Is there a relationship between dreams and sleeping position?

Sleep in a variety of positions, each person is different. There are lying on the side, and naturally there are some unexpected magic sleeping positions. So what's your sleeping position like? Did you sleep well? Do you dream a lot? In recent years, the latest sleep research has shown that people's sleeping positions may affect the quality of sleep and dreams. If you've ever been awakened by a strange dream just after taking a nap at your desk, there may be a direct and close relationship with the way you sleep. In addition, researchers at the University of Hong Kong said that the content of dreams depends on the sleeping position. For example, some people like to lie on their stomach when they sleep, so these people are easy to have nightmares. So, the position you sleep in May be a factor in determining what kind of dreams you have. Don't worry, here's how.

Sleeping positions and dreams

We know that there are several sleeping positions, such as side sleeping, flat lying, stomach and so on. Below we will analyze according to the position of sleeping.

Lie on your back. Most of the time, we choose this position to sleep. Studies have shown that people who sleep on their back are more vulnerable or exposed in their dreams, but people who sleep on their back have a harder time remembering their dreams when they wake up, which is not a bad thing. Because people who sleep on their back often have dreams about being late for an important event or suddenly showing their bodies naked in public.

Sleep on your side. There are left side and right side sleep, the direction of side sleep is different, the dream is also different. In a study published in the journal 'Sleeping Positions, Dreams, and Sleep Quality,' researchers monitored sleep quality and dream frequency in 63 subjects. The results showed that right-side sleepers had more positive and happy dreams, were more likely to dream of good things and had fewer nightmares than left-side sleepers. But in terms of sleep quality, left-side sleepers were better than right-side sleepers.

Tilt. The reclined sleeping position is often seen in cars. Reclined sleepers have more vivid dreams, and the greater the Angle of elevation, the more awake they are. Realistic dreams make people feel unbelievable, a very strong sense of reality, even after waking up, will feel that it is real, and suddenly can not distinguish between the dream and reality, but also immersed in the dream.

Lie on your stomach. In a study conducted by a doctor at Xiangshuren University, it was concluded that people who sleep face down on their stomach are more likely to have a variety of love-related dreams. In another study, the researchers looked at more than 670 admitted sleeping positions and dreams and found that those who slept on their stomachs had the most profound and interesting dreams, with the majority having dreams about love, aliens, and being unable to breathe.

Personal personality does not have some influence on dreams, the main factor is sleep position. Interestingly, many lucid dreamers claim that they are more prone to somatic phenomena when they sleep on their side, which is particularly easy to wake up, thinking clearly, but the body is out of control, in a state of half-dreaming. For example, when you clearly know that you are running in the dream, but you cannot run, in fact, this kind of dream is because the motor control system, namely our cerebellum, the motor control and feedback regulation is blocked by the brain stem. The cerebellum sends a signal to move your legs, but you're sleeping, so you shouldn't move, so the brain stem blocks the command to move from entering the spinal cord. The muscles and senses of the legs do not receive instructions, and naturally do not give feedback to the cerebellum, so there will be such a phenomenon of running dead in the dream.

In addition to the main sleeping position factors can affect the dream, there are many other reasons, we often say that 'day to think, dream at night' is not without reason. In addition, many of our dreams are actually dreams in slow motion, which has been confirmed in some experiments. Whether in a lucid dream or a normal dream, it takes longer to complete the same activity in the dream than in the real world. But not all dreams are slow, some people's speed is faster, some people's speed is normal, the reason why there are such dreams, and your real life situation is also related.