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, to outline some of the most common dreams people are experiencing at the moment, and to decode what they might mean."We are having more vivid dreams because our sleep schedule has either been interrupted by the lock down or we are having more sleep than usual," advises Cheung."Both sleep disruption and longer sleep time increase the likelihood of having more REM stage sleep, which is the sleep stage where most dreaming happens.
"Our dreams act like an internal therapist and are a way to help our brains process and make sense of our waking lives." And it seems dreams are actually a useful mechanism for our brains - even if they don't appear to make much sense."Our dreams act like an internal therapist and are a way to help our brains process and make sense of our waking lives. With so many new things happening in our lives right now, our dreaming mind has a lot of new material to process and help us make sense of - hence lots more vivid dreams," says the dream expert.
If you've noticed your dreams are more highly emotional than usual, Cheung suggests this could be because"dreams typically reflect our emotional state. Many of us are understandably feeling uncertain and anxious right now, so it really isn't surprising that our dreams reflect that intense fear. It's our dreaming mind's way of helping us release these fears in a safe way - emotional dreams are cathartic and healing," she says.
The reason you're probably recalling your dreams so much more at the moment is because we've slowed our lives right down, creating more space to reflect."Everyone dreams. If you think you don't dream, you do. You are just not recalling them. One of the main reasons most of us don't recall our dreams is because the minute we wake up our mind focuses on the many to dos in our busy day ahead," says Cheung.
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