We mostly don't remember our dreams for pretty much the same reasons that doctors use anesthesia for surgery, and car mechanics don't let us into the repair bays. We are not supposed to watch, and to keep it from hurting. Dreams also are a "maintenance" function, just like what goes on in our bowels. Do we want to watch that ... ?

Dreams are mostly "for" sorting and classifying today's and recent events. The 'bad' dream that you unfortunately remembered, was maybe dealing with the same stuff, metaphorically, that our bowels do.

One technique for "bad" dreams, for nightmares, is to "(re)orient" to reality. Look at the real bedroom furniture, not the 'hell-scape' from the dream, look at what is good, and true, and worthy in you. Your countless that stories that I've enjoyed are not even the 'tip of your iceberg'.... And especially, do not listen to the bad dream voices. They are even less real than a "bubble in a swamp"... Get some music going, an audio book, cook something nice, go for (sigh, these days a safe) walk, have some tea ....

Sometimes, recurring dreams have a theme we need pay attention to. But do that when we are awake, not when we are still all muzzy from sleep, and still bummed out by the dream.

Take care! "Doc" Alan says "Take a zillion hugs, and call us in the morning".