I don’t really dream. It’s extremely rare to the point where I’ll have a handful in a year and I don’t remember them. Waking up with an emotional reaction to an odd dream inspired by life events or entertainment… Then the details slip away from me and I can’t even talk to anyone about the experience.

What’s it like for you?
Do you enjoy, dislike or analyze your dreams?
Is it really a window to the subconscious for you?

  • HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 hours ago

    Dreaming is like reality, but far from reality. Regardless, you accept it anyway. It looks so close to reality, yet many nonsensical things can happen. I recently had one which featured astral projection and trippy visuals. The stretching of hallways, the breaking of physics.

    Foreign realms which often feel quite familiar.

    Also–do your own research, but… this might interest you.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_vulgaris

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneirogen

    Mugwort is known as an oneirogen. These are a class of substances known to produce vivid dreams.They are not psychoactive to any degree. I use them very, very infrequently, but they do work for me. As far as I understand, it’s diminishing returns for repeated use. If you use them daily, they stop working. Mugwort has worked for everyone I know who’s tried it, and I’d imagine it’s hard for placebo to occur here. Note that this is far from a scientifically defined class of substance–most descriptions of their effects are anecdotal. That said, they are extremely unlikely to be harmful, if that’s even at all possible.

    If this is an active point of interest for you, it certainly can’t hurt to read into it. Hope this all helps!

      • HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        5 hours ago

        I haven’t tried tea, but smoking works if that doesn’t. I’d assume you want to drink the tea about an hour before bed to ensure effects take hold at the right time. You won’t notice any effect while awake. It should have mild sleep support properties, though. Also interesting is that it’s reported to work by being placed under the pillow.

        Thujone is an involved compound that’s worth mentioning. In very large amounts (and I mean a catastrophic 3g+ of pure compound for myself), it becomes toxic–but typical doses are very, very far below this. Imagine how much 3g of the compound is, and how much compound is actually contained in the material.

        Hope this all helps!