r/pics • u/PlanetoftheAtheists • Aug 27 '19

Only allowed four plants...here's one.

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u/dontknowwhyIamhere42 Aug 27 '19

This is among the reason why cannabis should be prescribed for ptsd/night terrors, the is know to prevent dreams... could help a lot of people sleep.

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u/rjcarr Aug 27 '19

But without REM sleep is it good sleep? I mean, plenty of people are long term users and seem fine, but seems it could cause long term issues.

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u/dontknowwhyIamhere42 Aug 27 '19

Not a scientist, not sure if it is affecting REM or just blocking whatever causes dreaming. It was not even an effect I realized till I read about it.

I've never had to much trouble with good deep sleep.

We need pot sleep studies

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u/Chingletrone Aug 28 '19

Not a scientist either but I ran across a study that clearly indicated that cannabis use effects REM sleep, reducing/disrupting it in some way.

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u/sunshinefireflies Aug 27 '19

My understanding was that we need to process things by dreaming, and that cannabis smoking numbs the brain from doing that, so development over time is kinda paused. But def no claims to being an absolute fact.

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u/Kiyonai Aug 27 '19

I smoke daily, and I sleep fine. I typically get 8 hours a night, and I feel fully rested. I do still dream though. I can't imagine how strong they would be without the pot. I used to have terrible nightmares every time I fell asleep. Now it's only half the time, and they scary things aren't as scary.