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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Can frantic dreams tire you out?

a scene from the Dali-designed dream sequence in Hitchcock’s Spellbound
Busy night ... a scene from the Dali-designed dream sequence in Hitchcock’s Spellbound. Photograph: Alamy

If you have highly active or scary or exciting dreams, do they actually make sleep less restful and restorative? It certainly feels like it ...

Clare Glass

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