Fascinating results from a global sleep study have revealed many people had bizarre, vivid and disturbing dreams when the COVID-19 hit.

Monash University carried out the study examining changes in sleep, dreams and mental health symptoms of more than 2000 patients around the world.

Sleep psychologist and researcher at Monash, Hailey Meaklim, told 6PR Breakfast sleep is when people emotionally process the day’s events.

"It can be a bit of overnight therapy... our brains are just trying to cope and understand what is going on," she told Gareth Parker.

Fascinating results from a global sleep study have revealed many people had bizarre, vivid and disturbing dreams when the COVID-19 hit.
Monash University carried out the study examining changes in sleep, dreams and mental health symptoms of more than 2000 patients around the world.
Sleep psychologist and researcher at Monash, Hailey Meaklim, told 6PR Breakfast sleep is when people emotionally process the day’s events.
"It can be a bit of overnight therapy... our brains are just trying to cope and understand what is going on," she told Gareth Parker.

If it's happening in Perth, you'll hear about it first on 6PR Breakfast with Millsy and Karl!

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