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Daydreaming has a dark side – is your fantasising holding you back?

26 July 2022

Mind wandering can boost creativity and memory, but it can also damage your mental health. Now we are learning to recognise the dangers of maladaptive daydreaming

Keep having nightmares? You may be getting too much sleep

28 July 2017

One of the largest ever studies of the causes of nightmares has found that they are linked to worrying before bedtime, and sleeping for more than 9 hours

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Daydreaming has a dark side – is your fantasising holding you back?

Keep having nightmares? You may be getting too much sleep

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