FfFfFfFF 58,102 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Stress can affect the quality and length of sleep. Scientists have been collecting dream data during the coronavirus crisis, with surprising results. From going to bed too late thanks to endless scrolling through theories about the pandemic, to waking up in the night worrying, it is safe to say that Covid-19 is wreaking havoc with our sleep. A major survey conducted by King’s College London with Ipsos Mori showed that two in five people in the UK have reported sleep disturbance. Prof Bobby Duffy, the research lead and director of the Policy Institute at King’s, says: “There is a clear relationship between increased stress and impact on sleep; 53% of those who said they found the crisis stressful reported sleep difficulties.” But many people around the world are also experiencing a new phenomenon: pandemic dreams. Most of us don’t often remember our dreams, but the anxieties of life in isolation and disruption to our normal sleep-wake cycles seem to be changing that. Several researchers are collecting dream data during the pandemic, including Dr Deirdre Barrett, a clinical and evolutionary psychologist at Harvard Medical School. “With more options to sleep, including napping in the day and longer lie-ins, dream recall is maximised, but you have to wake up out of a dream to remember it. We know that increased stress is a cause of waking frequently during the night.” Some dreams she has collected during the current pandemic are literal – “people are having trouble breathing or spiking a fever” – but many are abstract. After all, we know coronavirus is there, but we can’t see it. “There are earthquakes, tidal waves and tornadoes; every kind of uncontrollable disaster. But the biggest dream cluster is bugs; flying bugs attacking the dreamer, cockroaches swarming, masses of squirming worms.” Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/apr/30/our-pandemic-subconscious-why-we-seem-to-be-dreaming-much-more-and-often-of-insects Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreu 37,216 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 @Adarsh maybe this explains yours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy 13,719 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 I'm not surprised, it's causing people a lot of stress. I've always had dreams of tidal waves and stuff like that, but I haven't had any lately. I did have a dream that I was at the chromatica ball and Gaga was 7 hours late coming on stage but I didn't care I was just happy to be there the meow in zombieboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Am i the only person that is chillin trought the chaos? I love going outside and see barely any people. I am thriving. I feel bad for the people that is losing jobs and struggling but it's out of my hands so i am not stressing about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatica 13,698 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Just now, Dulo Peep said: Am i the only person that is chillin trought the chaos? I love going outside and see barely any people. I am thriving. I feel bad for the people that is losing jobs and struggling but it's out of my hands so i am not stressing about it. I just got confident enough about my body to start going out with guys, and this happened. So this has caused me some stress tbh. Added the fact that Leakatica isn't here thru rough time I didn't ask for a free ride, I only asked you to show me a real good time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 1 minute ago, DRAMATICA said: I just got confident enough about my body to start going out with guys, and this happened. So this has caused me some stress tbh. Added the fact that Leakatica isn't here thru rough time Gorl. Confidence should nevah depend on your body or other extrinsic factors. Walk like you look like Dua Lipa all the time and guys will be lickin the floor that you step on. And btw "Leakatica" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 35 minutes ago, Andreu said: @Adarsh maybe this explains yours Omg yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dramatica 13,698 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dulo Peep said: Gorl. Confidence should nevah depend on your body or other extrinsic factors. Walk like you look like Dua Lipa all the time and guys will be lickin the floor that you step on. And btw "Leakatica" Love you sistah I didn't ask for a free ride, I only asked you to show me a real good time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALLOW 16,469 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 I'm pretty much always stressed so i didn't notice that much of a difference Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter 14 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 This pandemic is stressful, but it has not ruined my sleep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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