#REM sleep

[maybe-im-dark]

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

[thebardostate]

The Myth of Dreamless Sleep

Consciousness never "switches off" because it isn't generated by the brain. Its sensory inputs can be switched off - during sleep or general anesthesia, for instance - but your consciousness is still there. For example, a small but consistent number of patients report out-of-body experiences (OOBEs) or near-death experiences (NDEs) while under general anesthesia.

[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

[faceyourphobia]

Psychology info ramble because I’m trying to stay awake..

Our patterns of sleep differ all throughout the night, meaning we go into different levels of sleep NREM-1, to NREM-3, to NREM-4, to NREM-2 at random intervals. So you could go 1, 4, 2, 3 or 1, 3, 1, 4, 2, or any of the sort.

REM occurs later in the night and usually has the longest interval of one or two hours. (the others can literally only last for minutes at a time.)

But because REM happens so late in the night, some people get cut off from that level of sleep. Like insomniacs. And even though it’s just the stage where dreams occur, it is still very important.

So to counteract this, the brain will try to catch up on REM the next time you try to fall asleep, and will send you straight into REM, with your body going through NREM-1, 2, 3, and 4 within a matter of seconds.

(NREM levels are described by the levels of brain activity (I think), which are referred to as Alpha, Beta, etc, waves)

[unityghost]

“I’m gonna take the day off and sleep in because my mental health is a hot mess”

*sleeps in*

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*nightmares*

*nightmares*

*nightmares*

*nightmares*

*nightmares*

*NIGHTMARES*

*NIGHTMARES*

*NIGHTMARES*

*N I G H T M A R E S*

*N   I   G   H   T   M   A   R   E   S*

“This has not been a healing day off and I should have gone to the office”

[femmefatalevibe]

ik this sounds weird, but how do I wake up HAPPY? like I have to wake up at 5:30 am everyday and I sleep at like 10:30 and in the morning when my alarm goes off I snooze it for like 30 mins and I wake up pissed off AND LATE. it's really bothering me how my mornings are so not ...NICE. Any help would be appreciated. xx

Hi love. You could need more sleep (some people need 8-9 hours instead of 7 hours to function optimally) and you're chronically over-exhausting yourself. Or, your sleep and wake-up times could be incompatible with your natural circadian rhythm. I would look into sleep chronotypes and read the book, Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker to see what improvements you can make for a more peaceful way to start your mornings.

Hope this helps xx

[maggotboo]

Kinda curious, can anyone like/reblog this post if they experience any of the following in dreams;

Taste

Touch/Sensations

Smell

Clear words, phrases, letters, numbers or anything in writing

Pain

Death and or serious bodily harm

Being given specific messages about your current state of consciousness

Self aware figures/people who seem to act of their own voilition despite you having a sense of control/being lucid

Environments and people distorting/not cooperating when you acknowlege your lucidity

Being somebody completely different from yourself/having another persons literal, in body perspective

Spiritual, out of body experiences like acension or a feeling of your soul seperating from your body

Apparentally these things arent common but I experience all of these. I wanna see if anyone else does! Itd be neat.

[tenth-sentence]

Finally, Stickgold suggests a clear link between EMDR and memory processing in dreams: "If the bilateral stimulation of EMDR can alter brain states in a manner similar to that seen during REM sleep then there is now good evidence that EMDR should be able to take advantage of sleep-dependent processes, which may be blocked or ineffective in PTSD sufferers, to allow effective memory processing and trauma resolution."

"The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma" - Bessel van der Kolk

[informationatlas]

Sleep inertia refers to the groggy and impaired feeling that individuals often experience immediately upon waking from a nap or night's sleep. It's the transitional period between sleep and wakefulness when cognitive and motor functions are temporarily compromised. During sleep inertia, individuals may feel disoriented, have difficulty concentrating, and experience a decline in performance compared to their baseline capabilities.

The severity and duration of sleep inertia can vary among individuals and are influenced by factors such as the depth of sleep, the duration of sleep, and individual differences in sleep patterns. For example, if a person is awakened from a deep stage of sleep, such as slow-wave sleep (SWS) or rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, they are more likely to experience stronger sleep inertia.

The grogginess associated with sleep inertia typically dissipates over a short period, ranging from a few minutes to about 30 minutes, as the brain transitions to a more alert state. Strategies to minimize sleep inertia include gradually waking up with gentle stimuli, such as light or mild movement, and avoiding sudden or abrupt awakenings. Additionally, establishing consistent sleep patterns and ensuring an adequate amount of sleep can contribute to reducing the impact of sleep inertia.

→ Trouble waking up? It might be sleep inertia — 3 ways to prevent sleep inertia

[i-dont-dream-like-you-do]

Prime Lucid Dreaming Conditions

Just based on my own experiences. Kept this short and to-the-point for y’all.

Taking melatonin before bed

Rapidly fall asleep and wake up over and over again—I recommend snoozing an alarm every 10 minutes for at least an hour

Set intentions before bed/Repeat verbal affirmations of or recurrently visualize what will happen during your sleep

Sleep somewhere new—a hotel, a friend’s house, your car, etc

Practice reality checks in the waking world

Attempt to train your gut reactions to old instincts—look into brain plasticity for this

And lastly….

