Do Your Dreams Affect Your Mood?

If you have a bad dream, you could likely wake up in a nasty mood...

Researchers say your dreams could affect your mood in the morning.

If you have a bad dream, you could likely wake up in a nasty mood…but on the flip side, dreams with a mix of fear and joy increased the odds of waking up in a mellow mood. Dream sleep which is called rem or rapid eye movement is the stage of sleep where the most memorable dreaming happens.

For the study, researchers analyzed dream reports from more than 500 people comparing them to the participants’ emotional state the next morning. Findings showed those who dreamed of fear and joy had a 20% higher odds of waking up calm and tranquil. The state of mind for those who had bad dreams was associated with worse moods in the morning.