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Sleep and Dreaming

Learn about the relationship between sleep and dreaming and how your mind uses the down time to work through unresolved or even unknown issues and feelings.
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How To Sleep Better
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What Is Insomnia?
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9 Things to Do If You Feel Tired All the Time
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Is Melatonin Safe In High Doses?
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What Is Sleep Hygiene?
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What to Do When Someone Has a Night Terror
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Here's Why You Might Have the Same Nightmare Over and Over Again
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What Is Narcolepsy?
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How to feel less tired during the day
How to Feel Less Tired During the Day
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Why You're Not Sleeping Well
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7 Breathing Exercises for Better Sleep
Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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Why You Can't Remember Your Dreams When You Wake Up
Medically reviewed by Armeen Poor, MD
Dream Interpretation: two people walking on water
What Do Your Dreams Really Mean?
Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
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How Exactly Does Stress Affect Sleep?
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There are ways to improve sleep quality.
How to Fall Asleep Faster
Medically reviewed by Armeen Poor, MD
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9 Common Dreams and What They Supposedly Mean
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Manifesting the Content of Dreams and Your Unconscious Thoughts
Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
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8 Reasons Why You're Not Sleeping Well and What to Do About It
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Sigmund Freud's Theories of Latent Content in Your Dreams
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Researchers Have a Few Different Theories of Why We Sleep
Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
Activation-synthesis suggest brain activity leads to dreaming
How Does the Activation-Synthesis Model Explain Dreams?
Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD
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10 Things You Should Know About Dreams
Medically reviewed by Claudia Chaves, MD
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How Stress Contributes to Sleep Problems
Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
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How Sleep Helps the Brain Clean Itself
Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
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Why Do We Dream
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Why Do People Dream During the REM Stage of Sleep?
Medically reviewed by Armeen Poor, MD
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5 Characteristics That All Dreams Have in Common
Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
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What Other People Really Dream About
Medically reviewed by Armeen Poor, MD
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Best Sleep Apps of 2021
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Best Sleep Music Apps of 2021
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