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Nightmares: Sleep Disorders and How We Live with Them in Real Life

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Nightmares: Sleep Disorders and How We Live with Them in Real Life
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Alice Vernon, author of Nightmares, wakes up several times a week to find strangers in her bedroom. Since childhood, she has been plagued by ominous hallucinations, nightmares, and episodes of sleepwalking. It is no surprise that sleep disorders – parasomnias – and their cultural representation have become the subject of her research. She explores how these disorders have been conceptualized and treated throughout history, how stories about them have led to stigma, immortalized moments in history, formed the basis of fascinating books and film scripts, and were used in therapeutic practice. As you navigate the labyrinth of nightmares, you will learn about the Salem witch trials, sleep paralysis, Victorian stories of somnambulists, and the phenomenon of lucid dreaming.

Alice Vernon's goal is to shed light on the darkest parts of our nightlife, and to reassure those suffering from parasomnias that they are not alone.
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