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A Sweet Escape? A Compilation of Some of People’s Strange Dreams During the Pandemic

May 18, 2020
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*Disclaimer: Some of these stories include sensitive topics such as murder and cannibalism. Please read at your own discretion. Sometimes cinematic, sometimes exhilarating, sometimes terrifying, but always interesting- the dreams we have are always something to marvel about as soon as one wakes up and starts putting the various pieces, that are still faintly present in our memories, back together. During our REM, rapid eye movement, stage of sleep, our brain activity is high and resembles that of being awake – this is precisely when we start to formulate dreams. These dreams can last anywhere between a few seconds to about 20 or 30 minutes, which means that we usually have more than one dream per night, even though we rarely end up remembering them (we usually only barely remember the last one we had right before waking up).  The content of dreams and trying to find meaning behind it is something that has been debated since the dawn of time. However, what we do know is that dreams are heavily influenced by our everyday lives and how we are coping with various things in our lives at the moment.  A…


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