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How to Avoid Nightmares Rodriguez says that nightmares are related to anxiety so sometimes taking care of anxiety can help with bad dreams. Hoyer adds that other psychological triggers, such as depression, can cause nightmares, too.
"But the vast majority of nightmares are ironically caused by sleep deprivation," says Hoyer. "It's a doom loop: Sleep deprivation causes nightmares, causes sleep deprivation, causes nightmares, etc."
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"But the vast majority of nightmares are ironically caused by sleep deprivation," says Hoyer. "It's a doom loop: Sleep deprivation causes nightmares, causes sleep deprivation, causes nightmares, etc."
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