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Controlling dreams may sound like something that only happens in movies, as depicted in films sci-fi starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Inception. Interestingly, there is a study from Harvard that proves that controlling dreams is not something that is impossible.
Is Deirdre Barrett, assistant clinical professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School who reveals this fact in his book The Committee of Sleep: How Artists, Scientists and Athletes Use Dreams for Creative Problem Solving - and How You Can Too.
Reported Independent, Barrett says we can control our dreams with a technique called "dream incubation".
“If you want to dream about a certain subject, focus right when you want to sleep. When you start dreaming, hold or focus on dream images that relate to the subject that you focused on before you slept, "explains Barrett.
Another way that can make you choose the "menu" of your dreams, is by placing a photo or object that describes what you want to dream of beside the bed. But remember, if you experience disturbances during sleep, such as falling out of bed or other things that cause you to wake up, then your dreams will also be disturbed.
“If you don't immediately remember and recall your previous dream, stay lying down and try sleeping again while staying focused on the previous dream. Who knows it can come back again. Sometimes those lost dreams come back in their entirety, "added Barrett.
Dream control devices already exist, but …
You can also control your dreams with a sleeping eye patch called Remee. This blindfold, which is widely discussed by foreign media, claims to be able to make us control what we see and do when we dream, to be precise when entering. lucid dreaming, the stage of overlap between sleep and consciousness.
This eye patch has six LED lights which the maker says will help users to change the content of their dreams and control the storyline in their dreams. Duncan Fraizer, developer of Remee, was quoted as saying Express, said the eye patch was made to increase the user's dreams, have better dreams, and make dreams feel more alive.
Although this eye patch has not received approval from the medical world, its developers claim Remee can help users understand and control their dreams as well as talk about personal problems. In addition, this eye patch is also supposed to help people forget about nightmares.
Responding to Remee's abilities and claims cited by its developer, sleep expert Dr. Daniel Erichsen, said that this eye patch is actually not dangerous.
"The patch is harmless, but there is no evidence it works," stressed Dr. Daniel.
