How much sleep/rest is too much?
 

My sleep has improved somewhat - I'm still waking up at night (usually 1-3X), but in general am less anxious about it. It might be helping that my room is darker with the addition of new curtains. I also bought a good sleep mask, which tends to help when it starts to get bright out.

I am resting and sleeping a lot, though. I'm taking it pretty easy during the day w/ very little physical activity. Despite this, I usually take at least two naps in the afternoon for about 1 - 1.5 hours (sometimes falling asleep, sometimes not). At night I usually get into bed around 8:30 pm, fall asleep around 10 pm, and finally get up around 8 am.

I'm also having a lot of vivid, unusual and varied dreams - I might be with someone I haven't seen in a long time (or someone I've never met). Often I'm trying to get somewhere in new or confusing terrain (in a building, on an elevator, underground, on the subway, on a hike, etc) with varying degrees of difficulty.

No idea what to make of all this. I tend to think that a lot of rest and sleep is a good thing, although I've read that it's good to stick to 7-8 hours of sleep a night. As for the dreaming, I suspect that my sleeping brain is working overtime trying to recover - hence the extensive dreaming. Or it may be that in my post-concussion state I'm simply more aware of my dreams.

i've also noticed that whenever i sleep i also have VERY vivid dreams. it could be for less than one hour but i'm always able to remember my dreams. since dreaming only happens during deep REM sleep where the brain will be able to heal itself, there might be something to your hypothesis

I too had more vivid dreams than usual when my PCS was at its worst, went away when I recovered a bit. Sounds like it's some sort of symptom.

I have vivid dreams every night like green frog mentioned. Weird! Most of them I can recollect in the morning. Even now when I think what happened I can recollect. Last night crazy rides in train, friend asking for a beer, I can even remember my friend's face etc.,

Not exactly sure what is happening in my sleep. I will be doing a Sleep Study soon and I don't expect anything about dream but want my doctor wants to know about sleep apnea I guess since I am always tired, headaches, dizzy etc.,

Some TBI survivors said they don't dream at all. Nothing. How strange is that?

By the way too much sleep makes all my symptoms worse. Sleep may be good in the beginning days of recovery but not sure after 2 years in my case. Instead I do meditation.

Ofcourse before my TBI after sleep I have so much energy. Now it tends to be opposite.