Hello I have read your statement and i understand your concern Adult nightmares may be due to a number of causes. The important thing here to find out the cause and treat the cause. Let me give you details 1. Certain Medications: eg antidepressants and tranquilizers such as zolpidem tartarate and BP lowering medications causes night dreams 2. Eating Habits: Eating snack too late at night gives more energy to sleeping brain thus it s overactive. certain individuals are prone to such condition after eating heavy meal late at night 3. Proper Sleep: its important that u sleep for at least 7 hour per day. because sleep deprivation may cause night dreams along with other symptoms 4. Psychiatric Disorders: Anxiety and Depression frequently causes nightmares and dreams. If u are having negative thoughts, feeling no confidence in your self and thinks everything is going the wrong way and u are feeling hopeless, then your night dreams are caused by either anxiety or depression 5.Sleep Apnea: it is a rare condition in which brain does not receive enough oxygen for its proper functioning. along with night dreams as u stated, your fellow or partner will also tell u that u snore too much at night. Also you will feel drowsy even after waking up. If this is the case, you have to consult a specialist in internal medicine who could guide to therapies such Positive Pressure Ventilation Thanks Dr Nasir Ali