Have you ever had disorienting dreams/disoreintation causd by sleep pattern?

Have you ever had disorienting dreams/disoreintation causd by sleep pattern?
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answer:Yes, I had gotten to a point once where I had trouble dividing reality from my dreams, partially thanks to my practical experiments with R.E.M. sleep, it really started to irritate me. After I stopped screwing around with my subconscious though it slowly got better.
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