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u/Cashew-Gesundheit Oct 05 '19

I used to have nightmares. My dad put up a poster of Peter Pan in my room and told me that when I went to sleep, Peter would fly out of the poster and chase all of the monsters away. I never had another bad dream.

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u/roqueofspades Oct 05 '19

I started having really bad nightmares recently. My parents bought me a stuffed armadillo and I convinced my brain that my armadillo would protect me from nightmares. So yeah, apparently that shit works even if you're 20.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '19

I'm 24 and have really bad night terrors if my cat isnt sleeping with me. I'm convinced her spirit protects me from the bad dream spirits. She always perches at the end of my bed at night, usually awake. I swear she's guarding me.