有奇怪的coronavirus梦想？
对于那些生动的大流行主题梦想，有一种科学的理由，这是一直在晚上保持你的梦想。
Humans have longbeen captivated by the interpretation of dreams. In Greek mythology a whole family of gods ruled over sleep. And, philosophers as far back as Aristotle wrote in depth about what our dreams could mean. Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has upheaved the world in a matter of weeks, lots of people are having more vivid dreams than usual. Do a quick Twitter search for “weird dreams” and you’ll find a treasure trove of dream recollections, ranging from the literal to the abstract. There’s even an account called @IDreamofCOVID19 dedicated to retweeting the most interesting ones.
If you’ve been dreaming lately about illness, natural disasters, financial crises, or social isolation, you’re not alone. You just might be one of the millions having coronavirus-related anxiety dreams, according to Deirdre Barrett, Ph.D., a dream researcher and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School. A new survey-based study inFrontiers of Psychologyreported a 26% increase in nightmares since the beginning of the pandemic. Here’s what it all means.
Why You Dream
当你睡觉时,你的大脑循环通过多个年代tages of brain activity. The first three stages of sleep are called non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep, and they progress from light sleep (Stage 1) to deeper sleep (Stage 3) as your body relaxes. In the final stage you experience rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which occurs when your thalamus (the part of the brain that relays sensory information) kicks into high gear. This is when most of your dreaming occurs. You typically spend about two hours dreaming each night, even if you don’t remember those dreams in the morning.
专家们仍然不知道我们为什么梦想，但是梦想与我们正在处理的现实生活之间存在无可否认的联系。“我喜欢说梦想只是在一个非常不同的脑状态下思考，”巴雷特说。“我们继续思考和担心我们的恐惧，希望和愿望，以及我们的情感和人际生活。”不同之处在于我们的典型环境（我们周围的世界）并不存在于我们的梦中。想想你的睡眠，就像一个空白的状态，为你的思想播放。
Interpreting Vivid Dreams
梦想并不总是代表现实（如此，如果您一直在有一个关于让您的房子的梦想着火，那就不要担心。但是你的梦想可以告诉你很多关于你潜意识发生的事情，你的大脑的一部分你不会立即意识到。“在我们的梦中最有可能出现的事情是大生命事件，”Barrett解释说，特别是“如果他们是重要的，或者任何令人难以置信的重复。”思考：Sheltering in place. Social distancing. Face mask wearing. Repeat.
Barrett于2020年3月开始收集调查响应（她还在收集它们），了解人们的梦想是如何反映我们世界的当前状态。“对于公众，梦想比平均水平要焦虑得多，”她说。其中一些梦想是字面 - 例如，也许你梦想家庭成员有COVID-19–but some are more imaginative. “One woman noticed that she had blue stripes on her stomach,” Barrett says. “And in the dream, she remembered that that was the first sign of COVID-19.” Her brain was taking a bit of creative license, but the overall premise was based in reality.
得到这个：如果您经历了改变生活的医学诊断，您可能会在您目前的大流行梦想和与您的状况相关的梦想之间看到一些相似之处。67，来自Chippewa Falls，威斯康星州的Linda Halvorson告诉HealthCentral，她最近梦想着跑步和躲藏 - 没有轮椅，她现在为她的多发性硬化而使用。“我认为这是所有这一切的压力，”她说。
巴雷特解释说，在他们有身体限制之前，人们梦想着他们的生活并不罕见。“有些人真的爱回到他们的旧身体，”她解释道。其他人发现这些类型的梦想从醒来醒来。无论哪种方式，它们都代表了一种对你持久影响的情感体验。
Changing the Narrative
焦虑梦是没有乐趣，特别是如果他们扰乱了你的安心。但是，通过仔细看看你的梦想，你可以开始学习如何改变它们。
Start a sleep journal.“I encourage people to record their dreams and do a little informal dream interpretation,” Barrett says. You may notice some recurring themes, which could indicate a problem you’re working through in real life. For clues and insight, answer these questions, says Barrett: “What else in your history is this interacting with? What aspect of the pandemic is most stressful for you?”
想象你想梦想的内容。你不能对你的梦想做出贡献的任务，但你可以影响你的思想。在你睡着之前“告诉自己”，我想今晚梦想这样的东西，“巴雷特说。它可能是一个关于特定人物，最喜欢的地方或记忆的梦想，或者反复出现的积极梦想。“睡着是一种愉快的方式，但也倾向于引起你的梦想的注意力，”巴雷特解释道。“这通常会影响你对更积极的梦想。”
Practice optimism.下次你有一个紧张的一天，担心有一个噩梦，将你的能量集中在积极的东西上。冠状病毒大流行病可能正在侵犯我们的醒来生活，但它也不必毁了我们的梦想。尝试使用像标题或平静的冥想应用程序在睡觉前向下风。通过练习，您可以安静主意，并希望享受更宁静的睡眠之夜。
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