#REM sleep

[weepingwidar]

Citlali Haro (Mexican, 1991) - REM (2025)

[neunnnnnnn]

SLEEP PARALYSIS IS YOUR BEST FRIEND+ LONG STORYTIME OF HOW I SHIFTED WITH IT ✨

Okay here me out as someone who has been "traumatised" during sleep paralysis ( I felt a hand go up my legs and I was wearing a night dress mind you) it's not actually as scary as you might think.

Because Sleep paralysis is when a person transitions between sleep stages, particularly from REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, during which the body is naturally paralyzed to prevent acting out dreams, into wakefulness.

It is harmless and I'm sorry to say this but those "shadows" that you see are actually a projection of your subconscious mind. What is it that's actually scaring you?

Is something that you should seek to discover or else you might be stuck and keep on waking up every time you feel an intense symptom or feeling. Journal it or whatever method you use and tell yourself that it's all in your head and that you are more powerful than that and most importantly you are safe.

Storytime

Okay so I was planning on doing an awake method and I decided to lay on my back since I sleep when I'm in a comfortable position. Anyway I got my subliminal and started counting. I counted till 100 then I started affirming I felt the usual symptoms; twitching, feeling really hot etc but then nothing was happening and was starting to get impatient. I told myself lemme just count the last time till 50 then I'll just go to sleep because I was also starting to get sleepy. I started counting then when I reached 15 I felt a pressure on my chest like something was pushing me down like aggressively but I told myself that I'm not going to get scared cause I thought I was shifting so I continued counting. I reached around 35 when my eyes opened on its own , I was so excited but when I looked around I was still in my room and I almost crashed out because I was so done atp 😭✋🏽. I tried to move but I couldn't and I could still hear the subliminal that's when I knew that I had sleep paralysis. Since I've never seen any "demons/shadows" I wasn't scared and I thought lemme try shifting to my Dr but I didn't specify which one and it still pisses me off to this day!!!

Anyway I started affirming that, " I'm in my Dr" over n over when suddenly my legs started floating and my eyes like shut themselves and I couldn't open them I started being scared because wth 😭. Anyway I just kept affirming and then I saw flashlights, it was like there were cameras flashing around my eyes . When suddenly everything stopped and my eyes opened by itself.

I noticed that I was in an all white room with white sheets and there was a woman next to me. I sat up because I was confused on which reality I was in and I looked at the woman and saw that it was Aurora ( the singer, I luv her sm😭) she was seated on the bed and was reading a book , she glanced at me and I immediately asked her which building are we in and she looked at me like I was fucking crazy and started saying that my jokes are turning to be pathetic, like huh?!?😭 Y'all I was so offended I had even forgotten that I had shifted for a second. I just decided not to argue with her and I looked outside the window on my left and it looked like the medieval times? I'm not sure and the buildings were like the old times designed . I looked down at myself and I saw that I was white ( I'm mixed) and that's when I was like, "Did I shift to a reality where I'm a white person?"( Oh and I was wearing a grandma nightdress 😭it was cute tho it was in baby pink) Immediately I stood up wanting to like know where the hell I was but then I couldn't move my legs like I couldn't lift them so I was just awkwardly standing there trying to lift them and Aurora sighed saying " How do you expect to walk after the night you just had?"

WHEN I TELL YOU MY JAW WAS ON THE FUCKING FLOOR I LITERALLY SCREAMED AT HER"WHAT?! " and she told me to shut up 😭. Anyway she said that 'he' told her to come up to check on me because I wasn't waking up!!! I was shocked and I just kept thinking " Did I just get fucked a few hours before I shifted here? What if I had shifted in the middle of it?!" My mind was so chaotic and I couldn't even think of anyone that could have been 'him'

Anyway Aurora came and pushed back on the bed telling me that I have to rest because I haven't really slept much but then I started feeling like my body was being pulled down and I knew that I was shifting back and started pleading to Aurora to help me up because I was not sleepy but she insisted and told me to sleep and that she'll be right back and then I woke up here.

I was in shock for like 5 minutes and I couldn't even leave the bed, I was feeling a little disoriented and nauseous, I also noticed that my body had moved positions to me laying on my side.

Hope this motivates you n that you don't need any genetics to shift that's a load of bullshit🚮, your cat can even shift if it could who knows . And this was to also show you that sleep paralysis isn't scary or bad and can actually be useful. I'm still not sure if you can manifest through it but I'll try next time and see✨.

