Looking back at it, I guess that's kind of what I did too, although not thinking of it that way. To this day I can remember the scene in my dream. I stopped at

Looking back at it, I guess that's kind of what I did too, although not thinking of it that way. To this day I can remember the scene in my dream. I stopped at the top of the stairs that went down into our basement, turned around and let the monster walk up to me. I can't remember if I said anything, but I do remember holding my hand out and taking his hand. I now fairly frequently get some imagery in my dreams that have the capability to spark nightmares, but they pretty much never get past the very beginning phase That's pretty much how I feel as well, except I wouldn't say frequently for me. Occasionally I'll get imagery that is kind of nightmarish, but it usually doesn't seem to escalate beyond a certain point. Facing one's fears, be they real or imagined usually has some value, in my experience.