Take a few minutes to write about a nightmare that you remember.

1. Take a few minutes to write about a nightmare that you remember.

2. REM Sleep • Usually sleep in “real time” • Often unable to recall dreams • Hard to hold onto info from 1 state of conscious to another • 8 hrs. of sleep = 5 REM Cycles

4. Why sleep? • Revive our bodies • Restoring body’s growth hormones • Building up resistance to infection • Recovering from stress

5. Sleep Disorders

6. Insomnia • Inability to fall asleep • Affects 10% of population • Increases during periods of anxiety/tension • “Racing Minds”

7. Narcolepsy • Suffer from sleeplessness • Fall asleep at any time • Directly into REM sleep • Less than .001% of the pop. • Possible genetic disorder

8. Narcolepsy http://videos.howstuffworks.com/animal-planet/40890-weird-true-and-freaky-narcoleptic-dog-video.htm

9. Sleep Apnea • Stop breathing during sleep • Wake up momentarily, breathe, & fall back asleep • Air passages blocked • Common, especially in males