Comment by bryanrasmussen
16 hours ago
I've seen claims that the dreams are less visually complex. However the other parts still stand, is a a controlled dream really an involuntary process? Is the visualization process when you close your eyes and before you go to sleep "involuntary" in the same ways dreams are "involuntary".
I don't know how visually complex phantasic dreams are, but my dreams as an aphantasic person are sensually just like real life.
Half the time my dreams are just weird perversions of childhood homes or schools or so on. Hybrids of different places and times. Not particularly complex, just familiar. Apparently it's pretty common.
> Is the visualization process when you close your eyes and before you go to sleep "involuntary" in the same ways dreams are "involuntary".
It's called hypnagogia, and is indeed involuntary.