Calling and Promise
Session 4_Starring Role
Sleep and Dreams
We spend one-third of our life sleeping.
If it takes you less than five minutes to fall asleep
at night it means you are sleep deprived. The
ideal is between 10 and 15 minutes, meaning
you’re still tired enough to sleep deeply, but not so
exhausted you feel sleepy during the day.
Five minutes after
the end of a dream,
half the content is
forgotten. After ten
minutes, 90% is
forgotten.
Research has shown that, even
though we might not remember
them, we all dream several times
a night. In fact, during a typical
lifetime, we spend over six years
dreaming!
Toddlers do not dream about themselves.
They do not appear in their own dreams
until they are about four years old.
Although our
dreams are
frequently full of
strangers, your
mind is not
inventing any of
their faces.
They are all real
people you have
seen during your
life, but may not
remember.
The evil killer
in your latest
dream may have
served you in a
shop years and
years ago!
If you are snoring, then you cannot be dreaming.
During the Roman era, some dreams were
submitted to the Roman Senate for analysis and
dream interpretation. Dream interpreters even
accompanied military leaders into battles.
People tend to have common, reoccurring
themes in their dreams. For example, situations
relating to school, being chased, falling,
arriving too late, teeth falling out or flying.
People that have been blind from
birth dream just as much as everyone
else, however, their dreams are
formed from their other senses –
touch, smell, taste and sound.
Your body is virtually paralysed while you
are actually asleep – most likely to prevent
your body from acting out your dreams!
The record for the longest
period without sleep is 18
days, 21 hours and 40
minutes during a rockingchair marathon.
Calling and Promise
Session 4_Starring Role
Sleep and Dreams