Year 1300 popular idiom about common dangers of mixed mind states.

[Guest guest]

Oldest reference to universal danger of mixed (sleep/wake) mind

states...

SSRI antidepressants are known to lead to mixed mindstates through

SSRI's action of causing unrelenting REM deprivation.

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/let-sleeping-dogs-lie.html

Let sleeping/dreaming dogs lie.

Don't stir up trouble when all is calm.

circa 1300s (French -- n'esveillez pas lou chien qui dort)

This link proves even dogs can be driven nuts by systematic REM

deprivation...

http://www.webtrail.com/petbehavior/mar2001.html

Dogs are known to dream. Humans have warned their children for

generations not to bother a sleeping dog as it is often likely to bite

upon being woken from a dream.

The relative danger of mixed mindstates is historically well-known.

The only thing that remains to be done then is to educate the public

that SSRIs cause the same phenomenon that cause common dogs to

uncharacteristically bite their beloved owners.

[Guest guest]

Oldest reference to universal danger of mixed (sleep/wake) mind

states...

SSRI antidepressants are known to lead to mixed mindstates through

SSRI's action of causing unrelenting REM deprivation.

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/let-sleeping-dogs-lie.html

Let sleeping/dreaming dogs lie.

Don't stir up trouble when all is calm.

circa 1300s (French -- n'esveillez pas lou chien qui dort)

This link proves even dogs can be driven nuts by systematic REM

deprivation...

http://www.webtrail.com/petbehavior/mar2001.html

Dogs are known to dream. Humans have warned their children for

generations not to bother a sleeping dog as it is often likely to bite

upon being woken from a dream.

The relative danger of mixed mindstates is historically well-known.

The only thing that remains to be done then is to educate the public

that SSRIs cause the same phenomenon that cause common dogs to

uncharacteristically bite their beloved owners.