Dreams do have significance
No matter what scientific theories might suggest, people around the world have long believed in the significance of dreams and attempted to guess their meanings.
Dreams may seem so intriguing in part because they’re not fully understood.
But certain dreams show up so often across generations and cultures that many people believe these common themes suggest that dreams do, in fact, have significance.
Dreams are the stories the brain tells during the REM (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep.
People typically have multiple dreams each night that grow longer as sleep draws to a close.
Over a lifetime, a person may dream for five or six full years. How best to examine all that content remains a source of debate.
Dreaming is one of the most unique and intriguing aspects of sleep. During a normal night’s sleep, it’s typical to spend?about two hours dreaming.
?The most intense dreams happen during the rapid eye movement (REM)?sleep stage, but distinct types of dreams can?occur during any part of the sleep cycle.
Depending on how well you slept, you might be more likely to have certain types of dreams??than others.
Whether you had a vivid dream, and woke up remembering every bizarre detail, or sat up in bed sweating after a nightmare, it can all help reveal the quality of your sleep.
Possibly even various other disorders and underlying issues.
While not?all dreams types?are created equal, they share the same characteristics.
Dreams are a collection of involuntary thoughts, visual images, and emotional responses that occur during sleep.
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Thank you ….Dreams can have imagery that is positive, negative, or outright confusing, likely reflecting a period of?immense imagination during sleep.
Considerable evidence points to dreams playing a role in facilitating brain functions like memory and emotional processing.
Dreams appear to be an important part of normal, healthy sleep. At the same time, though, nightmares can disrupt sleep and even affect a person during their waking hours.
Given that virtually everyone has dreams, both good and bad, it’s natural to wonder how dreaming affects sleep quality, whether nightmares are bad for sleep, and how to avoid bad dreams.
Dreams are difficult to recall, and if a dream ends before we wake up, we will not remember it.
The processes that allow us to create long-term memories largely lie dormant while we sleep, which is why most dreams are forgotten shortly waking.
?It is possible for elements of the dream to be recalled later in the day, perhaps triggered by an experience?that reactivate the same area of the brain that created the dream overnight.?
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People who recall dreams may have a difference in their ability to memorize things in general.
Possible interpretations
You’re having a hard time getting your needs met in the relationship, or you feel trapped in another area of your life
You feel afraid of losing your partner or rejection in another area of life
Your everyday life leaves you frustrated and you believe you’re lacking something important? ?
You’re discovering new abilities, interests, or future possibilities for yours
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You’re worried about aging, or you have insecurities around how other people perceive you
You’re discovering new abilities, interests, or future possibilities for yourself
You feel unsupported by loved ones, or as if you’re losing control over some aspect of your life
Your Comments……
When you wake up from a dream, your first instinct might be to reach for your dream journal. Instead, lie still for a moment and let the dream really marinate.
As you let each scene that comes to you unfold, try to open your awareness to any thoughts or feelings you experienced during the dream.
As you think back over the events of the dream, pay attention to any small details that stand out.
They might seem minor in the light of day, but it’s very possible they had more significance in your dream.
People have plenty of things to say about their own dreams, but someone else’s meaning might not hold true for you.
Maybe you dream about a rabbit eating grass in the park. At first, this might seem like a simple, even somewhat boring dream. But, when you dig a little deeper, you remember feeling happy and peaceful in the dream.
Connecting these facts to your everyday life, you might conclude that spending time outside felt good and decide to visit the park more often. You also realize you’d enjoy having a pet in your life.
No one knows for certain what purpose dreams serve. But, at the end of the day, their true function might not really matter.
If you find them meaningful, then they have value to you. We may not remember dreaming, but everyone is thought to dream between 3 and 6 times per night
It is thought that each dream lasts between 5 to 20 minutes.
Around 95 percent of dreams are forgotten by the time a person gets out of bed.
Dreaming can help you learn and develop long-term memories.
Knowing the exact impact of dreams on daily life remains subject to further research, but there are a number of ways that dreams may influence our waking hours:
Healthy dreaming may be indicative of quality sleep that facilitates sharper thinking, better mood, and overall health.
People who remember their dreams often?show higher levels of creativity.
Dreaming may provide for more expansive or inspirational thinking, forming the underlying concept behind the maxim to “follow your dreams.”
Dreaming may enhance memory consolidation, making it easier to remember important information.
People with health disorders, such as anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder, may experience worse symptoms as a result of recurring nightmares.
Nightmares may interrupt sleep, causing daytime sleepiness, worsened mood, or thinking problems during the day.
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1 年I wonder why our memory won't retain dreams. Some of them are worth remembering.
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1 年How long do dreams last? I can’t answer this easily because I haven’t found a good way to study dreams in people. Memories of dreams fade quickly after you wake up,?and it’s difficult to correlate brain scans with your reports of dreams.? The relationship between space and time also changes when you dream. Time may seem to last forever — or pass by very quickly.? Do we dream every night? Most people do dream every night. However, you simply don’t remember your dreams unless you’re awakened during or just after them.? That can be frustrating, it can help to write down what the dream was as soon as you wake up.?