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Title: Do Nightmares Affect The Quality Of Sleep ?
Post by: neilep on 30/07/2020 13:08:11

Dearest Somnambulists,


Do you think it's possible for nightmares to have a detrimental effect on the quality of sleep as opposed to a happy-nice-slumber-filled-fluffy-kitten of a dream ?


Can we assume the said dreams and nightmares do not wake you to interrupt your sleep cycle , so, it's just the quality of the actual sleep i'm enquiring about.




whajafink ?

Title: Re: Do Nightmares Affect The Quality Of Sleep ?
Post by: evan_au on 01/08/2020 01:47:07

People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)suffer from recurrent, intrusive memories which affect their waking and sleeping hours.

That definitely affects their sleep and general health.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder

Title: Re: Do Nightmares Affect The Quality Of Sleep ?
Post by: Bill S on 01/08/2020 15:20:12

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/do-dreams-affect-how-well-you-sleep

Possibly worth a look.