10 dd nightmares every night

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As the heading suggests really.
My 10 dd has constant nightmares where it starting to be a real problem
She has always had a high imagination but her nightmares are affecting her day to day habits & I need some advice.
I.e she once dreamt I didn't pick her up from after school activity & she was chased through the town by giants. For the next month every week on a certain day I would get a call saying come & pick her up from school early as she's sick. Turned out she was so scared her dream was going to come true she was pretending to be poorly so she didn't have to go to that activities
Another example she had dreamt that walking to school a tree had fallen & she had gotten hurt. She refused to walk the quicker way to school now to avoid 'trees'
At the moment she is having reoccurring dream of ww2 and she wakes running into our room in middle of the night breathless.
She dreamt she got a detention for being late once. & she literally has melt downs if we leave the house 5 mins later than usual.
Bedtimes are awful her behaviour is atrocious & I know it's because she doesn't want to go to sleep.
Sorry for long rambling post o just don't know how to help her.
We don't have any major changes happening. She hasn't had any major traumas. She just genuinely has these dreams that knock her.
Any ideas?

I went through a phase of having bad dreams / not wanting to sleep at a similar age. My mum talked through some relaxation techniques (like deep breathing etc.) and a way of stopping intrusive thoughts - whenever a bad thought popped into my head I would visualise a lollipop lady with her 'Stop!' sign and I wouldn't let myself dwell on it. Sounds funny but it really worked and I still use it to this day! She also made bedtime as stress-free as possible; I would go to bed and read my book for as long as I liked with my lamp on as long as I wasn't getting out of bed or disturbing anyone else. She also put a night light in the hallway as the dark was a main feature of my nightmares! Hope it passes soon for your daughter.

Thank you.
We do try to keep her bedtime relaxed. No tv or tablets at least 30 mins before. I can't really let her have a lamp on as she shares a room. But she has nightlights & the hall light also stays on.
I just worry for her. It's not nice to see her so distressed. No matter how much we reassure her it's just a dream