Why do we Dreams
Dreams are a fascinating and intricate aspect of human experience, captivating the imagination and fueling countless interpretations throughout history. Defined as a series of thoughts, images, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily during sleep, dreams remain a subject of intrigue for psychologists, neuroscientists, and cultural observers alike.
While the precise purpose and mechanisms behind dreaming continue to elude complete understanding, they serve as a rich tapestry of the subconscious mind, often giving rise to creativity, introspection, and a deeper exploration of the human psyche.
What is /
are Dreams ?
Dreams are stories and images that our
minds create while we sleep. They can be entertaining, fun, romantic,
disturbing, frightening, and sometimes bizarre. When you’re awake, your
thoughts have a certain logic to them. When you sleep, your brain is still
active, but your thoughts or dreams often make little or no sense. This may be
because the emotional centers of the brain trigger dreams, rather than the logical
regions.
Here’s no definitive proof, dreams are
usually autobiographical thoughts based on your recent activities,
conversations, or other issues in your life. However, there are some popular
theories on the role of dreams.
Types
of Dreams:
There are commonly described 9 types of Dreams according to Psychologists
1) Dream about Falling :
Dreams
about falling from great heights are very common. While there is a popular myth
that if you hit the ground in your dream you will die in real life, it simply
is not true. So what exactly could dreams about falling really mean?
According to many popular dream interpretations and at least one study, falling dreams are a sign that something in your life isn't going well. Dreaming of falling is very common. It is a symbol of fear in real life
1) 2) Dreams About Being Chased:
Dreams that feature being pursued by a known or unknown attacker can be particularly terrifying. These types of dreams are ,
But what do these dreams say about what's going on inside your mind? Dream interpreters often suggest that such dreams mean that you are trying to avoid something in your daily life. Dream might indicate a desire to escape from your own fears or desires.
If your pursuer is a mysterious, unknown figure, it might represent a childhood experience or past trauma. If you are being chased by someone of the opposite sex, Crisp suggests that it means you are afraid of love or haunted by a past relationship.The key to understanding what such a dream might mean depends partly on the identity of your pursuer. Being chased by an animal might indicate that you are hiding from your own anger, passions, and other feelings.
3) Dreams About Being Naked in Public :
Have you ever have one of those awkward dreams where you show up at school or the office in your birthday suit? Don't worry. Dreaming about being naked is hardly unusual. Dreaming of public nudity might indicate that you feel like a phony or that you are afraid of revealing your imperfections and short-comings.
4) Dreams About Dying :
Like death, change can be scary because–also like death–we do not know what is 'on the other side,' of the change, which is why the dreaming mind equates change with death, "Death is that can be particularly disconcerting. Dreamers sometimes dream of the death of a loved one or even dream of dying themselves. Popular dream interpretations sometimes suggest that such dreams reflect anxiety about change or a fear of the unknown.
Dreaming about the death of a loved one can reflect a similar fear of change, especially with regards to children reaching milestones and growing up. Such changes, she suggests, indicate that a child is growing up and a parent's mind begins to wonder where the younger version of the child went. Such dreams of dying, therefore, reflect a sort of mourning for the inevitable passage of time.
Studies have also shown that those approaching the end of life and loved ones around them experience significant and meaningful dreams, often relating to a comforting presence, preparing to go, watching or engaging with the deceased, loved ones waiting, distressing experiences, and unfinished business
1) 5)Dreams About Losing Teeth :
Dreaming about losing teeth can have multiple meanings. It might mean that you are worried about your attractiveness or appearance. It might also indicate that you are concerned about your ability to communicate or concerned that you might have said something embarrassing.
If your teeth fall out, you lose personal power and your ability to be assertive, decisive, and self-protective.
1) \6)Dreams About Infidelity (Cheating):
Dreaming that your spouse or romantic partner is cheating on you with someone else can be incredibly distressing. In some cases, people even start to wonder if the dream might really be true. Does dreaming that your partner is unfaithful mean that it might happen? Or that it is already happening.
To Knowing What Your Dreams Mean, believe that such dreams probably don't mean that your spouse is cheating or will cheat.
. If you or your partner
cheated in your dream, one of you isn't getting what you need from that relationship
right now."
1) 7) Dreams about taking a Test :
Taking an exam your dreams might reveal an underlying fear of failure. Studies have also found that dreams of this nature are common. "Examinations are stressful experiences in which you are made to face up to your shortcomings," To dream of failing an exam, being late for one, or being unprepared shows that you feel unprepared for the challenges of waking life."8) Dreams about Pregnancy :
That pregnancy dreams might sometimes represent a woman's fears of being an inadequate mother. Dreams indicate that the dreamer is developing some area of potential or deepening a relationship. Dream interpreter Russell Grant writes that these dreams presage difficult times.
1) 9) Dreams about Flying:
Fl Flying often represent two very different sides. On the one hand, such dreams can represent feelings of freedom and independence. On the other hand, they can also indicate a desire to flee or escape from the realities of life.
F Flying alone occurs most frequently, showing the independent aspect of flying. But because it often involves positive feelings of pleasure, flying may depict our sexuality, especially aspects of it expressing freedom from social norms and restraints."
Conclusion :
we're not predicted by dream theorists. Firstly, dreaming and other states of consciousness are related to changes in the level of brain activation. Secondly, that, independent of activation, the brain opens and closes its gates of sensory input and motor output. The third and perhaps most significant conclusion is that the brain not only self-activates and isolates itself from the world, but it changes its chemical climate very radically.
Two of the chemical systems necessary to waking consciousness are completely shut off when the brain self-activates in sleep. It is this difference in brain chemistry that probably determines the differences between waking and dreaming consciousness.