Believe in yourself.

[small-strong-bookish-butch]

Something I’m learning over and over again is that sleeping and then going back to sleep for 1-1.5 hours before actually waking up is very bad for me

Okay fuck this, actually

Edited for clarity

Image description: a screenshot from WebMD that reads: “Usually, REM sleep happens 90 minutes after you fall asleep. The first period of REM typically lasts 10 minutes. Each of your later REM stages gets longer, and the final one may last up to an hour. Your heart rate and breathing quickens.

You can have intense dreams during REM sleep, since your brain is more active. REM is important because it stimulates the areas of the brain that help with learning and is associated with increased production of proteins” /end description

[findthecomfortwithin]

Good night moon

[faceyourphobia]

Oh my god, I go straight into REM the second my eyes are closed for more than a minute. That is not good

[bumblebeeappletree]

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[i-dont-dream-like-you-do]

Time Travel in Dreams

Content warnings: unreality, time travel, timelines, alternate realities, etc.

I believe it was Doctor Who that produced the quote, “Time travel has always been possible in dreams.” And honestly? I’m starting to find some truth in that.

Recently, I’ve been going back to my childhood in my dreams—but not my waking childhood. No, I revisit the same dreams that I would have as a child.

For me, it’s often school, or a bookstore, or (funnily enough) a Minecraft server. And there will be people I recognize, places I recognize, plot lines that feel familiar—for example, a teacher scolding me for being “smart” with them in class—and I will have the benefit of remembering how those plot lines usually go.

So like in the example I just provided, I can cheekily lean over to my school friend and comment, “Watch this. Now she’ll get angry for no reason.” And sure enough, the teacher gets angry. But since this time I remember I’ve had this dream before, I don’t feel scared of the teacher. I seem to know I’m in a dream, and can lazily remark whatever “smart” thing I like right back, and the consequences are so insignificant afterwards.*

*I have a long-running theory that current mental states have an enormous impact on the outcome of dreams, even lucid ones. So evidently I must be doing quite well irl! 😄

Other times I have “time traveled” so vividly that I will wake up and feel as if they happened in real life. (On one prominent occasion, I even texted an old childhood friend to ask them if I ever warned them of the 2020 pandemic when we were in elementary school! Hilarious!)

But other than that one time, typically I’m able to rationalize what’s actually reality after shaking off the fog of sleep.

Past or Future?

Most of my “time travel” dreams (at least, the ones most recent in my memory) have to do with traveling to the past. In fact, I really don’t think I’ve ever had a prophetic dream. Ever.

But to be fair, my dreams are typically so far away from Earth that most of them probably wouldn’t even be applicable for prophetic divination. Unless you count the sci-fi dreams, with robots and ark ships and interstellar travel. I guess maybe then they could have some distant connection to Earth’s future 😂

Is it even possible for me to time travel to the future in dreams at all? More studies are required.

Dreams You Recognize When You’re Asleep

Usually the dreams I “recognize” while I’m dreaming are not ones I have ever recorded nor remember in the waking world. Only one or two of them have ever rung some distant bell of actual resemblance upon waking. The Sea Queen, who I will discuss in another post some other time, and perhaps a school dream or two.

I have yet to re-dream something that I have recorded in the waking world that I also recognized while dreaming. I really hope it’s possible, because it would spell out a lot of cool things for my research!

[hellodaisiespoetry]

REM:

Everyday I tell myself I'm fine

The Night falls

I lose my mind

Its unkind the way

I twist and sway

It haunts me

It taunts me

Clawing and choking

Fire and smoking

My lungs collapse

My voice rasps

Til daylight comes

I feel numb

Repeat the same

Repeat the words

I'm okay

I'm okay

For today

Please behave

My mind

Please behave

Be kind

I set four alarms

In the night

Rem sleep gives me

Many frights

The ghost

The goblins

The treacherous

Moblins

Out to eat my flesh

Paralyze me

make me bleed

It's funny though

How they're not the worst

It's you

It's you

You come to my dreams

Like an angel of apologies

Full of heart

Full of love

Wanting forgiveness

Wanting hugs

We touch

We forgive

We laugh

We three dance with

The wind

With mighty loud grins

The past is dark

This is bright

No sadness in sight

I awaken with terror

Rem has caught me

In my most vulnerable

Gave me a plight

I cannot fight

I long for us

I long for friendship

Return to me

It's meant to be

The rem sleep lies

As I wake up to cry

Tears swallow me whole

I'm an empty bowl

Cold and alone

Sweating to the bone

Wash me away

Break my glass

Bleed from my edges

You made me sharp

And relentless

You having me

It's horrendous

Demons and ghouls

Are frightening

Yet dreaming of us

Falling in love again

It's tightening

In my chest

In my skin

It tightens my heart

Til I fall apart

You break me

The promise of peace

Of friendship

Of light and love

Of all of us

Again

Again

It'll never happen

that breaks me to pieces

More than any

Goblins or demons

You leave me bleeding

With hope

False hope

Dead hope

Tears of sorrow

Of a broken tomorrow

Stay out of me sleep

I don't wish to weep

I want one alarm

I want no harm

I want to sleep

With ease

And not bleed

Please

Please

Please

Let me sleep

So I can truly mean it when I say

I'm okay