In the past year there has been a something unusual taking place on Google’s search engine keywords.
All of a sudden people are experiencing an increase amount of weird vivid dreams that are leaving them confused and wondering how to stop them.
While scientists have been studying dreams for years, something else that you are unaware of could be triggering an onset of vivid dreams. If you are someone who is experiencing vivid dreams every night and want them to stop, you have come to the right place.
What causes vivid dreams?
While most dreams go unnoticed (we lose up to 90 percent of our dream recall within 1 minute upon waking), vivid dreams however are closely associated with REM sleep when your dreams are most vivid and more easily remembered.
Though scientists are not sure why we dream in the first place they think it might be related to memory. Dreaming may help the brain remove negative clutter, sort of like a computer deleted files it has no longer use for. This might be why some people feel rejuvenated after they have slept even though they might not have remember dreaming.
But one question still remains why all of a sudden vivid dreams just emerge out of the blue. Scientists aren’t completely sure but it might seem to be correlated with particular times in people’s lives.
Suddenly having vivid dreams themes
Unlike the normal run of the mill dreams, sudden vivid dream themes are often more intense, as if you are watching an HD movie wearing 3D glasses. Oddly enough there are particular vivid dreams that keep replaying over and over again.
- chase or running away
- teeth falling or breaking dream
- flying or floating
- outer body experiences
- sleep paralysis or shadow figures in the room
- tornadoes or natural disasters
- strange symbols inside your house
- inside buildings or apartments
- death or dying
Why you are dreaming so much all of a sudden?
The culprit behind why you are dreaming so much all of a sudden contains more than one reasons. Sudden vivid dreams might be related to some of factors listed below.
#1. Increased Stress or anxiety
People who have stress and anxiety over long periods of time may experience negative related health outcomes. Unfortunately these negative emotions seem to be rearing its ugly head in our dreams. Uncontrolled stress and anxiety is one of the leading causes of an increase of vivid dreams.
People who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have an onset of recurring vivid dreams then others.
#2. Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorders involve issues with the quality, timing, and amount of sleep, that results in daytime distress and mental impairment. An sudden increase of vivid dreams might be attributed to insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy and restless legs syndrome.
#3. Medications
Medications are also known to contribute to an onset of vivid dreams every night. Medications such as antidepressants, beta blockers, blood pressure medications, Parkinson’s disease drugs, and drugs to stop smoking.
- Blood pressure medications – beta blockers.
- Antidepressants – SSRIs.
- Sleep aids and allergy medications – antihistamines.
- Steroids – prednisone and methylprednisolone.
- Alzheimer’s disease medications – donepezil & rivastigmine.
#4. Vivid Dreams & Pregnancy
It is not uncommon to experience vivid dreams while pregnant, in fact some of the most bizzare themes tend to emerge during certain trimestisters. This might be due to the fact of the changing hormones that is known to alter sleep patterns during pregnancy. Not only do hormones become a bipolar ride of highs and lows, but some researchers also theorize that the increase in vivid, detailed dreams may be connected with increased levels of progesterone 9 emerging during the late stages.
Article: Unusual Dreams during pregnancy
#5. Spiritual Meaning Of Vivid Dreams
Many people report having an intense vivid dreams that leads them feeling happy and in a good mood. If you are the lucky few who keep dreaming of vivid dreams it might suggest something good is on the horizon in the next coming months.
While most, if not all vivid dreams are themed around a nightmarish vibe that may allude to unconscious emotions or past events that need to be sorted out with the individual. This can be quite the opposite when someone is hit with a series of good vivid dreams suggesting a conscious shift or a major change in your life. Depending how the dream unfolds and the symbols that are contained within them will point you to where this rebirth is taking place.
Bonus: How To Stop Vivid Dreams
If you are wondering how to stop your vivid dreams you may want to examine your diet. Yes, what you eat can and will affect your dreams. In fact, such foods such as cheese or over eating before bed is known to trigger intense dreams.
By maintaining a healthy weight, getting the right hours of sleep by keeping a regular schedule is half the battle. Of course to keep your stress down to a healthy level. By practicing Qigong, mindfulness and yoga will help keep your stress at a minimum.