AlisieBlog
Evidence-based writing on dreams and lucid dreaming, grounded in research into what happens while we sleep.
How to Stay in a Lucid Dream
October 5, 2026
A lucid dream starts fading just as you realise you're asleep. Ways to stay with the dream, try a new scene, and recognise a possible false awakening.
Threat Simulation Theory, Why We Have Chase and Fall Nightmares
September 29, 2026
Revonsuo proposed that nightmares are an evolutionary survival simulator. Here's what's known about that theory, and why anxious dreams still aren't random.
What Screen Light at Night Does to Your Dreams
September 22, 2026
Evening screens cut into REM, the stage most dream reports come from. What the measurements show, how little light it takes, and why a warm filter isn't the fix.
What the MILD Technique Is and How to Do It
September 15, 2026
MILD is a lucid dreaming technique built on memory. What to recall after waking, which oddity to look for in your own dream, and why falling back asleep quickly matters.
Why Freud's Dream Theory Did Not Survive Testing
September 8, 2026
Freud promised dreams were disguised wishes. Once dreams could be collected and counted, no independent evidence for a disguise, a censor or a symbol key turned up in them.
Dreams About Exams and Being Late
September 1, 2026
School, exams and arriving late are among the most common scenes in dreams. Why a dream of failing predicts nothing, and why it returns years after graduation.
Why Vivid Dreams Follow a Week of Short Nights
August 25, 2026
REM keeps its own ledger. Lose it and your brain pays it back at the first opportunity, in minutes of sleep and in how much happens inside them.
How Sleep Rebuilds Memory While You Dream
August 18, 2026
Sleep doesn't store your day - it takes it apart and rebuilds it. What consolidation actually does, which famous claims failed to replicate, and how to see it.
Falling Dreams
August 11, 2026
More people dream of falling than of flying. What separates a hypnic jerk from a falling dream, where the setting comes from, and whether hitting the ground really kills you.
The Sleep Cycle and Why Dreams Arrive Before Dawn
August 4, 2026
Sleep isn't one state but a cycle of distinct stages. What N1, N2, N3 and REM each do, how they shift across the night, and why the timing matters as much as the hours.
The Psychology of Dreams and Why Dream Dictionaries Fail
July 28, 2026
Dream psychology is a real science - it just doesn't decode symbols, because every dreamer has a private vocabulary. What it found, and how to read yours.
Why You Have Nightmares and How to Stop Them
July 21, 2026
Nightmares are a normal REM-sleep event with identifiable triggers and a proven treatment. What causes them, how often is too often, and what the evidence says works.
What a Lucid Dream Is and How to Have One
July 14, 2026
A lucid dream is one you know you're in while it's happening. What's proven, what's promising, and what the evidence says about training it - without the hype.
How to Remember Your Dreams: Techniques That Work
July 7, 2026
Most people can remember far more of their dreams than they do. What dream recall depends on, why dreams vanish so fast, and the evidence-based habits that improve it.