what does it mean when u keep falling asleep?
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The most common causes of excessive sleepiness are insufficient sleep, changes to sleep schedule, and sleep disorders like sleep apnea. But if you experience sleepiness on a regular basis, it's important to work with your doctor to rule out some of the other less common causes of sleepiness.
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Monday Quote: You're Awake. Legend says that when you can't sleep at night it's because you're awake in someone else's dream. You're restless. ... You might not know where it is, but Sleep itself knows, and it's hiding until that other person's dream you're awake in says it's okay to come out…
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While dreaming is normal, there can be some abnormal parts of dreaming that interfere with sleep or overall mental health. For example, if you experience vivid dreams immediately after you have fallen asleep, it could be a sign of a sleep condition called narcolepsy.
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['insomnia.', 'disrupted sleeping patterns – for example, because of shift work or jet lag.', 'narcolepsy – a long-term condition that causes a person to suddenly fall asleep.', 'post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)', 'general anxiety disorder.', 'panic disorder.', 'a family history of sleep paralysis.']
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Waking up in the middle of the night isn't automatically something to worry about. It might feel like “good sleep” means not waking up at all until your alarm goes off, but that's not true. Waking up at night can be normal. It's the cause and frequency that help determine whether or not there's actually a problem.
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If you literally haven't had any dreams, that means you're not reaching full sleep, which in turn means you're probably suffering a lot of mental issues while awake. ... You might try keeping a “dream journal” by your bed, something you can, immediately on waking, write or record any memories of dreaming.
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Narcolepsy is characterized by sleep attacks, which is when excessive sleepiness comes out of nowhere and can result in you falling asleep instantly, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Experts still don't understand exactly what causes narcolepsy.
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Recurring dreams usually mean there is something in your life you've not acknowledged that is causing stress of some sort. The dream repeats because you have not corrected the problem. Another theory is that people who experience recurring dreams have some sort of trauma in their past they are trying to deal with.
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So, if your man falls asleep immediately after the act, it doesn't mean that he's inconsiderate; it may just mean that he needs to sleep through this intense recovery period before he can hold a conversation or have another orgasm. In other words, it's not you, it's the prolactin.
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It's due to Variation of sleep. Sleep - two types Rapid Eye Movement and Non Rapid Eye Movement. Simply rapid eye movement sleep means an active brain and active skeletal muscle activity in an inactive sleeping body. So, while you are dreaming within a dream, you are having this type of sleep.
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Insomnia is caused by difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep or waking up too early in the morning. Insomnia is rarely an isolated medical or mental illness but rather a symptom of another illness to be investigated by a person and their medical doctors.
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Since a dream is made by your subconscious mind, it could indicate your thoughts, feelings or desires. In many cases, a dream shows that you are focusing on something for one reason or another. If you keep dreaming about the same person every night, it may be because you are concerned about them or worried.
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On the flipside, if you feel like you dream all night, you may be waking during or immediately after the REM stage. What this all may mean, Staci, is that you're not sleeping as soundly as you could. It may be due to your sleep environment or a sleep partner who is waking you.
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The transistional changes that occur during the stages of sleep, and the shift from being concious into being sub-conscious means we don't remember falling asleep. Short term memory damage to the brain is why some people cannot remember anything recent but their long term memories are intact.
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"They usually have insomnia and feel like their sleep quality is poor overall. In their case, a lack of dreaming is more of a consequence of overall poor sleep." And if you're not dreaming because you're not getting quality REM sleep, that's where other health issues come into play.
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Explanation: When you are asleep you leave your conscious state and move into a subconscious state as evidenced by your inability to participate in an intelligent conversation. Some people can respond to inquiries during sleep, but the conversation is nonsensical.
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it just means that you don't remember your dreams. Years ago this was proven in a laboratory, were people who said they had no dreams, or woken when they had rapid eye movements, and then they admitted they were dreaming. Another thing this means is that your sleeping brain is doing what it's supposed to do.