Krunkie McKrunkface
Kava Connoisseur
One of the first things that changes for new kava drinkers, and it certainly was for me, is the effect kava has on dreams. I wanted to start a thread that could help some newbies understand what's going on, and if they haven't had them yet, have a fair idea what to expect. I'm hoping experienced drinkers can join in here with their insights with the goal of helping newbs.
So, in my experience, what makes kava dreams entirely distinct are:
1. more vivid. No other way of putting it, in all respects, kava dreams are more vivid than other dreams and vivid is the only word that captures it.
2. Sharper, clearer, more focus. It's like going from an old VHS tape to blu-ray, everything looks sharper, more lifelike. Also, the colour palette is larger, like going from old 256 colour early VGA to zillions of colours, much more subtle colours, too.
3. Bigger sandbox. Like in video games with more memory on faster systems, the "world" that is created for you to run around in is much much bigger than in non kava dreams, which sometimes feel like they are on a movie soundstage rather than a real world. Kava dreams still are limited to edge of the map effect, but the map is much much bigger before you run out of it.
4. Longer, more frequent, and better recall. Your dreams last longer, you spend more time in REM sleep and while you might not have more REM sessions, which are typically 4 in a good night's sleep, you remember more of them so it seems like you have more REM sessions and they are longer. In fact, very often you wake up and feel like the entire night was nothing but dreams and REM sleep.
5. With lucid dreams, if you have them, they are more lifelike. For me lucid dreams used to feel like they were on a soundstage with artificial lighting, artificial props, garish day glo colours. With kava lucid dreams are out in the world shot on location, with natural lighting and natural colours, much more realistic, less fake. The other thing: kava dreams by themselves are so damn good they make you not even need or want to have lucid dreams.
Anyway, in the pantheon of good things that kava can do good for you, sleep, of course, is near the top, and a big part of that is the incredible effect it has on dreaming, IMO.
Oh, and I have kava dreams every single night without fail since about 2 weeks after I started drinking kava back in the beginning of the year. They ar ea permanent fixture for me now. I have no idea how long they would continue if I stopped but I'm guessing about 3 weeks, then again, I drink kava all day every day.
So, in my experience, what makes kava dreams entirely distinct are:
1. more vivid. No other way of putting it, in all respects, kava dreams are more vivid than other dreams and vivid is the only word that captures it.
2. Sharper, clearer, more focus. It's like going from an old VHS tape to blu-ray, everything looks sharper, more lifelike. Also, the colour palette is larger, like going from old 256 colour early VGA to zillions of colours, much more subtle colours, too.
3. Bigger sandbox. Like in video games with more memory on faster systems, the "world" that is created for you to run around in is much much bigger than in non kava dreams, which sometimes feel like they are on a movie soundstage rather than a real world. Kava dreams still are limited to edge of the map effect, but the map is much much bigger before you run out of it.
4. Longer, more frequent, and better recall. Your dreams last longer, you spend more time in REM sleep and while you might not have more REM sessions, which are typically 4 in a good night's sleep, you remember more of them so it seems like you have more REM sessions and they are longer. In fact, very often you wake up and feel like the entire night was nothing but dreams and REM sleep.
5. With lucid dreams, if you have them, they are more lifelike. For me lucid dreams used to feel like they were on a soundstage with artificial lighting, artificial props, garish day glo colours. With kava lucid dreams are out in the world shot on location, with natural lighting and natural colours, much more realistic, less fake. The other thing: kava dreams by themselves are so damn good they make you not even need or want to have lucid dreams.
Anyway, in the pantheon of good things that kava can do good for you, sleep, of course, is near the top, and a big part of that is the incredible effect it has on dreaming, IMO.
Oh, and I have kava dreams every single night without fail since about 2 weeks after I started drinking kava back in the beginning of the year. They ar ea permanent fixture for me now. I have no idea how long they would continue if I stopped but I'm guessing about 3 weeks, then again, I drink kava all day every day.
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And don't even play golf anymore. I was waiting for the Course Marshalls to take me away in a strait jacket. I am soooo looking forward to Kava dreams tonite. They seem to have themes and I get the feeling that the theme is picked up the next day but I can't put my finger on it yet.
