Types of sleep

The sleep of a person is directly influenced by various kinds of stress, lifestyle , emotions, etc. In general, several types of sleep can be distinguished, which depend on many factors.

Types of sleep and their characteristics

Night vision can be:

  1. Compensatory . A person in a dream experiences similar situations to find the answer to solve real problems.
  2. Creative . In such visions, people can get inspiration and find new ideas.
  3. Actual dreams . In this case, a person sees pictures from the past, that is, memories.
  4. Repeating dreams . They are a symbol of the fact that there is a situation that requires re-examination and rethinking.
  5. Dreams with continuation . They testify that the situation is changing and the existing issues are being resolved.
  6. Physiological dreams . Talk about possible problems of a sexual nature or with health.
  7. Warning dreams . They are a kind of hint how to avoid possible problems.
  8. Prophetic dreams . In this case, night visions provide information that simply can not be obtained in the usual way. They are seen by few people.
  9. Conscious dreams . This is when a person is fully aware that at the moment he is dreaming.
  10. Expressive dreams . The pictures that a person sees are not reality. They arise in people with a developed imagination .
  11. Dreams in reality . A person who in reality is restricted by a large number of prohibitions can see signs of dreams.

Sleep, its types and phases

Slow sleep is aimed at energy recovery, and it has 4 stages:

Quick sleep is the 5th stage. Such a state is like waking, then a person can not move because of a decrease in muscle tone. Sleep and its types are studied in detail by the science of neurology.

Pathological kinds of sleep

Such dreams a person sees in the period of problems with brain activity, they can be:

  1. Narcotic sleep . There is a consequence of the inhalation of toxic substances, the use of alcohol or poisons.
  2. A lethargic dream . Appears suddenly, but more often because of hysterics.
  3. Hypnotic sleep . Appears due to the influence of the environment or a person who inspires desires to fall asleep.
  4. Sleeping or somnambulism . It is not pathology and can be observed at any age. Occurs during a period of deep sleep.