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Dreaming Makes Me Tired?

September 14, 20211 min readByMindy Boughman
Dreams
Hello everyone,
It has only been a couple of months since I found out about aphantasia, and I have nothing but questions. Since I was young there have been periods of time where I have had quite vivid dreams. I can never visually recall anything from them, but I know I saw the "movie" when I was sleeping. I remember how I felt but I can't picture anything.
Does anyone else with aphantasia experience mental exhaustion after dreaming? It doesn't happen to me all of the time; only when I go through several nights of vivid dreaming. Is this something others experience?

Dreaming Makes Me Tired?

September 14, 20211 min readByMindy Boughman
Dreams
Hello everyone,
It has only been a couple of months since I found out about aphantasia, and I have nothing but questions. Since I was young there have been periods of time where I have had quite vivid dreams. I can never visually recall anything from them, but I know I saw the "movie" when I was sleeping. I remember how I felt but I can't picture anything.
Does anyone else with aphantasia experience mental exhaustion after dreaming? It doesn't happen to me all of the time; only when I go through several nights of vivid dreaming. Is this something others experience?
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