Can REM periods of sleep "link" together?

[Zephyrus]

I was thinkinging, is it possible for the later periods of REM sleep to "link" together, so say that you end a period of REM, then "fall asleep" in that dream. Go through NREM sleep, then "wake up" into the dream you were having before but in a new REM cycle?

[Cacophony]

Okay, wow that was kind of a confusing question. Um, first off, you can still dream in nrem sleep. I'm sure it's possible to fall asleep and wake up in a dream. I've done it, although I don't normally dream inbetween sleeping and dream-waking, it just sort of blends together. I have no idea whether or not I answered your question.

[Zephyrus]

sorry for the confusing question, i'll try rephrase it. As far as i know their are two kinds of sleep- REM and NREM. Most if not all dreams occur during REM, with NREM been a time when previous dreams are "deleted" in a sense. What i am wondering is- Can Dreams link together so instead of having several dreams through out the night lasting say 40 mins, you could have one dream lasting the whole night with gaps in between .

[Cacophony]

Ooohhh, okay. I believe so. Also, NREM is a time when you dream as well. In fact, most of your happy, more positive dreams come from NREM while the more intense dreams are REM. I've had continuous dreams throughout the entire night. A lot of the time my dreams will fade into each other, meaning, instead of being completely random, they will change naturally and seamlessly, with parts of each dream carrying over to my next dream. Hope this helps!

[Zephyrus]

Ah thanks! p.s your name looks cool in purple and blue

[jordan159]

sounds hard. you would have to be very adept at serial dreaming. edit* forgot to say this also, many times people are lucky to have one ld a night. you are talking, not only about having multiple lds, but about linking them together. sounds hard. if you accomplish this, more power to you though. good luck.

[Cacophony]

Ah thanks! p.s your name looks cool in purple and blue Haha thanks. I'm not sure why it came out that way. My username is supposed to be green (dream guide) but I upgraded to the "pink glow" which kinda came out funny

[jordan159]

cacophony btw i swear im not following you lol. you just happen to be in the threads i feel like responding to lol

[Cacophony]

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[Zephyrus]

sounds hard. you would have to be very adept at serial dreaming. edit* forgot to say this also, many times people are lucky to have one ld a night. you are talking, not only about having multiple lds, but about linking them together. sounds hard. if you accomplish this, more power to you though. good luck. i am not specifically talking about LDing, just dreams in general. A few nights ago i had a dream where i was given rupees, and i fell asleep in the dream, then had missing time, only to wake up into the same dream.

[Cacophony]

I had lots of continuation dreams. I've had dreams that aren't necessarily recurring - they just happen to pick up where I left off the night before. Personally, it's usually very enjoyable

[jordan159]

so you are talking about falling asleep within a dream (and during the time you are asleep in the dream you are transitioning sleep cycles) then waking back up within the same dream? sounds cool. im not sure if you can control that.. actually, you might be able to apply the same principle as a WILD. you could keep your dreaming conciseness constant during the transition. if thats even possible. just a theory. i like this idea. never heard of it.