This is what I Saw one woman wearing, not sure which time period this is.

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Just imagine Logan making woofing and barking sounds in his sleep when dreaming like dogs. Wade thinks it's the most adorable thing and has several videos of it on his phone

[jolynesmom]

hello 🩷

I am trying to enter the void state using a hypnagogic state (or by putting my body to sleep while keeping my mind awake -I’m not really sure about the difference between these two-). I read your other posts on this topic and thank you for your guidance. My question is, while trying to enter the void state with this method, aren’t we actually entering the delta state? Honestly, it’s really hard to stay awake while entering delta. Some people say the mind enters delta to reach the void state. I hope I was able to explain this clearly.

Briefly

To enter the void state = to reach delta with awareness in both mind and body?

Or

To reach the void state = the body reaches delta, but the mind stays in theta?

hii 🤍

I’m glad you found my posts useful so far

there’s a difference between the hypnagogic, delta and theta state:

hypnagogia —> you enter it as you’re about to fall asleep, it is an alternate state of consciousness that can help you enter the void as you’re still semi-aware

delta —> it is a state of deep sleep that occurs before rem sleep and you don’t have any conscious experience. it’s the sleep that if you accidentally wake up from you’re disoriented without any recollection of your dreams. you can’t reach the void while in delta state, but can after during rem sleep

theta —> it’s the first state of sleep after the hypnagogic state. it’s a state of light sleep and deep relaxation, linked to creativity and meditation. you’re between wakefulness and deeper sleep, awareness fades but it’s not completely gone. you can enter the void here as well

the stages of sleep are:

—hypnagogia - you’re transitioning from being awake to being asleep

—stage n1 (light sleep/transition) - your brain releases mostly theta waves. you’re semi-aware. this stage only lasts a few minutes

—stage n2 (light sleep) - your brain releases theta waves, sleep spindles and k-complexes. this stage lasts for about 45-55% of total sleep

—stage n3 (deep sleep/delta sleep/slow-wave sleep) - here your brain releases delta waves. you’re totally knocked out and hard to wake up from as you’re in a state of non-consciousness/awareness as it’s the state where your body and mind heals

—rem sleep (rapid eye movement) - the brainwaves your brain releases here are similar to the ones it releases when you wake up. here you experience vivid dreams and lucid dreaming

you experience those 4 stages (hypnagogia not included) multiple times during the night. each cycle lasts for about 90 minutes

to reach the void: hypnagogic state, stage n1 (theta), rem sleep, immediately after waking up

can you enter the void/lucid dream during stage n2? yes, but it’s a tiny bit harder:

—it’s a transitional stage — lucid dreaming usually starts in rem, but you pass through stage n2 on the way

—when to use: during WILD (wake-initiated lucid dreaming) attempts (when you intentionally wake yourself up during this stage), if you stay aware through stage n2, you can “wake up” directly inside a dream where you can become lucid or enter the void directly

—stage n2 also plays a role in nap-based lucid dreaming or nap-based shifting or void state, where you skip n3 and go straight from stage n2 into rem

—also called the “wake back to bed” method (wbtb)

hope it’s easy to understand!! I think I’ll make a more in depth guide on this. good luck 🫶🏻

[mikufunfacts]

is miku eepy

miku fun fact #413

miku does not need to sleep!

[sour-4pples]

tips on how to force yourself to go to sleep earlier? i set time limits and alarms but i ignore everything and then at 1:00am im ignited with a desire to be healthy, i need insane tactics that work

[pathologicallycurious]

Why do we dream?

Dreams have intrigued humanity for centuries, fuelling curiosity and inspiring scientific theories. Despite their fleeting, subjective nature, scientists have made significant progress in understanding the phenomenon, revealing that dreams might not be exclusive to humans.

Dreams occur when the brain processes sensory information during sleep. The most vivid dreams happen during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a phase when the brain is highly active, though the body remains temporarily paralysed. While REM sleep is most commonly linked to dreams, research shows that dreams can also occur during non-REM stages, though they tend to be less vivid.

During REM sleep, about 90 minutes into the sleep cycle, dreams often carry a surreal and emotional quality. This is due to heightened activity in the brain's emotional centres, such as the amygdala, while regions responsible for logical thinking are less active. This disconnection from logic helps explain why dreams can seem bizarre or fantastical. In contrast, non-REM dreams tend to be more subdued and less colourful.

