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Re:Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cog... by maskedinvader on Sunday November 29, 2020 @11:10PM (#25250643)
Thats me too, I almost never dream , although I am sure I do dream every night, just that when I wake up I have no recollection, perhaps if it was an intense dream then I may sense if it was a sad dream or a happy dream, but rarely do I remember anything specific. I've always wondered if this is normal.
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Re:Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cog... by rubicon33 on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:30AM (#25251238)
I wonder too. Most people I know, who I've told this to, think its very odd that I never dream.

Probably related, I've struggled with depression nearly my entire adult life. I've learned to cope, drug free, but yea, I'm sure on a neural level my brain just isn't firing at peak levels like a normal person.

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Re:Sleep duration is associated with brain structure and cog... by maskedinvader on Monday November 30, 2020 @10:15PM (#25261904)
yeah same here, most people find it damn peculiar that I have dreamless nights. I don't think depression is related to remembering (I am no doctor nor shrink) but anecdotally my wife has suffered severe depression for a long time and could remember most of her dreams just fine. I suspect it's something to do how memories are retained, I say that because I don't have sharpest short term memory.
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