When i was very young i was afraid of nightmare dreams, however at one point in my sleep it was like reading a book. A dream came to an end, and i somehow knew it, and was presented with an old-looking book. Turning the page ended the last dream, and on the new page there was the picture of a ghost or some creepy stuff. If i turned the page a very bad dream started right away. But if i decided to close the book at that point, i instantly woke up.
This lasted for several years, and took away my fear of nightmare dreams, since i had somehow found a trick to control it.