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I have really terrible nightmares a lot. One reoccurring nightmare is
about a shadowy figure standing near my bed. It thankfully hasn't
happened in a while, but it always starts out the same. In the dream I
wake up from my sleep and see this shadowy blur in one corner of my
room. I then actually wake up in a little bit of a panic, but eventually
fall asleep. In the dream I wake up again, I'm laying in my bed and the
shadowy thing is now closer and has formed into the shape of a human. I
can never really make out any features, but eventually it's at the foot
of my bed just standing there watching me. There's something so menacing
about this thing that every time I've had this dream I've woken up
shaking and screaming while struggling to turn my lights on in a
confused state. In the dream I know this thing shouldn't be there and is
going to hurt me, but I can never do to stop it. I recently got a puppy
and now when I have nightmares he moves from his normal spot near my
feet and lays next to me while resting his head on my arm and licking my
face. It's helped me a lot. I know that this is probably not the type of
story you were looking for but just talking about that nightmare makes
me really uneasy.

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