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Can you enter sleep at rem and skip over the previous sleep stages?
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No: Rem sleep, also called dream sleep, follows the other stages of sleep, and comprises about 20-25% of the total sleep time. In normal sleep we cycle through non-rem and rem stages four to six times per sleep period, and they occur at about 90 minute intervals.
Answered 11/9/2018
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