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• Many of the things that upset us are a product of the imagination, not reality. They are vivid and realistic at the time like dreams. We don't stop and say: "Does this make any sense?". No, we go along with it. The same goes with our flights of anger or fear or other extreme emotions.

Try these techniques:

• Call out for help. Yelling in your dream tells your brain it’s time to get up.
• Blink. Repeated blinking may help wake up your mind.
• Fall asleep in your dream. If you know you’re dreaming, go to sle...

The dreams you remember are the ones that are ongoing when you awaken. To help recall your dreams, tell yourself as you’re falling asleep that you want to remember your dream. If that’s your last thought, you may be more likely to wake up with a dream still somewhat fresh in your mem...