Dream question?
Question:
or getting attacked in a giants city by godzilla
or being in a carnival and moving really slow whats up wit this
Answers:
Honey,
You need to becareful what you watch before bedtime.
Truly, what you watch close to going to sleep can have allot of effect on your sleep and dreams and night terrors. My daughter had night terrors, for years after a fall.
Definition
A nightmare is a dream occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep that brings out feelings of strong, inescapable fear, terror, distress, or extreme anxiety. They typically occur in the latter part of the night and usually awaken the sleeper, who is able to recall the content of the dream. See also night terror; sleep disorders.
Overview & Considerations
Nightmares tend to be more common among children and decrease in frequency toward adulthood. About 50% of adults experience occasional nightmares, women more often than men.
Eating just prior to going to bed, which raises the body's metabolism and brain activity, may cause nightmares to occur more often. Adults who experience repeated nightmares that become a significant problem should seek help.
Night Terrors:
Definition
Night terrors are a sleep disorder involving abrupt awakening from sleep in a terrified state.
Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
The normal sleep cycle involves distinct stages from light drowsiness to deep sleep. REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is a different type of sleep, where the eyes move rapidly and vivid dreaming is most common. During a night, there will be several cycles of non-REM and REM sleep.
Night terror (sleep terror) occurs during Stage 3 and Stage 4 sleep (deep sleep). The cause is unknown but night terrors are commonly associated with periods of emotional tension, stress, or conflict.
Night terror is similar to nightmares except that nightmares usually occur during REM sleep and include unpleasant or frightening dreams. Nightmares are most common in the early morning.
Night terrors occur usually in the first half of the night heralded by a scream. The child does not usually remember the details of the scare. Nightmares are normal on occasion, especially after frightening movies/TV shows or emotional situations.
Night terror occurs most often in preadolescent boys, although it can occur in girls and in adults. It is fairly common in children 3 to 5 years old, and incidence usually reduces greatly after that. It may run in families. Night terror can occur in adults, especially with emotional tension and/or the use of alcohol.
Good Luck.
Other Answers:
I have always heard that whatever you're thinking about before you go to sleep influences what you dream about. For example, if you watch a movie right before you go to bed or fall asleep reading a book, then whatever you were focusing on will shape your dreams. That has been the case occasionally with me, but I'm not sure it's a theory based on fact.
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