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How much do you sleep on an average night? I usually sleep between five and seven hours, unless I am ill. If I'm ill I sleep longer. My normal sleep pattern is to sleep for two or three hours, wake up, and go back to sleep for another two or three hours.

Do you use sleep aids? Is reading considered a sleep aid? I usually read before I go to sleep. Sometimes I read spiritual books, scriptures, or prayers. At other times I read fantasy or science fiction. It just depends on how I feel before I lean back in my recliner.

Do you wake up in the middle of the night often or have trouble falling asleep? I normally wake up once during the night. Sometime more if I hear a loud or weird noise.

Do you remember your dreams often? Sometimes I remember my dreams and sometimes I don't. The dreams I remember are usually important, and give me some type of insight into what's happening with me.

Have you ever had a lucid dream? Yes, on random occasions I have lucid dreams.

Do you have nightmares? Yes, I have had nightmares. I don't have nightmares often, and I usually attempt to figure out what they mean.

Can your dreams/nightmares be connected back to real life things you're dealing with, or are they often random? I don't believe that any dream is random. Dreams can insight into what is happening tell in a person. Dreams can also show what may happen in the future. Another type of dreams concerns people who have died and their souls have passed into the next world. Sometimes those who have passed away visit the dreams of people they love.