Dr_Satan@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoHow do you tell the difference between dream and reality?message-squaremessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down19
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squareHow do you tell the difference between dream and reality?Dr_Satan@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squaresubignition@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoI hardly dream so I guess I would say “it’s a dream when I wake up afterwards”
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoI only remember them if I wake up in the middle. I bet I’m missing out on some good stories.
minus-squareDr_Satan@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoThere’s something called the “doorway effect”. Passing through doorways can break your memory. It’s a common phenomenon. Now why did I come in here?.. The passage from dream to wake may be such a door, and the forgetfulness such an effect. A very big door, very big effect.
I hardly dream so I guess I would say “it’s a dream when I wake up afterwards”
I only remember them if I wake up in the middle. I bet I’m missing out on some good stories.
There’s something called the “doorway effect”. Passing through doorways can break your memory. It’s a common phenomenon.
Now why did I come in here?..
The passage from dream to wake may be such a door, and the forgetfulness such an effect.
A very big door, very big effect.