Something you cannot identify is chasing you. Your legs will not go any faster. Just when this thing reaches out, you wake up! Scientists call this stage of sleep the Rapid Eye Movement phase. Usually about seventy minutes into sleep your eyes have rapid movement and breathing becomes irregular.

Research has shown that there are five different stages of sleep. By the time you reach stage five, otherwise known as the REM stage, the dreaming starts.Check out this link here. Blood pressure and heart rate may increase and muscles become relaxed.

Dreaming is a regular part of our everyday life. Throughout time dreams played a big part and have impacted history and the media. There is a real curiosity about dreams and the mystery surrounding them. One example of a dream that went down in history is the story of the Titanic.

His name was Eugene Daly. He boarded the Titanic with friends at Queenstown. Repeatedly, he told his friends of a haunting dream. Every night he dreamed of an iceberg colliding with the Titanic. On April 15, 1912 the Titanic sank. Fortunately, Eugene lived to tell the story. Are shadows in our dreams revelation of things to come? This remains a mystery.

There has been a great deal of research complied through the decades that surrounds the topic of brain waves. In this article we are going to discuss what brain waves are and how they are measured.

Psychophysics (a branch of psychology that studies the relationship between physical stimuli and the response in the brain it has on the brain.) views all matter including the human body as bio-electric magnetic matter that vibrates in waves with a specific oscillation frequency. Electroencephalography is what measures these vibrations that the brain emits. It- s the recording of electrical activity along the scalp. The vibrations are measured in cycles and they are called Hertz and can also be referred to as a frequency. For Example: If the Hz shows a low frequency then it will show low brain activity.

Brain waves are broken into 5 categories:
Delta- (below 4Hz) occur during sleep
Theta- (4-7 Hz) occur during sleep/ deep relaxation
Alpha-(8-13Hz) Relaxed or Calm
Beta-(13-38Hz) actively thinking/problem solving
Gamma-(39-100Hz) experienced during meditation

In understating brain waves it is important to know that we do not ever produce just one type of wave from the above category. Several differently brain waves are produced simultaneously.

The severity of the impact on those that suffer from sleep debt will depend on the actual amount of lack of sleep the sufferer has experienced. Someone that goes to bed a little too late and wakes up a little too early for extended periods of time will not experience the same level of sleep debt as someone who has suffered from several days of complete sleep deprivation.

Regardless of the severity of the sleep debt, it is important to address the problem. If you are not getting enough rest then you need to get your body-s sleeping cycle back into its proper order. Those suffering from serious sleep deprivation will likely need to seek the help of qualified professionals capable of helping to reverse the issue.

In short, you need to find a way to pay off your sleep debt.

One popular method of understanding a recurring dream is to keep a journal. In fact, it is often one of the best ways to understand your dreams. In the morning when you wake simply write down everything you remember including sight, sounds, and smells. A dream journal will allow you to go back and evaluate what happened and what it could mean.

Keep in mind that your subconscious talks to you with symbolism, you many need to figure out what it is trying to tell you. Take the time to evaluate each item that seems to have some significance. It may also be helpful to reference a dream book. While the definitions found there are generalized and may not fit you personally it will give you a jumping off point. Once you have decoded the message it is very like that the recurring dream will stop.

It depends on the context of which the individual having the dream sees it. While many of these dreams are nightmares to some to others this type of dream maybe relaxing. A dream about falling means that a person is losing control of an aspect of their personal life. The helplessness of falling is and indicator of this.

This could mean to some that they are having uncontrollable financial, marital, drug, or other issues. This type of dream about falling is noted by waking up with anxiety and panic. For those who find these types of dreams relaxing it shows they are content with the chaos of daily life and are happy.

Dreams about falling are as common as people. Being able to have insight into these dreams can help you evolve. If this becomes a recurring dream though start instituting a dream journal and compare it to the activities of that day. That will help you get a hold of your dreams.

And that brings us to the next topic. Understanding the dreams you’re having. Everyone has had a weird dream or two. That doesn’t mean there is something wrong with us. In fact, it means we are normal. Nightmares actually tell us what is wrong with our lives and it shows us what we need to repair it. This is called self-affirmation. Try writing your own ending. While your in your dream, try to make it turn out the way you want it to. Then try to connect what is new in your life that could be causing the nightmares and repair it. This is caused resolution.