Short transcript from a YouTube discussion about how THC (especially edibles) and diazepam negatively affect REM sleep and sleep-dependent processes. The speakers note THC reduces sleep latency but lowers REM by roughly 10–15%, which users experience as fewer or reduced dreaming. The clip frames sleep timing as central to daily functioning.
THC (cannabis) and diazepam.
Approximately 10–15%.
You know what's interesting Andrew is you know that the two things that a lot of people I'll give you a more precise clue supplement with or take prior to sleep that absolutely crushes your REM sleep cycles thus crushing your ability to do learning process, emotional processing, memory consolidation, etc. You know what the two things are? I'm on the edge of my seat. Okay number one thc. A lot of people use these edibles now prior to sleep. Really they decrease your sleep latency. They cause you to fall asleep very quickly. Your sleep architecture if you do use a wearable or something like that to track sleep REM sleep drops by like 10 to 15% and this is why people who use THC rich cannabis prior to sleep report less dreaming because they actually are dreaming less. The other one is diazepam so if.
You think about your day starts when you go to bed as opposed to when you wake up. That's the frame shift that helped me.
The Solution to Aging Might Be Closer Than Anyone Realizes - With Ben Goertzel
