Have you ever had a horrifically graphic, emotionlly disturbing dream? If so, how did you deal with its affects?

I’m dealing with a lot of hard family issues right now, and I had a very disturbing dream involving two of the family members. I don’t want to describe the dream. I am coping with its affects by trying to let the images of the dream fade to gray, and by focusing on my tasks for today (mind you, I’m not a task-oriented person).

How have you dealt with disturbing dreams?