Unabashed lucid dream geekery. 🤓Psychologist Board-Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine 🧠🤍 Author of LEARN TO LUCID DREAM 📕
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Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
A study on the "Empathy Theory of Dreaming" by @Mark_Blagrove and colleagues found that people who frequently share their dreams—and genuinely listen to others share theirs—display significantly higher levels of empathy.
Who will you share your dreams with tomorrow morning?
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
APA Journals' Dreaming dives deep into lucid dreams—not just asking if they exist, but exploring the minds within them and how we can communicate across the dream/wake boundary. Read the introduction to the special online issue: bit.ly/3M6bZwA @DreamScholars
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
DREAMING's special issue on lucid dreaming is online now! doi.org/10.1037/drm0000320
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
Waking up paralyzed and unable to speak? It's terrifying, but normal. It's REM sleep paralysis: the brain paralyzes the body during dreams. Reduce stress and get enough sleep to minimize episodes. #SleepParalysis #SleepTips
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
Dr. Stephen LaBerge explains how we are always dreaming even right now in waking life:
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
I had been having the same nightmare since early childhood, so in my early 20s, when I was at university, I started to look into lucid dreaming. I read up on it, needed a few weeks of training, and then one night I managed to change the dream sequence with a conscious decision. Problem solved.
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
Very innovative talk by Emma Peters @unibern at #IASD2025 conference @DreamScholars yesterday. Training people to spot that dreaming of the sleep lab can be a cue to lucid dreaming. And talk by Perrine Ruby @UnivLyon1 on state & trait influences on dream recall.
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
The DORAs have been associated with increased REM sleep, which may offer one parsimonious explanation.
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
I had a WILD this very morning, and while at first I was sure I was in a dream (as my arms had phased through the mattress and were hanging down almost vertically to the floor), I was fooled by my dreaming bedroom into thinking I was awake!
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Ever tried a reality check in your dreams? 🤔 Look at a clock twice. In reality, time stays the same. In dreams, it changes or becomes nonsensical, like "36:17"! 🕰️ Dream narratives might resist, but keep checking! #LucidDreaming #SleepScience
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
Looks interesting. Though I find it disheartening that dream interpretation is so central to most dream enthusiasts. For me, dreams can offer us so much more if we respect their ineffability and otherness. Seeking to catalogue their contents distracts us from that opportunity.
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
I had a phase where I was learning a lot about controlling lucid dreams, but now I find I get more out of them if I approach them with curiosity.
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
What's your best advice for someone trying to have a lucid dream? #consciousness #psi
Kristen LaMarca PhD, DBSM retweeted
Lucid dreaming is not just a curious parlor trick…it has practical medical applications. Find out more on this week’s episode of the SleepUnplugged podcast. #LucidDreaming #LucidDream #LucidDreams #SleepUnplugged
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