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  2. Middle-of-the-night insomnia - Wikipedia

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    Sleep research conducted in the 1990s showed that such waking up during the night may be a natural sleep pattern, rather than a form of insomnia. [2] If interrupted sleep (called "biphasic sleeping" or " bimodal sleep ") is perceived as normal and not referred to as "insomnia", less distress is caused and a return to sleep usually occurs after ...

  3. Nightmare disorder - Wikipedia

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    Nightmare disorder is a sleep disorder characterized by repeated intense nightmares that most often center on threats to physical safety and security. [2] The nightmares usually occur during the REM stage of sleep, and the person who experiences the nightmares typically remembers them well upon waking. [2]

  4. Sleep paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Le Cauchemar (The Nightmare), by Eugène Thivier (1894) Although the core features of sleep paralysis (e.g., atonia, a clear sensorium, and frequent hallucinations) appear to be universal, the ways in which they are experienced vary according to time, place, and culture. [9] [33] Over 100 terms have been identified for these experiences. [18]

  5. How to Get Back to Sleep After Waking Up at Night - AOL

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    The same goes for your TV, tablet, laptop, and other electronic devices. ... if someone is having trouble with getting back to sleep after awakening at night, it’s better not to nap,” Kapur ...

  6. When is the best time to wake up? The ideal waking time ... - AOL

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    "Snoozing releases serotonin, and it's a very pleasant sensation to go back to sleep," says Barone. "The problem is that the process of waking up is a complicated series of neurotransmitters ...

  7. Hypnagogia - Wikipedia

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    Hori et al. regard sleep onset hypnagogia as a state distinct from both wakefulness and sleep with unique electrophysiological, behavioral and subjective characteristics, [10] [12] while Germaine et al. have demonstrated a resemblance between the EEG power spectra of spontaneously occurring hypnagogic images, on the one hand, and those of both ...

  8. Nightmare - Wikipedia

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    Nightmare disorder symptoms include repeated awakenings from the major sleep period or naps with detailed recall of extended and extremely frightening dreams, usually involving threats to survival, security, or self-esteem. The awakenings generally occur during the second half of the sleep period.

  9. After my parents got divorced, my mom would make me sleep in her bed with her so she wouldn't be lonely. Turns out they were both abusive so I guess that isn't normal either. #75