anxiety, or living in an alternate reality, the coronavirus pandemic has awakened interesting and uncomfortable feelings in many.
The recurring cycle of curfews, lockdowns, and reopenings have also become added burdens on mental health. One of the ways the human body has tried to cope with this flood of overwhelming emotions and containment measures has been through dreams.Many people who had almost nonexistent or rather dull dream worlds pre-pandemic started to report richer, longer and more frequent, bizarre, and vivid dreams.
Meanwhile, more individuals reported feeling negative emotions such as sadness, anger, and loneliness during sleep.Researchers from Italy have investigated the impact of lockdown as a factor, and their findings.