I debated about posting this, because the subject is so involved, and different for everyone, but when we consider that roughly one third of life is spent in sleep, certainly important, and deserving of understanding.
As many sources that can be found discussing sleep, and dreams... that's how many opinions and beliefs can be found. Surely there are kindred spirits with the same outlook, but they are few and far between.
So... for anyone who cares to share their experience or thoughts, a place to make comment.
For starters, some considerations...
- Hours of sleep... working, retired, as a function of age
- Naps
- Insomnia
- Interrupted - bathroom - snacks- worry
- Conditions - warm, cold, sleep clothing
- Light - TV- music - white sound
- Sleep lightly - deeply
- Sleep apnea -snoring
- Sleep -back - side
- Alone - twin or double bed -sitting up - anywhere
- Time to get to sleep
- Waking - slowly - ready to go
- Medication - tea -booze
- Racing thoughts - problem solving
- REM sleep... time... more here Sleep - Types and Stages of Sleep - REM Sleep
Dreams
- Nightmares
- Lucid -(managed dreams)
- Problem solving
- First person active or observer
- Recurring - Search - chase - fear
- Reliving past
- Pleasant - realistic - wish fulfilment -
- Freudian - psychological - analysis - believe? or not?
- Dream - wake- return to dreaam
- Result of physical condition - fatigue - digestive distress
- How often
- More or less than before
- Work- Play-
-Out of body experience - floating - as observer
Yeah.. so tossing this out not as a quiz, but a starter for any part of sleeping that is a meaningful part of your life. Not for solutions, but for conversation.
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Some of my initial thoughts...
A big difference as I grow older. Less continuous sleep. Go to bed almost any time... from 6:00PM to Midnight. Rarely sleep continuously for more than 2 hours. Get up, watch TV, computer, music. Back to sleep... lots of dreaming. Learned how to manage "lucid" dreams.
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Any thoughts... about sleep, and the place it takes in your life. And, if you sleep like a baby...? Your secret!?
As many sources that can be found discussing sleep, and dreams... that's how many opinions and beliefs can be found. Surely there are kindred spirits with the same outlook, but they are few and far between.
So... for anyone who cares to share their experience or thoughts, a place to make comment.
For starters, some considerations...
- Hours of sleep... working, retired, as a function of age
- Naps
- Insomnia
- Interrupted - bathroom - snacks- worry
- Conditions - warm, cold, sleep clothing
- Light - TV- music - white sound
- Sleep lightly - deeply
- Sleep apnea -snoring
- Sleep -back - side
- Alone - twin or double bed -sitting up - anywhere
- Time to get to sleep
- Waking - slowly - ready to go
- Medication - tea -booze
- Racing thoughts - problem solving
- REM sleep... time... more here Sleep - Types and Stages of Sleep - REM Sleep
Dreams
- Nightmares
- Lucid -(managed dreams)
- Problem solving
- First person active or observer
- Recurring - Search - chase - fear
- Reliving past
- Pleasant - realistic - wish fulfilment -
- Freudian - psychological - analysis - believe? or not?
- Dream - wake- return to dreaam
- Result of physical condition - fatigue - digestive distress
- How often
- More or less than before
- Work- Play-
-Out of body experience - floating - as observer
Yeah.. so tossing this out not as a quiz, but a starter for any part of sleeping that is a meaningful part of your life. Not for solutions, but for conversation.
......................................................................................
Some of my initial thoughts...
A big difference as I grow older. Less continuous sleep. Go to bed almost any time... from 6:00PM to Midnight. Rarely sleep continuously for more than 2 hours. Get up, watch TV, computer, music. Back to sleep... lots of dreaming. Learned how to manage "lucid" dreams.
Was hoping for daytime naps, but that doesn't seem to happen, even though there is no reason not.Recurrent dream about one event from past circa 1977, when I was responsible for an all day meeting for 250 people, to include meals. Made and double checked all plans with the convention hall. Breakfast @ 8 AM. Arrived at 6:30, to find hall locked, no one in kitchen... massive screw up. I fixed it at the time, but trauma.
Second dream a reprise of a solo snowmobile adventure, sliding down cliff below zero temps, landed with snowmobile in the middle of a blowdown, and extreme effort to lift, push and dig out. 55 years ago.
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Any thoughts... about sleep, and the place it takes in your life. And, if you sleep like a baby...? Your secret!?