Thread: Hello all dreamers!

Yes there is only correlation data at this point, and the actual relationship is in debate. I have met a researcher that believes the additional REM sleep is causing the depression. I was polite cause he's a big name in the area of sleep but I thought how much I and the many others on this forum love our dreams and there was no way that was the case. Through the work I'm doing I hope to solve the question

*sorry for the post above, I was posting on a whim and let my hypothesis get away and stated it as if I had actually finished the work...a common scientist mistake :-)

Originally Posted by Drandrewsarchus

*sorry for the post above, I was posting on a whim and let my hypothesis get away and stated it as if I had actually finished the work...a common scientist mistake :-)

No worries, I figured that was the case, but just wanted to make sure I hadn't missed anything recent.

I have to agree with you, it seems fairly unlikely that extra REM sleep would cause depression, considering this forum, but at the same time, I get the feeling the majority of people here aren't experiencing extra REM sleep, just remembering more of it. Just covered this in my Abnormal Psychology class, actually. My initial impression (not that I really know much about it) and what the text seemed to be pushing, was that it's more about the timing of the extra REM sleep (occurring during the time of the night when "Deep Sleep" would normally occur) than the extra REM sleep itself. I'd definitely be interested in hearing what you find, whenever that might be