Have you tried to learn lucid dreaming techniques? When you are dreaming lucidly, you can become aware that you are dreaming and then control the course of the dream. I should think that that alt.dreams.lucid will have a FAQ on how to learn to do it. I haven't tried myself, as my dreams aren't usually scary.
Lucid Dreaming
Date: 2002-12-05 10:39 am (UTC)Isabel.