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The
Importance Of Dreaming
Do
you dream in order to sleep or do you sleep in order to dream? Although that
question remains debatable, researchers agree that there is a purpose
and importance to dreaming.
Research
have showed that people who are deprived from entering the dream phase of
sleep or the REM stage, exhibit symptoms of irritability and anxiety. In
one dream
study, volunteers are woken up right before they enter into the
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dream
state. Then they are allowed to fall back to sleep. Again, right before
they enter REM sleep, they are awaken. This continues on through the
night. The volunteers sleep the same amount of time as they normally do. The
next day, these volunteers go about their day and observed to be disoriented, depressed, crabby, and quick tempered. There
is a general
impairment in their daily functioning. Some eat more than
usual. As this study continues on through several
nights, subjects become more and more agitated. It is found that deprivation of REM sleep causes over-sensitivity, lack of concentration
and memory loss.
This
study shows the importance of dreaming and its role in your well-being and
health. Some researchers believe that dreams help you to tackle stress. Dreaming
is a necessity and helps to recharge the mind and revitalize the body.
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