Several theories have been proposed to explain why we dream. Evolutionary theory (Revonsuo 2000) suggests that dreams serve as a mental rehearsal for coping with challenges, preparing us for survival. The memory consolidation theory (Müller et al, 1900), on the other hand, argues that dreams are a by-product of the brain organising and consolidating memories from the day. Both theories agree that dreams often arise in response to stress, new experiences, or challenges, helping us process and adapt to our environments.

Interestingly, the phenomenon of dreaming is not unique to humans. Research has shown that animals experience dreams too, likely for similar reasons—to process experiences, reinforce learning, and adapt to their environments. This concept is supported by an experiment I conducted with my pet, Tiki, a conure, which ended up offering fascinating insight into animal dreams.

Investigating REM Sleep in Animals:

To investigate whether animals like birds dream, I conducted an experiment, which involved filming Tiki throughout the night to observe signs of REM sleep. Tiki, like many birds, has a remarkable ability to mimic sounds and actions he learns during the day. I had noticed something intriguing: while sleeping, Tiki repeated behaviours he'd recently learned.

As he fell asleep, Tiki tucked one foot into his belly and rocked back and forth rhythmically. Sleep cycles in birds are very different to humans, with repeated periods of eye opening and closing: In only a few minutes, a bird goes through one or more full cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep.

During this period, Tiki would often vocalise "peek-a-boo"— croaking the word consistently. It was a trick he'd been practising recently. He also repeated his own name, which he had learned from me calling him.

This prompted me to wonder whether Tiki was not just reliving his waking experiences, but also reinforcing learned behaviours during sleep? The consistency of these actions suggested that his brain might be "replaying" what he had learned, supporting theories of dreaming as a means of memory consolidation and rehearsal.

My observations aligned with broader scientific research into animal sleep. Birds like Tiki, it turns out, experience REM sleep, during which the brain is highly active. This suggests that their minds process memories, practise learned behaviours, and reinforce skills during this phase—much like how humans use dreams to consolidate memories and rehearse important experiences. The repetitive behaviours Tiki displayed during sleep were likely his brain's way of consolidating the learning he experienced throughout the day.

My study with Tiki ties into a broader body of research on animal sleep. A study by Ruhr University Bochum and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence investigated REM sleep in pigeons (pub. June 2023), using infrared cameras and fMRI scans to track brain activity. They found that during REM sleep, pigeons exhibited strong activity in regions of the brain responsible for visual processing and spatial navigation. This suggests that, like humans, pigeons might be dreaming of flying. Moreover, the amygdala—the emotional centre of the brain—was active during REM, hinting that birds may experience emotions during their dreams, much like the emotional quality of human dreams.

This finding supports our observations of Tiki. His repetitive behaviours, including vocalising "peek-a-boo," likely reflect his brain's effort to process and reinforce what he had learned. Furthermore, the activity of the amygdala in pigeons points to the possibility that birds, like humans, might dream not only about physical experiences but also about emotional events, suggesting that their dreams may have an emotional component as well.

Research into animal sleep has revealed fascinating parallels between the dreaming behaviours of animals and humans: dreams help animals process daily experiences and prepare for future challenges.

Studies on other animals, such as rats, have shown similar results. In one experiment, rats were trained to navigate a maze, and their brain activity was recorded (Kay et al, 2020). Later, while the rats were asleep, researchers found that brain activity during REM sleep closely mirrored the activity observed while they were awake, suggesting that the rats were dreaming about the maze they had learned to navigate. This reinforces the idea that dreams are a tool for memory consolidation and skill reinforcement.

Younger animals dream more often, likely to help them develop the neural pathways necessary for learning and growth.

Through both my study of Tiki and existing scientific research, it’s clear that dreams play a crucial role in the development, learning, and emotional processing of all creatures. Whether it’s a bird reinforcing its learned songs or a dog re-living its adventures, dreams help animals process their experiences, adapt to their environments, and prepare for challenges.

By understanding how dreams function in both humans and animals, we gain deeper insights into how the brain works, how memories are formed, and how creatures—human or animal—navigate their lives through the subconscious realm of dreams. Dreams are essential for learning, emotional processing, and adaptation for all living beings.

