Thread: time difference between waking world and dream world

I was wondering if there was a difference between the speed of time in a dream.
does it goes at the same speed as an waking life? or is the time speed just random in a dream.
So for example 10 minutes dreaming looks like an hour of dreaming.

I've always pondered this for a bit, because if a dream could possibly feel like 100 years but really only last maybe an hour, well, that would just really mess things up >_>

Its been proved that the rate that time passes in a dream is about the same as when awake. Although because of false memories, its possible for dreams to feel like they've lasted days. I would give a link, but i cant find it now...


Not the one i was looking for, but here is some information on it.

Originally Posted by Levels

Its been proved that the rate that time passes in a dream is about the same as when awake. Although because of false memories, its possible for dreams to feel like they've lasted days. I would give a link, but i cant find it now...

Literally what Levels just said. I can't find the link either.

it is about the same time as normal, unless your brainwaves are changed, like when you have adrenaline.

Originally Posted by jarrhead

it is about the same time as normal, unless your brainwaves are changed, like when you have adrenaline.

Not necessarily. Sometimes in the morning, I press the snooze button on my alarm multiple times (yes, I'm a lazy git). If I'm not all that tired, I can wake up before the alarm goes off again, and sometimes, no longer than a minute has passed since I last checked the alarm clock, even though I could swear that I was about right on time for it to go off.