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Originally posted by Solidus Green eye
I'm remembering a lot of really lucid and vivid dreams lately.
Any one else?
Originally posted by Solidus Green eye
So what seems to be the deal here:
More and more people are having lucid and really vivid dreams in the particular time period.
That IS interesting. What could be the reason?..Are we 'forced' into a higher state of awareness?
Originally posted by Solidus Green eye
The point was, did you have more dreams lately?
Originally posted by v01i0
Originally posted by Solidus Green eye
I'm remembering a lot of really lucid and vivid dreams lately.
Any one else?
No, not lately - not more than normally.
Second line.
-v
Originally posted by unityemissions
Everyone should remember their dreams. If you don't it's indicative of nutrient deficiencies. Usually zinc, and/or b6. It's common in pyrolurics and autistics.
Originally posted by DocEmrick
It's probably the meditation that is leading to more lucid dreams, which in turn is leading to you remembering the dreams.
Our instinctive drive to breath decreases during sleep, and breathing patterns change during the different phases of sleep. During deeper, non-REM sleep (when we are not dreaming), breathing is regular but more shallow. There is marked relaxation of the muscles in the upper airway region. This relaxation and subsequent narrowing of the upper airway causes increased resistance to airflow as the tissues fall together into a more relaxed postion. When we dream, the the muscles of the upper airway relax even more. Breathing becomes more erratic with regard to rate and depth. There are frequent pauses.
If this natural state of sort of borderline ventilation is disturbed by any additional obstruction, significant respiratory impairment can result. Oxygen (O2) levels fall and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels rise in the lungs and bloodstream as a natural result of reduced air movement into and out of the lungs.
At a minimum, sleep apnea interferes with the ability to get a good night's sleep by disturbing REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement - dream sleep).
Previous research has shown that external stimuli were often incorporated into the dream to some extend. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the internal stimulus sleep apnea is also incorporated into dreams. Findings showed, however, that direct incorporation occurs very seldom. On the other hand, arousals accompanying sleep apneas seem to interfere with dream formation since a marked reduction of dream bizarreness is related to high RDI (respiratory disturbance index). Additionally, small indirect effects on dream content by day-time stressors such as cognitive deficits and sleepiness are suggested by the data. A heightened dream recall frequency in patients with sleep apnea was found.