[confusedmasterpiece]

REM Sleep Paintings

Ink and oil pastel on paper

[leathercircuits]

Last night I got to experience being "awake" during REM sleep. It was a scary because I could not control what flash of images were going through my mind (some disturbing) and my eyelids were doing exactly what the name suggests. I felt like my body was on high alert, my mind coming up with the dream as if I was on a behind the scenes set. Suddenly the entropy died down and I felt so serene. Like I was floating in a black void with soft colors all around me. All I could remember from the dream was looking up at a beautiful starry night sky. It felt incredibly real.

[great-health-stuff]

What’s sleep quality?

Getting a good night’s sleep isn’t just about feeling rested the next day—it’s a key part of staying healthy. Imagine trying to run a machine without giving it time to cool down and recharge. That’s what happens to your body when you don’t sleep well. Poor sleep can make you feel tired, cranky, and less able to focus. Over time, it can even lead to serious health problems like heart disease or diabetes.

[jolynesmom]

Hiiii! ♡i have one quick and simple question. I heard about a method that can be considered a guaranteed method in the void state or atleast sleep paralysis which could help alot with the void. Its about waking up you rem cycle motionless or atleast make very little movement you could as you awake. Since sleep paralysis happens mainly at your rem, you waking up in your rem especially as in a way that is like you are still sleeping, it's a sure shot way to enter sleep paralysis. I really like this method since all you have to do is wake up motionless (+ you can do it anywhere without worry about someone catching you or whatever). Though my problem is the thing itself, waking up motionless- do you have a way training yourself and body- especially quickly so it will be easy? Or maybe some advice 😅?

heya!! <3

first off (in my opinion) any method can be a guaranteed way to enter the void or shift, you just need to execute it correctly

waking up from a rem sleep and not moving is a ‘guaranteed way’ because you wake up already in an alternate state of consciousness instead of working your way there, but yeah you can enter the void or sp instantly this way, I did it like 2 times actually

the way you train yourself not to move or open your eyes when you wake up from rem sleep is affirming for a day or more beforehand that you won’t move or open your eyes next time you wake up. also, the last thing on your mind before drifting off to sleep should be exactly this or just command your subconscious mind to remember it before drifting to sleep

do you remember when you’re very excited the night before a trip (or something similar) that it’s literally the last thing on your mind before falling asleep, and you usually wake up around the time when you put your alarm on or even before the alarm goes off? it’s like that

[popcorn-plots]

on one hand, the trope of someone acting out their nightmares is very nice and I love it. on the other hand, your body kind of paralysis itself during REM sleep (when dreams occur) and acting out violent and/or unpleasant dreams is actually a disorder called REM Sleep Behavior Disorder that requires a healthcare professional to intervene because that not actually normal. It's also very rare and mostly effects people over the age of 50

[shotbyshe]

Commonplace - sept'24

REM sleep is a stage of sleep associated with dreaming, memory, and brain development.

REM sleep (rapid eye movement), a unique phase of sleep in mammals and birds characterized by eye movements, low muscle tone and dreaming.

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep goes by many names, including active sleep, desynchronized sleep, paradoxical sleep, rhombencephalic sleep, and dream sleep.

Many people have been told REM sleep is the stage of sleep in which you dream, but REM is involved in a host of important functions, from brain development to emotional processing.

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Wanted to learn about this so I can further comprehend my dream events. Commonplacing is something I'm beginning to enjoy and understand. My dreams lately have been QUITE vivid and powerful. I even wrote a song in my dream once. Something is certainly happening with me during my sleeplife, my brain is definitely living it's own adventures.

[biology-geology-beaches-india]

TSRNOSS, page 14.

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[great-health-stuff]

Surprising Sleep Effects You Need to Know

💤 #1 More Exercise = Better Sleep Did you know moderate exercise can boost the amount of deep sleep you get? While running a mile before bed might not be ideal, staying active earlier in the day can significantly improve your bedtime experience. Stay motivated with tools like Evidation, and you might just find yourself sleeping better than ever!

💤 #2 Sleep Impacts Every Corner of Your Body According to the National Institutes of Health, sleep affects almost every tissue in your body. From regulating hormones and boosting immunity to supporting cardiovascular health, controlling blood pressure, and even impacting your appetite and breathing—quality sleep is essential for optimal health.

💤 #3 Sleep Protects You from Major Diseases Sufficient sleep is a powerful tool for disease prevention! The Sleep Foundation reports that getting enough shut-eye lowers your risk of high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, and heart disease.