interesting facts about dreams
Author: jagath
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1.person who became blind after his/her birth can see images in their dreams. persons who
are born blind do not see images..In dreams they can sense sound, smell, touch ans
emotion…dreams will make virtually all physical situations to make it happen than in
imagination
2.after 5 minutes of waking , 50% of your dream is forgotten, within 10 minutes ,90% is gone
3.all human dreams …men and women have different dreams and physical reactions…men
dreams more about other men, women dreams about both.
4. Recurring Dreams
While the content of most dreams is dreamt only once, many people experience recurring
dreams—that is, the same dream narrative is experienced over different occasions of sleep.
Up to 70% of females and 65% of males report recurrent dreams.
5. Body Paralysis
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements
of the eyes. REM sleep in adult humans typically occupies 20-25% of total sleep, about
90-120 minutes of a night’s sleep.
6.During REM sleep the body is paralyzed by a mechanism in the brain in order to prevent the
movements which occur in the dream from causing the physical body to move. However, it is
possible for this mechanism to be triggered before, during, or after normal sleep while the
brain awakens.
7. Not Everybody Dreams in Color
A full 12% of sighted people dream exclusively in black and white. The remaining number
dream in full color. Studies from 1915 through to the 1950s maintained that the majority of
dreams were in black and white, but these results began to change in the 1960s. Today, only
4.4% of the dreams of under-25 year-olds are in black and white. Recent research has
suggested that those changing results may be linked to the switch from black-and-white film
and TV to color media.
8.Dream interpretations dates back to 3000-4000 B.C. were they were documented in clay
tablets.
It is said that people in primal societies were unable to distinguish between the dream
world and reality.
They not only saw the dream world as an extension of reality, but the dream realm was a more
powerful world.
9.Daydream
Studies show that we all have the tendency to daydream an average of 70-120 minutes a day.
Day dreaming is classified as a level of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness. It
occurs during our waking hours when we let our imagination carry us away. As our minds begin
to wander and our level of awareness decreases, we lose ourselves in our imagined scenario
and fantasy. Click here for a more in depth look at daydreams.
10.Nightmare
A nightmare is a disturbing dream that causes the dreamer to wake up feeling anxious and
frightened. Nightmares may be a response to real life trauma and situations. These type of
nightmares fall under a special category called Post-traumatic stress nightmare (PSN).
Nightmares may also occur because we have ignored or refused to accept a particular life
situation. Research shows that most people who have regular nightmares have had a family
history of psychiatric problems, bad drug experiences, people who have contemplated suicide,
and/or rocky relationships. Nightmares are an indication of a fear that needs to be
acknowledged and confronted. It is a way for our subconscious to make up take notice.
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