Are dreams and mental health connected?
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You mean just dream evidence (I can remember it) or dream's content(maybe unacceptable)?
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@tassoman https://evanp.me/pollfaq#define
If you think these two topics would give different answers try explaining your thought and come to an answer.
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Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pccreplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
@evan there are sooo many factors! Ex:
drugs for physical issues (for ex: antihistamines) can suppress or enhance dreaming. Chronic pain has an effect on depth of sleep … *and* on general mental health (I experienced free-floating anxiety from un-medicated chronic pain, which can show up in dreams). even digestive trouble affects dreaming And, of course, psychiatric drugs can change the sleep-scape. -
Evan Prodromoureplied to Evan Prodromou last edited by
I'm qualified yes. As fast as I've read, there are connections, but not nearly so much as in the popular imagination. This is a reasonable but not comprehensive discussion:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-dreams-reveal-brain-disorders/
