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Night Terrors: Troubled Sleep and the Stories We Tell About It

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Parasomnias are surprisingly common and will be experienced by as many as 70% of people at some point in our lives.

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Molly Mae Hague is seen without her engagement ring AGAIN after fiancé Tommy Fury 'snubbed' her after partying with women in Abu Dhabi Now a lecturer in Creative Writing, Vernon set out to understand the history, science and culture of these strange and haunting experiences. NIGHT TERRORS, her startling and vivid debut, examines the history of our relationship with bad dreams: how we’ve tried to make sense of and treat them, from some decidedly odd ‘cures’ like magical ‘mare-stones’, to research on how video games might help people rewrite their dreams. Along the way she explores the Salem Witch Trials and sleep paralysis, Victorian ghost stories, and soldiers’ experiences of PTSD. By directly confronting her own strange and frightening nights for the first time, Vernon encourages us to think about the way troubled sleep has impacted our imaginations. Love Island's Sammy Root speaks out on Jess Harding split and reveals why he's not looking to get into another relationship Sophia Bush posts 'toxic relationship' meme after ex-husband Chad Michael Murray sidestepped allegations he cheated on Erin Foster with her

By directly confronting her own strange and frightening nights for the first time, Vernon encourages us to think about the way troubled sleep has impacted our imaginations. Night Terrors aims to shine a light on the darkest parts of our sleeping lives, and to reassure sufferers from bad dreams that they are not alone. Along the way she explores the Salem Witch Trials and sleep paralysis, Victorian ghost stories, and soldiers' experiences of PTSD.

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