Anyone else experience this type of sleep?

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Well it seems as if my brain is going through a few very complicated processes whilst I am asleep. It seems as if I bypass stage 3 and 4 of normal sleep and slip straight into the REM stage, the stage which brings about dreams. My dreams are extremely vivid, and on later reflection extremely bizarre. Is there anyone else who seems to have this type of sleep? Stage 3 and 4 otherwise known as the deep sleep stages, seem to missing in my cycle. I usually wake up disoriented and feeling unrested. So can anyone relate or at least give me some advice?

I can't relate really, but I was wondering, have you had a sleep study? If not, you might see a doctor for this problema nd get referred for one. That way, they can figure out what's wrong with your sleep cycle, and might be able to find treatment. Not that I can think of anything that would help, but a doctor with expertise in sleep disorders may've seent his before.

I'm missing stages 3 and 4 too.

Basically it takes me ages to fall asleep, then I dream, wake up, dream again then wake up and realise I should have gotten out of bed two hours ago.

i've always slept the same way and what feels normal to me not be normal at all, so i'm not completely sure, but i seem to have the ability to control my dreams..like realise it's a dream, realise i can do whatever i want, and basically do what i please...no idea if thats an aspy trait though.

I don't remember my dreams. Too wired for that. I do wake up in the middle of complex processes, and then get up to finish them...

It's called lucid dreaming and NT's have them too.

that you remember your dreams very often has nothing to do with sleeping phases or missing them. it just means, that you mostly wake up during rem sleep. (but that you don't feel rested isn't a very good sign). in any case most people go through the different phases several times during one night, without noticing it.
i have very intense dreams too and remember them every morning and often when i wake up during night (what happens most nights at least once), but otherwise sleep very good.

if this is new to you, it may be a kind for stress or anything else. better see a doctor about it then.

I usually fall asleep quite quickly but I also experience a bit of an 'on-off' type of sleep.



No, I've never had a sleep study. But as PilotPirx suggested, it might be a good thing to check with my doctor about it. The funny thing is that it's not stress related. With my medications I'm as calm as I have ever been. So it's a bit baffling. It seems to me as if my brain is too 'busy' during the times I am asleep. I have noticed that on days I don't watch any tv or sit in a room with dim lighting, I sleep better. It's as if my brain is under worked and thus, does not interfere with my sleep.


But thanks again everyone for the response.

@ I_Wanna_Blue: your meds might be affecting your sleep patterns, too. Make sure you tell the doctor what meds you're using.

I went through a period of high stress when I would have a nightmare, wake up and start dreaming again as soon as my head hit the pillow. When this happened I would have this squishy sound in my ear. My sister in law, a nurse practitioner, said this was my blood pressure shooting up. It does seem like it's worth looking into if you're not getting rested.