I dream a lot and recently through mindful meditation I've been able to curb the really intense ones but sometimes bad ones slip through.  I usually know they're happening and can't stop what's going on, last night I had a pretty rough dream involving my parents (they're usually the worst of the lot) and I woke up in dissociation mode,  terrified and I couldn't speak at all.  Anyone else experience this? I find it really difficult to cope with.