ELi5: Do you get the same benefits from sleep if you’ve had a nightmare?
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It shows your brain is in rem state which is good for brain repair in sleep to detox. But it’s showing chemicals are effecting it, by food or stress etc. Try not eating after 8. Listen to music for ten mins maybe
As someone who has had nightmares almost every night for over 3 years yeah I think it does for me atleast. I feel dead alot pretty much lmao. Doesn’t help that those nightmares are of abuse most of the time cycling my mental illnesses into full gear
I’m no neuroscientist and I think sleep is one of those things we haven’t completely figured out yet, but: It depends. If someone has severe or frequent nightmares, it does disrupt the benefits you get from sleep enough to cause physiological and cognitive problems. However, a few nightmares doesn’t disrupt those benefits enough to be concerned. Sleep is measured by quality and length. And you need a good amount of both in a certain timespan to be healthy.
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