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Question: REM sleep all night long, wake up feeling awful?I've had a sleep disorder for several years. I dream all night long - vivid, bright, colorful dreams that I remember for weeks. Sometimes lucid.I ake up in the morning feeling ultra-sluggish; dry mouth, dehydrated, headache, sensitivity to light, body pains. It's like I've actually LIVED out my dreams rather than passively watching them.Because of this, I need 10-12 hours sleep a night, minimum. Any less, and I'm physically too tired to get out of bed. If I do, I feel like I haven't slept in days.I'm a 23 year old male, physically fit, well nourished, no signs of any disease, diabetes, etc.I've had this for years. Luckily, I work for myself so I don't have to get up at a specific time in the morning but still, it's affecting my work and life as a whole. I physically can't get out of bed any earlier than noon. If I try to sleep earlier, I just lie there awake.What' going on??
Answer: When you sleep, you actually go through about 5 stages of rest. I've included a link that describes the stages, but it is to a website that prefers lucid dreaming, so it's not really medically accurate. But, it has an easy to read chart.What seems to be accruing is that you have an abnormally strong stage 5 REM sleep cycle, and if you tend to wake up during that time, which being the deepest level, it will leave you feeling very tired.The second link is to a product I've seen in TIME magazine that actually monitors your sleep cycles, and wakes you up at the optimal time according to your body signals, that will leave you feeling rested when it wakes you up. It's a wristwatch, so it's not going to be something too cumbersome like a couple of sleep-eyewear products I've seen that do the same thing. Hope this helps.
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