Nightmares and the Brain
April 10th 2007 03:57
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The “monsters of the Id” are real enough to us, and may be the source of nightmares while the “mindless primitive” the “reptile” remains part of the ......
A 17-year-old fresh-faced kid when he went to sea -- a haunted 19-year-old when he came home with his brain full of nightmares. Charlie beat his nightmares, ...
In one case, he said, a soldier watched a buddy die in Iraq and has since suffered nightmares, played the event over in his mind continuously, ...
Once thought to occur mostly when the brain entered into REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, dreams are now thought to be a sort of continuous process ...
Petersburg is presenting at the Cutler Majestic Theatre through April 1, is a deep lake of dreams and nightmares, love and betrayal, art and alcohol. ...
However, some patients can recall nothing about their intensive care experience aside from their nightmares - which can make the delusions seem all the more ...
He'd wake from nightmares charged up and mentally exhausted at the same time. Alex got counseling from Schilpp over a three-week period and then attended ...
My daughter has nightmares about global warming, yet hasn’t made the connection to the lights she leaves on in her bedroom. I want people to get as passionate about the impacts of energy consumption as they are about, say, books. ...
alas, my brain is not functioning on that level right now, I had a restless night's sleep after having nightmares, all night. Don;t fret none, these were not even bad nightmares, just stupid stress dreams, about me dealing with non ...
Those things gave me horrendous nightmares. I remember reading Whitley Striber's book Communion as a 11-year-old and having to sleep with the lights on. I think what really started me on that freakage was that show Unsolved Mysteries. ...
I am having friggin nightmares in between hours of lying exhausted without sleep. I don't even know if I'm asleep or awake sometimes...like going totally bonkers. Hot for a few hours then cold. I knew the transition would be rough but ...
Then I took psychiatric medicine and I lost the ability to stop the nightmares. But after a while, my brain realized that the nightmares served a purpose. ...
A doctor can determine whether your nightmares are the result of a physical condition. A sleep clinic can check your brain waves, muscle activity, ...
... that nightmares are the brain's way of processing the data and doing away with unneeded memories ...
Eating just prior to going to bed, which raises the body's metabolism and brain activity, may cause an increase in nightmares.
These are extracts from the web about nightmares, it is an introduction and preparation for further posts relating to this area of the brain's activity.
Apparently, it causes a great deal of distress for many people and I'll try to choose some articles for you which may be beneficial, but, for the time being, these extracts will give you something to think about to prepare your mind.
Comments would be appreciated.
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Comment by Ash
Flashes of memories
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There'll be more, Ash, I like your tricky little logo. He's cute.
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Thanks for the thoughts, they are much appreciated.
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