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Introduction
Things We Will Cover
What are dreams and lucid dreams
Medications
Sleep disorders/illnesses
Sleep stages
Things that affect sleep

What are dreams?

Dreams are images and imagery, thoughts,
sounds, voices and sensations.
Dreams are electrochemical pulses from the
brainstem that create REM stage, which is
where dreams take place.
REM (rapid eye movement) is the deepest
stage of the sleep cycle.

What Happens When We

Sleep?
During sleep your heart rate and breathing become
inconsistent, some people w/ weak hearts have died
during sleep
Paralysis of your skeletal muscles occurs.
This prevents you from acting out your dreams and
hurting yourself. Some people have been known to wake
and be paralyzed momentarily.
We usually have between 4-7 dreams per night.

Medication Affects
Most medications cause strange dreams are
drugs that change the chemicals in your brain
such as antidepressants.
These medications cause the brain to be very
active during REM sleep.
REM sleep causes your heart rate to go up and
your brain to cause vivid nightmares.

What Happens in The

Brain?
Dreams travel through the Cerebral Cortex
System and if you have stress, trauma, or new
medications it can cause unusual dreams.

Medications
Adderall- Causes the most vivid dreams
Beta-Blockers- Lower the blood pressure
Corticosteroids- Cause people to constantly
stay awake
SSR Antidepressants- Give you tremors,
creates rapid eye movement in the brain.

Foods and Bad Dreams

Eating food before bed especially spicy and junk
food causes your metabolism and brain activity.
In one study in Canada the found that almost
10% of nightmares are triggered through food
during Rapid Eye Movement so try not to eat.
In many cases Hot Sauce, Chocolate Bars, and
Mustard are know to cause bad dreams if eaten
before bed.

Sleep Stages
Stage 1: is light sleep where you drift in and out of sleep
and can be awakened easily. In this stage, the eyes move
slowly and muscle activity slows.
Stage 2: eye movement stops and brain waves become
slower.
Stage 3: is extremely slow brain waves are interspersed
with smaller, faster waves.
In stage 4: the brain produces delta waves almost
exclusively. Stages 3 and 4 are referred to as deep sleep,
and it is very difficult to wake someone from them. In deep

Sleep Illnesses
Night Terrors- Night terrors in children are distinctly
different from the much more common nightmares.
Central Sleep Apnea- In central sleep apnea, breathing is
disrupted regularly during sleep because of the way the
brain functions.
Insomnia- Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is characterized
by difficulty falling and/or staying asleep.
Sleep Paralysis- Have you ever felt like you were awake but
unable to move? You might have even felt afraid but could
not call for help? This condition is called sleep paralysis.

Sleep Illness Con.

Sleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation is the condition of not
having enough sleep can be either chronic or
acute. A chronic sleep restriction state can
cause fatigue, sleepiness, clumsiness, and
weight loss or gain.
Sleep deprivation can cause mild damage on
the brain creating a difficulty with your
memory, driving ability, eye sight &
sometimes associate with Type 2 Diabetes.

Fun Facts
Every person you see in your dreams is someone you have seen in real life.
You forget 50% of what you dream within 5 minutes of waking up and 90%
w/in 10 minutes after you wake up.
If you snore you are not dreaming.
70% of men dream about other men.
The most prevalent emotions in dreams are negative emotions.
During the first stage of sleep is when you experience the feeling of falling.
If you fall asleep w/in the first 5 minutes of laying down you are sleep
deprived.

Questions
What is the purpose of dreaming?
There is no one answer for why we dream but a lot of our
thoughts are creating symbols in the dream.
Are dreams in color?
Yes. Most dreams are in color but usually when you dream
your dream your mind is too busy to notice the color
Why cant you remember their dreams?
Because you go into REM sleep every 90 minutes.