For years, dreams of my teeth cracking, loosening or falling out plagued my sleep. Loved ones of mine have repeatedly dreamed of flying, rolling away in a self-operating car, or running late for ...

I have a recurring dream theme about my wife divorcing me and us having to move to separate residences. The dreams are awful.

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Douglas Sacha—Getty Images, francescoch/Getty Images; Tess Trunk—Getty Images via Canva) Colino is a ...

Recurring dreams may feature taking a test the dreamer didn’t study for, having to make a speech or being attacked. Here's why our sleeping brain comes back to these unpleasant dreams again and again ...

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. For years, dreams of my teeth cracking ...

Why does it seem like the same dreams keep following us? Maybe you’ve dreamed of soaring like a bird since childhood, or you’ve recently started revisiting a particular place or time while asleep.

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Douglas Sacha—Getty Images, francescoch/Getty Images; Tess Trunk—Getty Images via Canva) It’s like watching a rerun while you’re ...

It’s like watching a rerun while you’re sleeping: Once again, you show up for a class not knowing there’s a test, or lose ...