Today's SideDealDreamGuard 4-Piece Luxury Sheet Set
Our Take
- Microfiber (we’re sorry)
- 1200 thread count feel (you’re welcome)
- Breathable, moisture-wicking, and durable (we had parentheticals on the first two so we need one here too)
- Is it Mac-compatible: No matter what Siri tells you, your iPhone does not need its own bed
Cover Up
So, my initial thought, upon seeing the brand name here, was: Wait, why?
As in, why DreamGuard? Don’t you want sheets that will help you dream?
But then I considered the issue further.
According to Mirriam-Webster, a nightmare is, first and foremost:
an evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep
But, its more modern definition would be:
a frightening dream that usually awakens the sleeper
I like this because it differentiates between a ‘nightmare’ and a ‘bad dream.’ While the latter can be harrowing in its own right, it might be a prolonged bummer rather than something terrifying that results wakingg with a gasp or a cry.
Still, the point stands: both bad dreams and nightmares fall under the broader category of dreams. And, were there something to guard against both of them, you’d be happy to have it.
But I would argue that neither the bad dream nor the nightmare is the worst kind of dream. You might take a little bit longer to come down from one than the other, but in both cases, your reaction, upon waking, is a sense of relief. Phew! It wasn’t real!
The dreams on the other end of the spectrum, meanwhile, the ones where you achieve something great, can be fun while they’re happening. But waking from them can be shockingly depressing, especially if what occurred in the dream is something you’re striving for in real life. A promotion at work, finishing a frustrating home improvement project, succeeding with a health goal you’ve set for yourself–if you achieve any of these in a dream and then wake up to find them still looming over you, the disappointment can linger for longer than something spooky.
But even if it’s not as straightforward as that, it can still mess with you. A relatively harmless genre of dream that I experience from time to time that always leaves me disoriented is the ‘whoa, I found a cool weird space’ dream. Basically, I “remember” some additional room or space in my home and wonder why I don’t spend more time there. Then I wake up feeling strangely discontent with my otherwise very comfortable house. It’s annoying!
And so, guarding against these dreams would also be welcome.
Really, the only good dreams are the truly bizarre ones, wherein some tossed-off comment manifests a series of ridiculous and funny hallucinations that leave you pleasantly confounded upon opening your eyes in the morning. But I would sacrifice these to avoid the others.
In conclusion: something to guard against dreams would be useful. But, despite the stupid brand name, these don’t do that. They’re just sheets.
