Wellbeing Series with MoNya-Mental
Sleep and its functions We all sleep, we all dream, we all die... Why so morbid? or is it...??? Actually not. Its all the same... Sleep is simply temporary death, Sleep is simply a reminder of what death looks and feels like. In the world of sleep and dreams, We all have died, and die everyday. Think about it for a moment... Sleep is the time when the body gets to rest, but the mind never sleeps. In sleep, the consciousness relaxes, opening way for the subconscious. Where there are no bounds, no status, no time or distance limitations. Anyone can meet and interact anyone in the dream world, Kings meet paupers at even playing fields, or paupers accessing higher consciousness. This is the world where there is a fine line between reality, imagination and dreams. Hence, never ignore a dream, for it often has a message, however unclear... All activities are processed, sorted/organised, and filed away. Unresolved activities are explored with infinite possible outcomes. In here, infinite possible futures are explored vividly, some of which will be experienced. Those are often referred to as prophetic dreams and or Deja vu, if remembered. That sense of having experienced something before, but just cannot quite remembered. So, why is any or all of this necessary? Sleep has two main functions: 1) The physical body needs to rest and repair. 2) The mental experiences need processing and sorting. The first phase of the sleep cycle helps the body to relax, hence the deep breathing. and it is this relaxation that allows the conscious mind to let its guard down, and let the subconscious mind take over with the dream experiences. The more difficult and distressing unresolved experiences, the more disturbed/restless sleep / nightmares. Fortunately however, the mind does not like the idea of being uncomfortable, and so it makes it so that, the distressing dreams occur but are just not remembered. Selective amnesia This explains why some people do not remember their dreams at all. At times, they may not necessarily be difficult nor distressing experiences, but just the body is not relaxed enough to let the subconscious mind take over. This is how Hypnosis can help induce the relaxed states. Not allowing the body to relax enough presents with severe consequences in the long term. Memory is affected as the filling of information is corrupted, some can dementias result. Energy levels are compromised, causing agitation, irritability and or poor motivation. Appetite can also be affected as chewing requires a significant amount of energy. Concentration is also disturbed as one becomes easily distracted due to hyper sensitivity of lacking sleep. This sensitivity can further compromise the blood brain barrier, causing headaches, causing a distortion to the dream states, reality and imagination, another key feature in dementias and altered perceptions. Balance and co-ordination can also be affected, affecting mobility and prone to accidents. This can start with what is termed hypnogogic or hypnopompic hallucinations. These are brief visual or auditory hallucinations that are experienced at falling asleep or waking. They cannot be confused with dreams as they are often quite surreal and lucid. The severity of these are what becomes full blown hallucinations, often affecting more than just the visual and auditory sense cortexes. There are many reasons why this can happen. Some are genetic, but most are learnt through extreme environments. When the body is tired, allow it to rest / sleep. While the person suffering the dementias or hallucinations may not have any insight into their experiences, Its is often those around them that suffer. Would you spare your loved ones the distress of looking after you when you can no longer remember them or worse, yourself? Get into the habit of sleeping regularly and well. At least 6 hours every night... there are reasons for these durations. Seek help if you are struggling, it is never too late.
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