain functioning particularly memories hence why we use the term blackout. Stress stress has its fingers in literally everything when it comes to psychology even our subconscious and unconscious states so people with anxiety or depression they tend to be more more likely to report having intense nightmares or bad dreams. Children are actually more likely to have nightmares compared to adults as a result of their smaller size which may partially reflect this vulnerability.