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Medical Video: Do wet dreams & in a state of Sexual Impurity break one's fast? Dr.Zakir Naik
Wet dreams occur when someone ejaculates while sleeping after receiving sexual stimulation through dreams. Then, what if you dream wet when fasting? Is there a way to prevent wet dreams when fasting?
Before answering the question above, it's important to understand why you can experience wet dreams.
What causes wet dreams?
Wet dreams are caused by an increase in testosterone levels that occur in the male body at puberty. After your body produces testosterone, you can remove semen from the sperm through ejaculation of an erect penis.
As long as a man is still producing testosterone, the body will continue to produce semen that can be released through ejaculation, even when you sleep. That means, both men and adults can still experience wet dreams even after leaving puberty.
During the REM (rapid eye movement) sleep phase, it is normal for men to experience erections. There are certain parts of the brain that are turned off during REM sleep, so that when you are asleep, the brain "ignores" the movements of the penis.
If normally during the day the brain can control the penis to ensure erections only occur when needed, while REM sleep is free to do what he wants. If you happen to have erotic dreams during this sleep period, you can experience erections and ejaculation.
Is there a way to prevent wet dreams when fasting?
Some simple methods below can help you prevent wet dreams while fasting.
1. Distinguish which is imaginary, which is real
To prevent erotic dreams at times that are not desirable, you need to be more aware of yourself during the day you are on the move. More carefully observe what is happening in the environment around you. You must be able to see the difference between dreams and reality. Emphasize your desire to be able to wake up once you recognize the difference in "atmosphere" when you dream.
You can train it at other times when you are conscious, for example by imagining you are pressing two fingers of your right hand into your left palm. Press and hold hard, and imagine your finger entering the left palm. In a conscious state, this is certainly not possible. You are in pain, right? Well, once in a dream, you can "seduce" yourself to do the same thing. The difference is, now maybe your finger can penetrate the palm, because there is nothing impossible in a dream.
Usually when you dream, you accept it as a real thing. Only when you wake up, you realize something is strange. By trying to train yourself to be more introspective, this self-awareness will gradually penetrate your subconscious when you dream and make you realize, "This is not real, I am dreaming!" This makes you more aware of the environment around the dream. You become more focused and have a real sensation of who you really are, where you are, and what you want to do - continue to sleep or just wake up.
2. Don't think about your lover before going to bed
Dreams often represent your dreams to fulfill a desire, where your subconscious manifests something that you really want. So, as much as possible avoid thinking about the heart lover or favorite artist in broad daylight to prevent wet dreams when fasting.
The more you focus on thinking about someone, the more likely that person will appear in your dream. Your partner or crush can appear in a million different possible dream scenarios. Do not rule out the possibility in your wet dream.
Sometimes an event in our lives can trigger old memories that can trigger neurons in the brain to reminisce or imagine. If the old memory suddenly becomes fresh in your mind, for example, remembering the first date or the first night, then it is possible that you unconsciously activate that part of the brain in a dream.
3. Meditate before going to bed
It's important to go to sleep in a clear state of mind, especially if you want to try to regulate what you want to dream about. You can start by routinely meditating to stimulate a healthy mindset. Meditate once in the middle of the day and then do it again half an hour before you go to bed. This method of meditation gives you plenty of time to reflect on yourself, what you did all day, and calm yourself before going to sleep.
Mental well-being must be a priority for everyone, because this can be reflected in every aspect of your life, including how you dream.
But, dreams cannot be arranged
Until now there has been no scientifically proven method that can regulate a person's dream storyline and predict when certain dreams will occur. Dreams occur when you are unconscious, do not have the ability to think logically.
In fact, there is nothing you can do to control or stop wet dreams when fasting or not. Just like your other dreams, erotic dreams or sexual ones you cannot control or prevent beforehand. You might even not remember your dreams last night. What needs to be understood, wet dreams are a natural part of normal body reactions during sleep.
