That was me. I've been lazy with no dreams for quite a while. Years even.
I used to wake up, take the kids to school and then fall asleep in my chair around 10am. In the evening after dinner I would try to fall asleep in my chair while we were watching television. Twice I dozed off while talking on the phone to my daughter. If given the opportunity I'm sure I could have slept around the clock. I'm not sure when the dreams stopped. I'm pretty sure it was a gradual thing. No happy dreams, weird dreams or even nightmares.
Why? Obstructive Sleep Apnea
I snored. Evidently it was pretty loud because family members could hear me no matter their location in the house. Michael said he could even still hear me during his morning shower! I also would wake up several times in the middle of the night.
So, two sleep studies later and I have a magical machine next to my bed. It's not pretty. It has a long tube and a full face mask. But now I don't stop breathing during the night. Michael said I used to snore, gasp and struggle to breathe during the night. Now he says it's nice and quiet.
So, now I'm sleeping during the night and I haven't wanted/needed to take a nap at all during the day! And because I'm finally falling into a deeper sleep, I'm dreaming again. Weird.
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