The Surprising Link Between Social Media Use, Nightmares, and Mental Health


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Aug 27 2024 17 mins  

In this episode, I talk about:

  • New research revealing a link between social media use, nightmares, and poor mental health outcomes such as anxiety and depression
  • The Social Media Nightmare-Related Scale and how the intensity of your social media use predicts the frequency of social media-related nightmares
  • Theories about why we have dreams and nightmares, including the Continuity Hypothesis of Dreaming and the Neurocognitive Model of Nightmare Etiology
  • How nightmares impact your sleep quality, mental health and wellbeing
  • How to reduce the time you spend on social media to avoid nightmares and boost your mental health
  • The Dream Journal Challenge

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