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.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day 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.

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

the teeth falling out or loosening people had that too.

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Well it certainly processes them to make it easier for you. Except PTSD, that takes ages.