The Science of Us Sleep Institute presents The Good Side of Bad Dreams
「我們的科學睡眠研究所」帶來《惡夢的好處》
Do you find yourself tossing and turning at night plagued by weird nightmares about stuff that's been worrying you? You know, like a dream where you catch a disease that's been in the news, or, where your boss is literally eating you alive. Don't worry! Those terrible visions are actually helping your mental health.
你發現自己在夜裡翻來覆去，被那些與煩惱你的事物相關的奇怪惡夢給折磨嗎？你知道，像是一個你罹患新聞上那種疾病的夢，或是，你的老闆真的將你生吞活剝的惡夢。別擔心!那些恐怖的幻像其實有益於你的心理健康。
Research shows that the things that concern us most while we're awake continue to mess with us when we sleep. Your unconscious brain takes your abstract fears and turns them into stories in the form of nightmares.
研究顯示我們清醒時最在意的事物，在我們睡著時會繼續困擾我們。你無意識的大腦取出你抽象的恐懼，並將它們以惡夢的型態轉變成一則則故事。
When you experience a nightmare, you wake up and remember it like something that really happened to you, even if it was totally unrealistic. In other words, nightmares are sort of like factories that turn your fears into memories.
當你經歷一場惡夢，你睜開眼睛並將那場惡夢記成像是某件真正在你身上發生過的事，即便那完全不是真的。也就是說，惡夢有點像是將你的恐懼轉換成記憶的工廠。
Here's where things get interesting: Memories are easier for the human mind to deal with than vague anxieties about the world around us. A memory might make you feel bad, but your brain thinks of it as something in the past, and therefore something you don't need to panic about in the present. That's right! Nightmares actually help distance you from your fears.
這裡就是事情變得好玩的地方了：對於人腦來說，記憶比起我們對周遭世界的模糊焦慮來得容易處理。一個記憶可能會讓你感覺很糟，但你的大腦將那視為某件存在於過去的事，因此是件你現在不必感到惶恐的事。沒錯!惡夢其實有助讓你遠離你的恐懼。
And don't let dread of bad dreams keep you from going to sleep, because that can land you in real trouble. Researchers have found that sleep deprivation correlates strongly to the development of mental disorders. You need bad dreams to help you process all the bad stuff in the world around you.
別讓對惡夢的害怕阻擋你去睡覺，因為那會讓你惹上真正的麻煩。研究人員發現，失眠和心理疾病生成有強烈關聯。你需要惡夢來幫助你處理掉所有在你周遭的不好事物。
So, let's all take a moment to thank our evil nighttime visions. Without them, waking life would be the real nightmare.
所以，大家都來花點時間感謝我們那些討厭的夜間幻像吧。沒有它們的話，醒著的生活將會成為真正的惡夢。
- 「變成」- Turn Into
Your unconscious brain takes your abstract fears and turns them into stories in the form of nightmares.
你無意識的大腦取出你抽象的恐懼，並將它們以惡夢的型態轉變成一則則故事。 - 「也就是說、換句話說」- In Other Words
In other words, nightmares are sort of like factories that turn your fears into memories.
也就是說，惡夢有點像是將你的恐懼轉換成記憶的工廠。 - 「有點、有幾分」- Sort Of
In other words, nightmares are sort of like factories that turn your fears into memories.
也就是說，惡夢有點像是將你的恐懼轉換成記憶的工廠。
