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#409 BITESIZE | This Type of Sleep Can Improve Mental Health | Professor Matthew Walker
Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
** Sleep as Therapy**
During sleep, the brain strengthens emotional memories while also stripping away the associated emotions. Sleep helps remember the details of a difficult experience, but it also helps forget the emotional charge related to that memory. Sleep separates the emotion from the memory, allowing the individual to remember the information without reliving the same visceral reaction. This process occurs during REM sleep dreaming and is why sleep is considered a form of therapy. Sleep serves as a bridge between despair and hope.
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