What is it like to be unable to open your eyes in a dream?

It is normal to dream occasionally while sleeping, and it can happen to anyone. It is also normal not to open your eyes when dreaming, because people are in a sleeping state during the whole process. What appears in the dream is the manifestation of the subconscious in the cerebral cortex, so you cannot open your eyes. However, it should be noted that if you dream frequently, it will cause certain harm to your body.

1. What is the reason for not being able to open your eyes in a dream?

The reason you cannot open your eyes in a dream is because you are in a dream. Everything is subconscious in the cerebral cortex. Because you are sleeping with your eyes closed, the information conveyed is with your eyes closed.

2. Why do people dream?

1. Environmental factors

Sudden changes in sleeping environment can easily make people feel uncomfortable, leading to insomnia and nightmares. Generally, after you adapt to the new environment, dreaming will become less frequent.

2. Physical factors

When a person falls asleep, the body seems to be in a quiet state, but in fact it is still connected with the surrounding environment. External stimuli will be transmitted to our brain through our sensory system, causing certain cells and nerves in the cerebral cortex to be in a state of wakefulness and excitement, thereby promoting the occurrence of dreams.

3. Disease factors

Some people dream frequently due to illness. For example, kidney deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, etc., from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this is a manifestation of imbalance of yin and yang in the body, which will make people prone to dreaming at night. Especially some weak and sick people often suffer from insomnia and nightmares.

4. Psychological factors

Sometimes work and life pressures are high, making people prone to tension, anxiety, irritability, etc. These emotions will affect our mental activities and make people think too much during the day, especially when they are extremely happy or sad, which makes it easier for people to think about things and induce dreaming. And most of these imaginations are reflected in dreams, which is what is meant by "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night."

5. Irregular lifestyle

A normal schedule should be to work during the day and sleep at night, but some people have an irregular lifestyle and often stay up late, which causes them to doze off during the day and be very energetic at night. Once a person's sleeping pattern is disrupted, it is easy to dream, or even have many dreams.

6. Wrong sleeping posture

Some people have an incorrect sleeping posture, such as with their arms pressed down, which can easily cause nightmares of being chased or pressed down by demons.

7. Eating a midnight snack before bed

Some people have the habit of eating midnight snacks before going to bed, which will prevent our stomach from getting rest. Since the body is a whole, the peristalsis of the stomach will affect the brain's thinking, which in turn produces dreams.