December 10th, 2007
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Want to find out what your dreams are telling you? Every week we'll pick one lucky listener's dream to be interpreted by Lauri and post it here. All you have to do is fill out the form below.
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“The function of dreams is to maintain a correct balance in our lives. A dream puts us back into proper balance. It comes to reveal, not to hide.” - Dr. John Baumgold
 Dear Dream Zone,
I have this recurring dream where a shadowy male stands beside my bed. I THINK I’m awake, but I’m dreaming. It seems so real and vivid. It’s very disturbing and upsetting! I awoke and freaked out my wife last night as I climbed over her to move toward the phantom figure. - Brain,44
Lauri: You are experiencing episodes of Sleep Paralysis, also known as The Old Hag syndrome. It is an interesting physiological reaction to lack of sleep, irregular sleep patterns or major stress. When we dream our brain releases a chemical that paralyzes our skeletal muscles so that we do not get up and act out our dreams. Sometimes, when we've had a night of sleep, we'll start to wake up before our brain can reactivate our muscles and we briefly get "stuck" in the Hypnogogic state where we are awake and asleep at the same time!! The most common element of Sleep Paralysis, besides the inability to move is the sensation of a "presence" in the room, like someone is standing by the bed or on the bed. Even though Sleep Paralysis is quite a fright to experience, the cool part of it is that your brain waves are working at - what we call - the rhythm of genius! This is the best time to dive into your creative pool and get ideas and inspiration… or ask that phantom for a solution to a current problem in your life. So the reality is, that these annoying little episodes could actually be quite valuable to you!!
Brain Replies: I've had this dream since I was 30. I guess it could be that this is the dream I have when I hit pockets of stress over the years. As a writer, and filmmaker, I am highly intrigued by the creative potential of my dream--as long as I can harness it without crawling over my poor wife in the middle of the night!
Fascinating Dream Fact:
A comparison of the dreams of college students in 1950 and in 1980 found the sex differences to be identical. Despite feminism and the sexual revolution, women were still concerned about the home and family, men about pounding a male rival.
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