How long can dreams last?

Question

A teacher once told me that it could be a couple of seconds.

What do you think?

Thanks!

Answer 1

a couple minutes usually although they vary in length and content, usually your dreams reflect your current psychological and emotional status/wellbeing, dreams have themes, so use websites like Dreammoods to interpret them.

Answer 2

My answer seems to contradict the rest of these, but I remember learning  that the first dream of the night is the shortest, about 10 minutes, while after 8 hours of sleep, dream periods can be 45 minutes to an hour long. We all dream every night, about one dream period every 90 minutes. People who say they never dream simply never remember their dreams. You may have more than one dream during a REM (dream) period, separated by short arousals that are most often forgotten. It is generally accepted among sleep researchers that dreams are not recalled unless the sleeper awakens directly from the dream, which explains why we often recall our last dream.  Check out this site for for in depth information:  http://www.sleephomepages.org/sleepsylla...

Answer 3

I've heard that to but leave it to scientist to do a study on a few people even a 100 and say were "all" the same   because I know I've had dreams that have lasted way longer than that where I have literally gotten up to use the bathroom and the dream has been so good that I like told my body to go back there and it did, I was able to go back to the same dream is what I mean so If I was able to dream this and no I had to go to the bathroom but kept putting it off that lasts longer than 19 seconds right there then to get up and be able to go back there, PLUS  haven't you ever had such cool or bad or whatever dreams that when explaining them to someone it took way more then 15 minutes just to explain the dream, plus what about the dreams that come back night after night after night? I think there's more to the dream state then we even know about !!!!

Answer 4

I heard it can last 10 minutes and intense dreams can cause you to stop and then return to them again in the same night causing them to feel longer.

Answer 5

sometimes dreams last only 14 seconds maybe 19.  Dreams dont last all night, but sometimes if you want them too, you can stay asleep for a whole day.  Most of the time you just lay there snoring loud and no dreams until your eyes start to wiggle around.  Forgot what that's called but our cat does it sometimes.  She snores sometimes too!  Make sure you dont snore cause you cant dream enough then.

Answer 6

ya i heard the same thing but!! i find it hard to believe.............

Answer 7

The average dream last about 90 seceond, even tho it can feel like it goes on and on forever