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Feb 14, 2014
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Scott discusses various sleep disorders and dream-related conditions, emphasizing their often unsettling and bizarre nature, from Epic Dreaming Disorder to Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome. Longer summary
This post explores various sleep disorders and dream-related conditions, highlighting their often unsettling and bizarre nature. Scott begins with humorous observations about a sleep medicine textbook, then delves into several disorders including Epic Dreaming Disorder, pathological lucid dreams, night terrors, sleep paralysis, narcolepsy, sleep violence, and prodromal dreams. He ends with a detailed discussion of Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome, a condition affecting Southeast Asians that seems like something out of a horror story. Throughout the post, Scott emphasizes the eeriness and sometimes terrifying aspects of these conditions, drawing parallels to horror literature and films. Shorter summary