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If vivid dreams leave you exhausted, experts say the problem may not be the dreams but disruptions that prevent deep sleep
If vivid dreams leave you exhausted, experts say the problem may not be the dreams but disruptions that prevent deep sleep
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If vivid dreams leave you exhausted, experts say the problem may not be the dreams but disruptions that prevent deep sleep

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Most d eami g happe s du i g REM sleep, which makes up 20–25% of the ight; if vivid d eams keep leavi g you exhausted, scie tists say the eal culp it may be somethi g else, keepi g you f om esto ative sleep

Not
eve yo e
who
closes
thei
eyes
a d
hits
the
bed
at
ight
goes
to
sleep.
Some
e d
up
t a sitio i g
i to
a
d eam-like
state
that
has
them
waki g
up
while
feeli g
hazy,
lazy
a d
heavy,
with
o
feeli gs
of
est
a d
f esh ess.
But
is
it
the
d eams
that
weigh
you
out
o
does
it
have
somethi g
else
to
do
with
you?

A
d eam
that
you
emembe ?

A d eam that you emembe ?<b ><b >” msid=”133202750″ width=”” title=”If you wake up du i g o just afte a REM pe iod, you a e mo e likely to emembe what you we e d eami g.” placeholde s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/83033472.cms” imgsize=”” esizemode=”4″ offsetve tical=”0″ placeholde msid=”47529300″ type=”thumb” s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/83033472.cms” class=”” data-s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-133202750/a-d eam-that-you- emembe b b .jpg” data-api-p e e de =”t ue”/></p> <p> If<br /> you<br /> wake<br /> up<br /> du i g<br /> o<br /> just<br /> afte<br /> a<br /> REM<br /> pe iod,<br /> you<br /> a e<br /> mo e<br /> likely<br /> to<br /> emembe<br /> what<br /> you<br /> we e<br /> d eami g.</p> </div> </div> <p>Most<br /> of<br /> the<br /> d eams<br /> o e<br /> emembe s<br /> a e<br /> the<br /> o es<br /> they<br /> see<br /> with<br /> thei<br /> eyes<br /> ope .<br /> Whe<br /> asleep,<br /> most<br /> d eami g<br /> occu s<br /> du i g<br /> apid<br /> eye<br /> moveme t<br /> (REM)<br /> sleep,<br /> which<br /> makes<br /> up<br /> 20-25%<br /> of<br /> ou<br /> total<br /> sleep<br /> time.<br /> Huma s<br /> have<br /> fou<br /> to<br /> six<br /> ou ds<br /> of<br /> such<br /> REM<br /> th oughout<br /> the<br /> ight,<br /> with<br /> each<br /> ou d<br /> g owi g<br /> lo ge<br /> as<br /> the<br /> mo i g<br /> app oaches.Eve yo e<br /> d eams<br /> a d<br /> most<br /> of<br /> us<br /> d eam<br /> multiple<br /> times<br /> a<br /> ight,<br /> whethe<br /> we<br /> emembe<br /> it<br /> o<br /> ot.<br /> If<br /> you<br /> wake<br /> up<br /> du i g<br /> o<br /> just<br /> afte<br /> a<br /> REM<br /> pe iod,<br /> you<br /> a e<br /> mo e<br /> likely<br /> to<br /> emembe<br /> what<br /> you<br /> we e<br /> d eami g.<br /> Whethe<br /> you<br /> emembe<br /> a<br /> d eam<br /> o<br /> ot<br /> ca<br /> also<br /> depe d<br /> o<br /> the<br /> emotio al<br /> i te sity<br /> of<br /> the<br /> d eam<br /> a d<br /> whethe<br /> you<br /> b iefly<br /> wake<br /> up<br /> du i g<br /> the<br /> ight.<br /> It<br /> also<br /> depe ds<br /> o<br /> how<br /> eve y<br /> i dividual’s<br /> b ai<br /> sto es<br /> memo ies<br /> ove ight.<br /> People<br /> who<br /> emembe<br /> vivid,<br /> emotio ally<br /> i te se<br /> d eams<br /> te d<br /> to<br /> have<br /> lighte ,<br /> mo e<br /> b oke<br /> sleep.</p> <p><h2> What<br /> happe s<br /> i<br /> the<br /> b ai<br /> whe<br /> you<br /> d eam?</h2> </p> <p>Du i g<br /> REM<br /> sleep,<br /> you<br /> b ai<br /> is<br /> u i g<br /> almost<br /> as<br /> ha d<br /> as<br /> it<br /> does<br /> whe<br /> you<br /> a e<br /> awake,<br /> fi i g<br /> away<br /> while<br /> the<br /> est<br /> of<br /> you<br /> body<br /> lies<br /> completely<br /> still.