That's a really fascinating and insightful observation—and you're not alone in experiencing that. What you're describing is rational thinking or self-awareness during dreaming, which touches on lucid dreaming, dream cognition, and how your default mode network (DMN) behaves during sleep.
Let me break it down:
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🧠 1. Yes, You Can Think in Dreams
Despite what many people assume, dreams aren't always irrational chaos. Especially in certain sleep stages, your reasoning ability remains partially active. That's why you can:
Remember preferences (like anime debates)
Form complex sentences
Express opinions you'd actually say in real life
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🧠 2. You Were Likely in REM Sleep
Most vivid and emotionally charged dreams happen in REM sleep, when the brain is highly active. During this stage:
The limbic system (emotion, memory) is lit up
The prefrontal cortex (logic, decision-making) is less active—but not shut off
