I think it kinda does. I have recurring dreams of confronting symbolic wounds and anxieties and with every night it happens I make just a little more progress.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

the teeth falling out or loosening people had that too.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

You're actually spot on - REM sleep specifically helps process emotional memories and reduces the amygdala's reactivity to those same triggers when you're awake, kinda like emotional thereapy happening while you sleep.