It makes sense, then, that we tend to dream during the R.E.M. phase of our sleep. Waves of R.E.M. occur about every 90 minutes as we snooze, with the first session occuring an hour and a half after we fall asleep. Alcohol shakes up this cycle – namely, it keeps us out of R.E.M. sleep until its effects wear off.
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