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| njoy |
Posted - 03/20/2013 : 18:39:53
I read, somewhere, that having vivid dreams during the first seconds of falling asleep is not "normal". Other sources seem to say it is.
Anybody know? Anybody have this happen to them?
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"It's worth considering that tms is not a treatment but rather an unfolding of the self, and a way of living as an emotionally aware and engaged soul." Plum |
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| njoy |
Posted - 03/22/2013 : 23:31:29
What got me turfed out of our boudoir (and into my own cosy nest) was this: I dreamed there was a burglar standing in the doorway of our room. I thought, "I'd better wake (dh) up" but knowing how difficult that would be (he's a very sound sleeper), I thought, "I'd better make him angry or I'll never get his attention." So, I jumped on top of him and let out a blood curdling scream. He woke up and said, "What the hell is going on?" I said, "Sshhh", ! know what I'm doing" and I screamed again. I'm a VERY loud screamer, btw. He sat up (as best he could under the circumstances) and said, yelled, "WHAT IS THIS?" in a very cross voice.
I remember as clear as if it were last night -- I thought huffily, "Well, FINE! You just try to help and look at the thanks you get!!". So I climbed off his chest, turned my back on him, and went straight back to sleep without saying another word. Of course, I was sleeping the whole time but didn't know it.
The next morning (seriously) my husband heard a news report about a woman who stabbed her husband many times in the night and woke up in the morning to find him beside her, unconscious, and barely alive. He did survive, though, and the report said she had been acting out a dream.
That's when my husband very politely said he thought it was time for us to consider separate bedrooms and I agreed. As you can imagine, it's a whole lot easier to sleep for both of us. As far as I know, I don't leap around the room any longer but I still have vivid dreams so there's no point in pushing our luck.
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"It's worth considering that tms is not a treatment but rather an unfolding of the self, and a way of living as an emotionally aware and engaged soul." Plum |
| plum |
Posted - 03/22/2013 : 15:16:33
Oh lordy! Knives probably are too much.
Himself sometimes acts out dreams. Knocked himself clean out after leaping from bed and headbutting the wardrobe a while back (was jumping through a car window after being kidnapped. of course). Scared the **** out of me. So many hilarious and wonderful incidents including challenging a 'burglar' with a sex toy (laughed until my stomach cramped). Worth a broken nights sleep for the entertainment. But I jest. I'm starting a new embrace of dreamwork so find your experiences both touching and fascinating. |
| njoy |
Posted - 03/22/2013 : 12:26:16
Thanks James and Plum: It's good to hear such goings on are considered normal. I also have no big desire to be normal but being stabbed is too much while drifting off to sleep.
Oddly, knives seem to be my motif for today. I'm referring to my last wiki post (and would link but really it IS too much).
I also have had episodes during which I act out my dreams. My husband moved to his own bedroom many years ago because of this. I just turned down sharing with a friend at an upcoming conference partly because of this.
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"It's worth considering that tms is not a treatment but rather an unfolding of the self, and a way of living as an emotionally aware and engaged soul." Plum |
| plum |
Posted - 03/21/2013 : 15:41:15
Every night a kaleidoscope of dreams, often heralded by a spark of dreamlife that surprises me. I'm not sure I'd thought of it much till today but now I wonder. Have to declare I have no desire to be normal so thank the goddess for further proof!
Meet me in the dreamlands wildheart. x |
| Dr James Alexander |
Posted - 03/21/2013 : 05:25:22
i regularly enter dreams on falling asleep, and have read somewhere that this is relatively normal. We are usually told by dream researchers that REM sleep begins after we have gone from stages of 1,2,3 of sleep; but elsewhere i have read that it is also normal to dream as soon as you fall asleep.
It may have to do with BRAC (basic rest activity cycle)of the brain. Apparently, our brain in cycling in patterns of 90-120 minutes. While both hemispheres of the brain are being used for most activities, it appears that we all have a dominant hemisphere (in our culture, it tends to be the left hemisphere, whereas in less intellectual cultures it may be more right hemisphere). The notion goes that every 90-120 minutes, the dominant hemisphere of our brain takes a rest, and the non-dominant hemisphere takes over for a while, which allows the dominant hemisphere to replenish essential chemicals. We experience this during the day when at work, we just hit a sleepy patch and can barely concentrate. It may last for 10-20-30 minutes, and then our dominant hemisphere takes over again.
The timing of these cycles coincide with the sleep and REM cycles. So, it seems that our brain is doing this cycle all the time, and while we are sleeping, it is experienced as periodic patches of dreaming. My guess is that when we dream on falling asleep, we are in one of these non-dominant hemisphere patches. I suspect it only lasts for a short time, before we enter the stage 1 of sleep (in which dreaming is rare).
I am fascinated by the notion of BRAC's, but really dont know how legit it is. I have only read a few references to it on the net, and have not come across it in any of the neuroscience books i have read. It sounds entirely plausible to me, but i cant verify it. Would be interested to hear if anyone else knows anything more about it?
James |
| njoy |
Posted - 03/21/2013 : 00:49:14
I guess maybe this is an uncommon experience.
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"It's worth considering that tms is not a treatment but rather an unfolding of the self, and a way of living as an emotionally aware and engaged soul." Plum |
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