Hamlet got it right. Research from the University of California shows how dreaming and sleep help us solve our problems.
Matthew Walker works at the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory at Berkeley. A whole centre dedicated to discovering more about sleep. A wonderful night`s sleep is not only delicious, but is now shown dreaming soothes our anxiety, by reducing the stress hormones in our blood.
Matthew reports that in the REM phase of sleep there is a sharp decrease in levels of norepinephrine, a brain chemical associated with stress.This allows us to reprocess our emotional experiences in an environment where stress hormones are low. So we wake up the next day and those experiences have been softened. We feel better about them, we feel we can cope. The dream phase of sleep provides us with a form of overnight therapy, a soothing balm that removes the sharp edges from the prior day’s emotional experiences. So if you have ever wondered about the meaning of dreams, it seems that they allow us to consider the things that happen during the day and take some of the sting out.
So getting a good night`s sleep is vital for our emotional as well as our physical wellbeing. If you are having trouble sleeping, then come and see me. In just a few sessions, you will be enjoying delicious dreamy sleep again.
Matthew Walker works at the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory at Berkeley. A whole centre dedicated to discovering more about sleep. A wonderful night`s sleep is not only delicious, but is now shown dreaming soothes our anxiety, by reducing the stress hormones in our blood.
Matthew reports that in the REM phase of sleep there is a sharp decrease in levels of norepinephrine, a brain chemical associated with stress.This allows us to reprocess our emotional experiences in an environment where stress hormones are low. So we wake up the next day and those experiences have been softened. We feel better about them, we feel we can cope. The dream phase of sleep provides us with a form of overnight therapy, a soothing balm that removes the sharp edges from the prior day’s emotional experiences. So if you have ever wondered about the meaning of dreams, it seems that they allow us to consider the things that happen during the day and take some of the sting out.
So getting a good night`s sleep is vital for our emotional as well as our physical wellbeing. If you are having trouble sleeping, then come and see me. In just a few sessions, you will be enjoying delicious dreamy sleep again.
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