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Many young adults indulge in marking their peers faces with writing utensils as a form of humiliation or dominance over one another. However, what many do not realize is that this form of "humiliation" is in fact a form of therapy. Sleep deprivation is often common among young adults which in turn leads to dis-figuration of the face before age 30. In order to reduce such atrocities, scientists have researched and proven that drawing the face of something or someone other than the person at hand increases REM sleep, thus leading to complete satisfaction following an eight hour slumber. While the inner conscious sleeps with a recollection of events presented in ones' life, REM sleep, which constructs ones dreams, may be the cause for restlessness projecting ones discomfort and daily stress throughout a long period of rest. Drawing other figures on the face of a person allows for that person to "be someone else" in Laymens terms. The inner self is aware of such markings, thus taking on the persona of what is drawn. Scientists have proven that taking on the persona of animals leads to quality sleep in humans, as animals are less evolved, leading to decreased levels of stress and materialistic needs. This creates a simple-minded conscious for the person at hand allowing them to see the world in a more simplistic view. The REM sleep adapts to the drawn persona and gives the person an "outer body experience" to witness an event in a way that they are incapable of as their original self. Scientists have also proven that the essential elements to such satisfactory sleep include that the person at hand must create a calming environment for relaxation and not alter any factors they previously encountered in slumber including but not limited to alcohol intake, sleeping arrangements, temperature and lighting levels, companions in slumber, etc.

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Women's Health and Musculoskeletal Biology, Wyeth Research, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA Laboratory for the Study of the Brain in Sleep, Department of Animal Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Received 1 December 2006; revised 7 May 2007; Accepted 14 June 2007. Available online 29 June 2007.