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Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cognitive performance

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Re: Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cognitive performance

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Post by pulkitsh1234 »

budoso wrote: post #13
pulkitsh1234 wrote: post #5

I have a very weird problem/issue, maybe someone can help. In my school days I used to maintain a dream diary, where I would note down every dream I had after waking up. I stopped doing that when I got into college, but dreams never stopped and I never stopped analysing and trying to remember the dreams. Fast forward to present time (10 years from school), whenever I want to wake up i.e. after 6-7 hours of sleep I ca…

I have this strange experience where I only remember my dreams if I am woken up from sleep unnaturally. When it happens it feels as if my mind knows that in the future I'll be woken up by something. Obviously this isn't how the brain chemistry works, but I can't help but feel this way when it happens.

Yeah I totally get what you are saying. I have also noticed that my dreams adapt to outside sounds/lighting changes in realtime. What's more spooky is that the entire dream preserves it cohesion and nothing feels out of place, even when the events outside (in the real world) are completely random. Like sound of the door closing or someone walking by the bed, all of that integrates seamlessly into the dream.

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Post by Snackchez »

hizxy wrote: post #17

This stresses me out because I’ve struggled with sleep for quite some time. Feels awful.

Sleep performance anxiety is a real thing. I’ve had to deal with similar issues. I try not to put too much weight when reading these studies (because they are anxiety inducing) and stick to a healthy bedtime wind-down routine as best as I can.

Re: Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cognitive performance

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Post by hizxy »

Snackchez wrote: post #22
hizxy wrote: post #17

This stresses me out because I’ve struggled with sleep for quite some time. Feels awful.

Sleep performance anxiety is a real thing. I’ve had to deal with similar issues. I try not to put too much weight when reading these studies (because they are anxiety inducing) and stick to a healthy bedtime wind-down routine as best as I can.

Yes! I’ve had issues on and off for the last ten years. If I don’t sleep well then it’s quite easy to worry about the next night of sleep.

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Post by jey »

pulkitsh1234 wrote: post #5

I have a very weird problem/issue, maybe someone can help. In my school days I used to maintain a dream diary, where I would note down every dream I had after waking up. I stopped doing that when I got into college, but dreams never stopped and I never stopped analysing and trying to remember the dreams. Fast forward to present time (10 years from school), whenever I want to wake up i.e. after 6-7 hours of sleep I ca…

What if you were to instead plan on sleeping for 8 to 9 hours? Sleeping only 6 to 7 hours is suboptimal for most people. Spending 9 hours in bed and getting 8 hours total sleep would probably be a good target (for most people). I imagine the 3-4 hours of disrupted sleep would become more efficient and shorter if you didn't wake up in the middle from alarms and etc.

Also, as usual, don't listen to random folks on the internet.

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Post by pulkitsh1234 »

z3t4 wrote: post #12
pulkitsh1234 wrote: post #5

I have a very weird problem/issue, maybe someone can help. In my school days I used to maintain a dream diary, where I would note down every dream I had after waking up. I stopped doing that when I got into college, but dreams never stopped and I never stopped analysing and trying to remember the dreams. Fast forward to present time (10 years from school), whenever I want to wake up i.e. after 6-7 hours of sleep I ca…

When I'm tired my brain tricks me into going back to sleep, so I guess you are just tired. If you are sleeping more then 8 hours and still feel tired you might have bad sleep quality.

I feel it's the dreaming which makes me tired, I feel exhausted whenever I am able to remember my dreams.

I usually feel pretty good if I don't remember any dream after waking up(Assuming they never happened).

Now that I think more of it, I agree it might be my lack of sleep quality which makes me tired and maybe places/offsets the REM sleep at odd times so I am able to remember the dreams. My circadian rhythm is definitely disturbed as go to sleep around 3:30 to 4:00 AM.

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Post by um_ya »

pulkitsh1234 wrote: post #20
TooSmugToFail wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very interesting. I often wake up at night or early in the morning to go to bathroom, or take water. I found that the best way to go back to sleep after waking up is to think about the dream I just had. It seems like this 'forced' dream continuity is somehow sleep inducing. What may be happening to you is the same thing: your firs instinct is trying to remember your dream, as you trained yourself through years of dre…

That's a really interesting take. I stopped journalling because I noticed I was interpolating the missing bits of my memory while writing down the dream. It became more like writing an imaginary story inspired from my dream, then recording my actual dream. But that said, I definitely think this is good way to force myself out of the loop.

Try splashing cold water in your face. Slap your self a few times. Turn on something that makes noise, like music. I would avoid recording your dreams, because it seems to be what got you stuck in the loop in the first place.

Re: Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cognitive performance

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Post by aquaticsunset »

pulkitsh1234 wrote: post #5

I have a very weird problem/issue, maybe someone can help. In my school days I used to maintain a dream diary, where I would note down every dream I had after waking up. I stopped doing that when I got into college, but dreams never stopped and I never stopped analysing and trying to remember the dreams. Fast forward to present time (10 years from school), whenever I want to wake up i.e. after 6-7 hours of sleep I ca…

Yep, happens to me too. Almost always if I need a bit more sleep but the sun is already up. I don't have these in-between dreaming/awake dreams if it's the middle of the night and still dark.
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