Do book readers dream more than those that don't read? (notebook, ebook)
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I have enjoyed reading books since I first learned how to read at about age five. Even before I learned to read my Mother read to me and told me stories. I remember having a few nightmares when I was very young but after I learned how to read I very seldom had nightmares, even if I was reading a scary book. I did have a lot of dreams though. I still do.
Just from talking with various friends I have concluded that I must dream a lot more often than most people. Another conclusion I have made is that there seems to be a direct connection to the number of times a person dreams and how often they read books. Nothing scientific on my part just observations from personal experience.
Am I abnormal or normal? LOL. I haven't made up my mind yet and I don't know if I want a professional opinion.
I don't know, Gun. My dad and I read a lot and we both dream a lot. Crazy stuff. My husband reads a lot too, but he doesn't dream as much. My mom rarely reads, and she hardly ever dreams.
When I read thrillers, I tend to have dreams for weeks about being chased or hunted. It's very exhausting! I have a very impressionable mind, I know that.
You don't dream more than anyone else, you just remember more of your dreams than some people do. Everyone dreams every night, it's just a matter of whether you remember them or not.
Reading helps keep the brain active and healthy, which can help improve memory. So there could still be a link. But I read everyday (go through about 70 books a year) and I hardly ever remember my dreams.
Interesting thought. I dream every night and I always remember large parts of my dreams. I also have had several recurring dreams in my life, and I have recurring places that I visit that exist only in my dreams, whole landscapes that I find myself in regularly. I also have lots of nightmares, although what I term nightmares are mostly more about unpleasant things that have happened in my life, rather than spooky things.
I also have read regularly since I was young, and now listen to an average of about ten books a month. I do know that settings and characters that are in books I have read occasionally show up in my dreams, in fact they did just last night.
I know a few people who don't remember their dreams, and who also read regularly, so I doubt there is really a connection. I would think perhaps people who read might have a lot of interesting elements appear in their dreams that might not in those of people who aren't exposed to those worlds.
I have the habit of keeping a pencil and a spiral notebook on a night stand next to my bed. I am an inventor and over the years I have had dreams that gave me a solution to a problem I had been pondering during my waking hours. Another thing I can depend on is when I have been trying to remember a name of someone and I have thought about it for hours or days I will remember it during the night. I always write it down so I won't forget it all over again. When I cannot remember something it stays with me in the back of my mind until I remember it.
I also love doing Crosswords, Soduku, Cryptograms and other Logic problems. However I have made it a rule to NEVER start trying to solve the puzzles until I have the answer available. When The New York Times crossword puzzles were only available in the newspaper I would be distracted all week long if I couldn't solve the puzzle. I would be at the newsstand waiting for the truck to drop off the paper. My girl friend tells me I am slightly crazy. She may be right.
How would we know how much dreaming is done by others? How do we know whether, for example, watching too much TV or eating ice cream before going to sleep cases you to dream more (or less)?
How would we know how much dreaming is done by others? How do we know whether, for example, watching too much TV or eating ice cream before going to sleep cases you to dream more (or less)?
Because there's been studies done on it. Various things can influence our sleep pattern and therefore, influence how many dreams we have or how many we remember. Broken sleep or sleep disorders will disrupt the sleep pattern but if you get a normal night's rest, you probably have about the same amount of dreams as anyone else, it's just a matter of how many you remember.
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I have a very impressionable mind, I know that.