</p> <p>You<br /> muscles<br /> a e<br /> esse tially<br /> i<br /> a<br /> state<br /> of<br /> pa alysis,<br /> which<br /> stops<br /> you<br /> f om<br /> acti g<br /> out<br /> the<br /> eve ts<br /> of<br /> you<br /> d eam.<br /> At<br /> the<br /> same<br /> time,<br /> the<br /> pa ts<br /> of<br /> the<br /> b ai<br /> that<br /> ha dle<br /> emotio ,<br /> the<br /> amygdala,<br /> hippocampus<br /> a d<br /> thalamus<br /> a e<br /> ext emely<br /> active.<br /> The<br /> p ef o tal<br /> co tex,<br /> which<br /> o mally<br /> keeps<br /> thi gs<br /> atio al<br /> a d<br /> logical,<br /> is<br /> much<br /> less<br /> e gaged.<br /> This<br /> is<br /> why<br /> you<br /> get<br /> vivid,<br /> emotio ally<br /> cha ged<br /> expe ie ces<br /> that<br /> feel<br /> completely<br /> eal<br /> but<br /> make<br /> absolutely<br /> o<br /> logical<br /> se se.While<br /> most<br /> people<br /> believe<br /> that<br /> d eams<br /> a e<br /> b ief,<br /> f agme ted<br /> flashes<br /> th ough<br /> the<br /> ight,<br /> the<br /> t uth<br /> is<br /> othe wise.<br /> Evide ce<br /> suggests<br /> that<br /> REM<br /> sleep<br /> d eams<br /> appea<br /> to<br /> u fold<br /> oughly<br /> i<br /> eal<br /> time.<br /> Whe<br /> esea che s<br /> have<br /> woke<br /> people<br /> f om<br /> REM<br /> sleep<br /> a d<br /> asked<br /> them<br /> to<br /> desc ibe<br /> thei<br /> d eam,<br /> the<br /> le gth<br /> of<br /> thei<br /> accou t<br /> closely<br /> matches<br /> the<br /> du atio<br /> spe t<br /> i<br /> the<br /> d eami g<br /> stage<br /> of<br /> sleep<br /> (REM<br /> episode).<br /> A<br /> d eam<br /> that<br /> feels<br /> like<br /> 20<br /> mi utes<br /> was<br /> p obably<br /> about<br /> that<br /> lo g<br /> i<br /> eal<br /> life.The<br /> place<br /> whe e<br /> people<br /> go<br /> w o g,<br /> is<br /> estimati g<br /> how<br /> much<br /> of<br /> thei<br /> ight<br /> they<br /> spe t<br /> d eami g.<br /> A<br /> st essful<br /> o<br /> vivid<br /> d eam<br /> feels<br /> lo ge<br /> a d<br /> stays<br /> with<br /> you<br /> eve<br /> whe<br /> you<br /> have<br /> woke<br /> up.<br /> O<br /> the<br /> othe<br /> ha d,<br /> a<br /> dull<br /> o e<br /> va ishes<br /> befo e<br /> you<br /> eve<br /> ope<br /> you<br /> eyes.Mo eove ,<br /> we<br /> te d<br /> to<br /> emembe<br /> d eams<br /> that<br /> we<br /> woke<br /> up<br /> du i g.<br /> Someo e<br /> who<br /> was<br /> su e<br /> they<br /> d eamed<br /> all<br /> ight<br /> p obably<br /> had<br /> a<br /> completely<br /> o mal<br /> ight<br /> of<br /> REM<br /> sleep.<br /> They<br /> just<br /> happe ed<br /> to<br /> wake<br /> du i g<br /> the<br /> emotio ally<br /> cha ged<br /> pa ts,<br /> a d<br /> those<br /> a e<br /> the<br /> o es<br /> that<br /> stuck.</p> <p><h2> Why<br /> do<br /> you<br /> wake<br /> up<br /> exhausted<br /> afte<br /> d eami g?</h2> </p> <div data-pos=
Why do you wake up exhausted afte d eami g?<b ><b >” msid=”133202790″ width=”” title=”If you emembe a d eam, you almost ce tai ly woke up du i g it. Those wake-ups, eve the o es you ba ely egiste , take time away f om deep sleep.” placeholde s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/83033472.cms” imgsize=”” esizemode=”4″ offsetve tical=”0″ placeholde msid=”47529300″ type=”thumb” s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/83033472.cms” class=”” data-s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-133202790/why-do-you-wake-up-exhausted-afte -d eami gb b .jpg” data-api-p e e de =”t ue”/></p> <p> If<br /> you<br /> emembe<br /> a<br /> d eam,<br /> you<br /> almost<br /> ce tai ly<br /> woke<br /> up<br /> du i g<br /> it.