Dreams.....

Dreaming... a nightly ritual for me. I very rarely ever go a night without have a dream (or a few). Some people have told me they don't dream through the night, this is crazy talk to me. I am so used to having such vivid, realistic dreams, that sometimes I wake up and have to come to my senses that it was merely, just a dream.

In college, I did a report on the dreams, it was actually a really interesting topic to research, especially if you are like me and are constantly dreaming. 

The body actually goes through phases through the night. The phases are simply named: 1-2-3-4 & REM. 3 & 4 are the deep sleep phases, and it is hard to wake someone up during this period. Everyone is different though, I for one am a VERY light sleeper. Any sound or movement (even my own movement) can wake me up. Thus, why I think I am so tired in the mornings, because I never really get a good night sleep.

Dreams occur during the REM phase (Rapid Eye Movement) yes... your eyes move alot during this phase. We also can dream in non-REM phases.... this would include the short phase before you wake up, that is where most of the dreams you remember probably come from. It is said that people dream an average of 4-6 times per night, with an average of about 2 hours of dreaming... obvoiusly not everyone remembers all of them.

I do mostly...

I can definitely say that I have had some strange, strange dreams. When I tell them to my fiance, he just kind of looks at me like I am nuts! 

It's not like I pick my dreams.

Ever have a dream that you just didn't want to wake up from? I have a love-hate feeling about those dreams. They're the type you love when your dreaming, but as soon as you wake up you get so angry! Then you try the, "Well, I'll just go back to sleep." Like you are going to pick right up where you left off... like pausing a movie or something. 

If its a really good dream, then I guess it don't hurt to try! Sometimes, I am successful, but I think the plot changes after I fall back to sleep. I guess I will never know the true endings on those dreams.

Ever try deciphering your dream? There are lots of books and websites dedicated to this. Sometimes, when you decipher your dream it is a little freaky (if it pertains to something in your life) or it is totally out there. That can be fun... some places get a little crazy with it, and decipher every object in your dream. I'm talking like a chair... it's a chair, does it really mean something?

I guess it could, just seems a little over the top. I want to decipher emotions, and experiences in my dreams, not the chair I was sitting on?

This topic could really go on forever... maybe one of these days I will post about a crazy dream I have. Then you all can decipher it for me!

So, I want to know... What is the craziest dream you have ever had?

Or... What was your "I just want to pick up where I left off" dream?

I can see the weekend peeking around the corner!

amberlee