I know that dreaming is an important part of the sleep cycle and it has various benefits on your general health.
What puzzles me is why my sub concious choses to think about things that scare me enough to wake myself and the rest of the house up screaming from time to time? Is there any benefit to dreaming about things that scare us? If not, wouldn't it be a lot easier if we just dreamed of going on holiday, getting a promotion or wining the lottery?