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| Depression And The Role Of Dreaming |
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More info... By Lee Heather  Many people who suffer depression often feel a loss of motivation and lethargy particularly first thing in the morning. This article will examine why this is so and can in itself be of some therapeutic value to a sufferer when they realize that it is not their fault that this type of impairment occurs.To many explaining this to them is like a light coming on for them.
To understand this particular aspect of depression we need to look at the subject of sleep. It appears according to new research that depressed people tend to get too much of, what is known as, REM sleep. This is rapid eye movement sleep which as the reader probably knows is an indication that dreaming is occurring. We do need a certain amount of REM sleep per night and it is now thought that dreams are partly useful in bringing any important issues of the day or week to a close by integrating any stress or anxiety caused by these daily life events so we can be refreshed again the next day. However, many depressed people |
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