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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/joyousjoyness on 2025-07-26 15:20:07+00:00.

My 10 year old has been dealing with nightmares and I came up with a way to overcome his fear. This morning he came to me in tears after dreaming about a monster. I helped him come up with a solution.

Before bed, he imagines in vivid detail all the tools and weapons he needs to feel safe in his dreams. He can store them in an infinite backpack and bring as many as he wants, but only if he visualizes them clearly. I also suggested he draw them to help the process.

He immediately was excited to come up with cool weapons and it helped take his mind off the nightmare.

I hope it becomes an empowering bedtime meditation and visualization exercise!

Edited to add: Here’s what he’s come up with so far: an impermeable shield around him that is lime colored, a yellow vaporizer gun that is remote controlled from inside the shield (because of course the vaporizer can’t be shot through the shield), a way to summon the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Luigi with his suction gun from Luigi’s Mansion but it sucks souls instead of ghosts. Oh and a katamari ball with a garbage shooter to make it bigger on the fly.