nightmares

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 21, 2021 by Jane McGonigal · across every show →

Everything said about nightmares, oldest first

Dec 21, 2021 positive
Assertion Partly supported
McGonigal: Playing Tetris before bed suppresses traumatic flashbacks and nightmares
“Playing a game right before bed will essentially hijack the attention center, and especially the visual centers if it's a game that's very visual. I mean, Tetris is like the golden game in clinical trials when they study this effect. It's like Tetris is The be…”
Jane McGonigal Dec 21, 2021 ▶ 53:18 #127 Best of 2021: Conversations of the Year
May 30, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Dr. Poe: Big Pre-Bed Meals Increase Nightmares and Awakenings
“One says having a big meal makes people have more nightmares, more disturbing dreams that they remember, and that probably is because they're awakening out of sleep more often in order to have the consciousness of those disturbing dreams and nightmares.”
Gina Poe May 30, 2023 ▶ 40:02 Dr. Gina Poe: The Science of Better Sleep
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