Night terrors are very different from nightmares. A lot of people will think they're the same, but they're really not. Night terrors… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Really, a nightmare just really has to evoke some sort of, we call it, dysphoric emotion or something uncomfortable. You could be… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
There's some debate as to whether you need to awaken from them because there are some patients who are actually starting to… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
There are people who have repetitive nightmares. And what happens is their brain is trying to process the stress and help their… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
When it comes to the reason why we have nightmares, we're still debating that. It's a new area of research, nightmares. And… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Nightmares are distinctly different from dreams in the way that people feel them and experience them. So a lot of people think… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So you have it, you awaken from it and you can recall, in detail, what just happened, that's a nightmare. So it's… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Night terrors are in deep sleep, and they're more common in kids, as are nightmares, but what happens in a night terror… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight, I'll likely… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
If there's a lot of fear that's going on, if there's a lot of anxiety, it's manifesting itself in your nocturnal world so that… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
We try not using medications initially, and we use something called behavioral therapy for insomnia. This changes behaviors people do in bed, none of… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
And you cycle throughout so that you do about five to six cycles throughout the night. And we spend more time in REM later… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Night terrors are very different from nightmares. A lot of people will think they're the same, but they're really not. Night terrors - you… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
We're not really sure why it [broken circadian rhythm] continues, but when they become adults, we usually have to treat it because many people… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Some patients are still having insomnia, but it's seems worse to them than actually it is. So, if they say they're sleep deprived, they… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Sleep paralysis is something that is actually very common. Many people have it, I've had it myself. And what happens is, when you're in… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So you have Sleep Stage One, Two, and then Three/Four. One is a little bit lighter stage of the quiet, non-REM sleep and then… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
The other option we have are medication treatments. So you'll have the treatments such as Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, and we'll also have Rozerem and… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So, sleep deprivation, and sometimes an insomnia, which is a little bit of a different form, but just getting a lack of sleep, can… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So when it comes to circadian rhythms, it's a clock that's basically programmed in our body. So if you think back to times when… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
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