What is nightmare disorder?
Nightmares are dream experiences that include anxiety or fear. The dream experience is very vivid and usually includes themes involving threats to survival, security, or self-esteem. Quite often there is a recurrence of the same or similar themes.
How do members experience nightmare disorder?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with nightmare disorder*
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Waking up during the night
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Nothing reported yet
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Stress
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Pain
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for nightmare disorder*
Who has nightmare disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 14 | |
| 30s | 15 | |
| 40s | 35 | |
| 50s | 19 | |
| 60s | 10 | |
| 70+ | 4 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 30 | |
| Female | 69 |