Posted by susan C on July 17, 2001, at 14:36:18
In reply to Do nightmares and mental illness have a connection, posted by Kingfish on July 17, 2001, at 11:46:26
This is an interesting question. I rarely have what I would call nightmares. When I am depressed, I just sleep, dead sleep, when I swing the other way, I am up, or wake up...I know my dreams have changed with different medications. When I started Serzone, I couldn't wait to go to sleep at night because the dreams were so entertaining. One thing my husband of 30 years and I agree on, is we influence each others dreams. We often dream of the same, similar or different parts of the same dream. Heat also seems to affect our dreams and make them weird. Eating too much before bed also. Those we call 'pizza dreams'
> I've noticed in my family and friends that those of us who have horrific nightmares are the ones who deal with mental illness. Those who don't dream, or dream of everyday things, don't seem to have mood or behavior disorders.
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> Do you think there could be a connection?
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