<br /> Those<br /> wake-ups,<br /> eve<br /> the<br /> o es<br /> you<br /> ba ely<br /> egiste ,<br /> take<br /> time<br /> away<br /> f om<br /> deep<br /> sleep.</p> </div> </div> <p>Du i g<br /> REM<br /> sleep,<br /> the<br /> b ai<br /> is<br /> ot<br /> esti g<br /> the<br /> way<br /> deep<br /> sleep<br /> allows.<br /> Eve<br /> so,<br /> b ai<br /> imagi g<br /> studies<br /> suggest<br /> this<br /> e e gy<br /> use<br /> alo e<br /> is<br /> ot<br /> espo sible<br /> fo<br /> the<br /> fatigue<br /> people<br /> feel<br /> afte<br /> a<br /> ight<br /> of<br /> heavy<br /> d eami g.<br /> D eami g<br /> o<br /> its<br /> ow<br /> does<br /> ot<br /> seem<br /> to<br /> impact<br /> a<br /> pe so ‘s<br /> sleep<br /> quality<br /> u less<br /> it<br /> tips<br /> i to<br /> ightma es.The<br /> simple<br /> expla atio<br /> is<br /> this:<br /> if<br /> you<br /> emembe<br /> a<br /> d eam,<br /> you<br /> almost<br /> ce tai ly<br /> woke<br /> up<br /> du i g<br /> it.<br /> Those<br /> wake-ups,<br /> eve<br /> the<br /> o es<br /> you<br /> ba ely<br /> egiste ,<br /> take<br /> time<br /> away<br /> f om<br /> deep<br /> sleep.They<br /> also<br /> give<br /> the<br /> b ai<br /> less<br /> oppo tu ity<br /> to<br /> clea<br /> a<br /> waste<br /> p oduct<br /> called<br /> ade osi e.<br /> Du i g<br /> the<br /> day,<br /> ade osi e<br /> builds<br /> up<br /> i<br /> the<br /> b ai .<br /> As<br /> it<br /> accumulates,<br /> the<br /> p essu e<br /> to<br /> sleep<br /> fu the s.<br /> O e<br /> of<br /> sleep’s<br /> mai<br /> jobs<br /> is<br /> to<br /> flush<br /> this<br /> out,<br /> a d<br /> it<br /> does<br /> that<br /> most<br /> effectively<br /> du i g<br /> deep<br /> sleep.<br /> Wake<br /> up<br /> befo e<br /> the<br /> task<br /> is<br /> fi ished<br /> a d<br /> you<br /> might<br /> fi d<br /> you self<br /> mo e<br /> ti ed<br /> tha<br /> usual.Waki g<br /> f om<br /> REM<br /> sleep<br /> is<br /> also<br /> ha de<br /> o<br /> the<br /> body<br /> tha<br /> waki g<br /> f om<br /> lighte<br /> stages.<br /> It<br /> ca<br /> p oduce<br /> sleep<br /> i e tia,<br /> that<br /> thick,<br /> foggy<br /> state<br /> i<br /> which<br /> you<br /> b ai<br /> efuses<br /> to<br /> come<br /> o li e.<br /> The<br /> ti ed ess<br /> is<br /> ot<br /> a<br /> co seque ce<br /> of<br /> d eami g:<br /> it’s<br /> a<br /> co seque ce<br /> of<br /> whe<br /> you<br /> woke<br /> up<br /> a d<br /> what<br /> stage<br /> you<br /> we e<br /> pulled<br /> f om.</p> <p><h2> A<br /> ebou d<br /> at<br /> sleep</h2> </p> <p>Whe<br /> sleep<br /> is<br /> epeatedly<br /> b oke<br /> o<br /> cut<br /> sho t,<br /> the<br /> b ai<br /> makes<br /> up<br /> fo<br /> the<br /> lost<br /> REM<br /> time<br /> o<br /> the<br /> ight<br /> comi g<br /> fu the ,<br /> spe di g<br /> a<br /> highe<br /> p opo tio<br /> o<br /> sleep<br /> i<br /> that<br /> stage.<br /> This<br /> is<br /> k ow<br /> as<br /> REM<br /> ebou d,<br /> a d<br /> it<br /> is<br /> a<br /> compe sato y<br /> espo se<br /> athe<br /> tha<br /> a<br /> p oblem<br /> i<br /> itself.<br /> The<br /> actual<br /> p oblem<br /> is<br /> whateve<br /> is<br /> causi g<br /> the<br /> sleep<br /> dis uptio .If<br /> you<br /> egula ly<br /> emembe<br /> most<br /> of<br /> you<br /> d eams,<br /> feel<br /> like<br /> the<br /> umbe<br /> of<br /> d eams<br /> you<br /> have<br /> has<br /> i c eased,<br /> o<br /> fi d<br /> you self<br /> waki g<br /> up<br /> ti ed<br /> most<br /> mo i gs,<br /> you<br /> f agme ted<br /> sleep<br /> may<br /> mea<br /> the<br /> b ai<br /> is ’t<br /> getti g<br /> the<br /> deep,<br /> esto ative<br /> stages<br /> it<br /> eeds.<br /> <a h ef=Go to Sou ce

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