What are Dreams?

Lately I have been very preoccupied with dreams and I am curious as to what you guys think of dreams?

Some people and cultures consider their dreams to be prophecies or messages from the spirit world and see them in a religious light. For example ancient Hebrews believed that good dreams came from God and that bad dreams came from evil spirits. Another example of how people associated dreams with the spirit world was the idea while you slept and Incubus or Succubus could come lie upon you in order to have intercourse.(This belief most likely came from sleep paralysis and hypnogogic hallucinations)

Freud believed that dreams were a form of wish fulfillment. That the dream world was a place where we could act out things that we aren't allowed to do or aren't acceptable in society. He believed that most dream symbolism was sexual in nature.

I have also seen many studies that suggest that dreams are our brain's way of processing memories.

Many people also believe that dreams are a tool for accessing our subconscious and can be used to help change ourselves for the better. Our dreams can show us who we really are and can help us overcome some of our fears and desires.

I personally think of my dreams as an access to my subconscious and through understanding them better I can understand myself better.

So my question basically comes down to this: What are your dreams to you?

if your dreaming is because you are worried about somethin...

so you're saying theres something ot the big pink elephant that keeps chasing me in my dreams?

if your dreaming is because you are worried about somethin...

Rickettsia

Modern neuroscience believes they are a way to order everiday happenings in the brain? they call that the theory of neural plasticity Freud consir them as inconscient manifestations before them religious matters and a proof that there is a God I think we are evolving in understanding the meaning of dreams

Dreams are a figment of our imaginations.

I haven't had a dream in months :(

(yeah I know I just don't remember them yes... :P)

so you're saying theres something ot the big pink elephant that keeps chasing me in my dreams?

sonofsmeagle

There could be! Maybe you have a fear of elephants? Or the color pink? :P

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so you're saying theres something ot the big pink elephant that keeps chasing me in my dreams?

Bane_09

There could be! Maybe you have a fear of elephants? Or the color pink? :P

Or he may have watched Dumbo 1 to many times.

I haven't had a dream in months :(

(yeah I know I just don't remember them yes... :P)

parkurtommo

That's too bad, if you want to increase your dream recall you can keep a dream journal. That helps quite a bit in increasing dream recall, also just thinking about dreams during the day or reading about them or related material will increase your chance of remembering a dream. :) I usually have 3-5 dreams a night that I can remember

Why does it feel more real when I dream than when I am awake?LiftedHeadshot

Maybe it is more real? :shock: are you sure you aren't dreaming now? :P

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if your dreaming is because you are worried about somethin...

LiftedHeadshot

Well now you are worried about dreams, so you will get more dreams in exchange or get lost in dreams.

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if your dreaming is because you are worried about somethin...

Rickettsia

Well now you are worried about dreams, so you will get more dreams in exchange or get lost in dreams.

[QUOTE="LiftedHeadshot"]Why does it feel more real when I dream than when I am awake?Bane_09

Maybe it is more real? :shock: are you sure you aren't dreaming now? :P

The dreams I remember are a result of the bollocks my brain spurts out while I'm sleeping lightly. Which happens to be a big load of bollocks.Chevolutionary

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[QUOTE="LiftedHeadshot"]Why does it feel more real when I dream than when I am awake?LiftedHeadshot

Maybe it is more real? :shock: are you sure you aren't dreaming now? :P

Ah I should have recognized the quote! The Matrix is one of my favorite movies

[QUOTE="Chevolutionary"]The dreams I remember are a result of the bollocks my brain spurts out while I'm sleeping lightly. Which happens to be a big load of bollocks.LiftedHeadshot

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[QUOTE="LiftedHeadshot"] I disagree. I dream every night and I am not a worrier.LiftedHeadshot

Well now you are worried about dreams, so you will get more dreams in exchange or get lost in dreams.

Whoa, i dont want any problems dreamer. But i can say you really not fell something good about her. Does this makes me a psychic?

from Eternal Darkness:

Dreams... modern psychology offers only unproven theories... Some see them as the meaningless tossing and turning of a brain settling into a restless sleep. Others see them as laden with symbols of our unconscious desires. To still others, dreams represent the upwelling of the archetypes, normally hidden deep within the recesses of the collective human unconscious...

Hopefully my dreams won't come true. I have had too many dreams about bad things happening to my car (i.e. stolen seats, broken windows, completely stolen, etc.). I've also had a dream where I pulled out all of my teeth and it was the most vivid dream ever. I remember thinking that it was real life, I literally told myself that in the dream because I thought I had a dream about that before. Then I woke up and was happier than ever to find my teeth still intact. More recently I had a dream where I was shot and dying. I hope none of my dreams come true lol. Ghost_702

Yes hopefully they never come true haha. I have also had dreams of my teeth being pulled out or falling out. It is actually a pretty common dream sign surprisingly and a lot of people have dreams like that. So next time you have a dream of your teeth being pulled hopefully you will recognize it as a dream sign and be able to wake up :P

They're just a culmination of your memories and thoughts and experiences. That's it.

Dreams are your thoughts/imagination when you sleep. I wish it were from past experiences....that means i did sleep with....her :D. Oh well shes married now...........:cry:

Dreams are the most amazing thing your mind produces. I've managed to lucid dream a couple of times and now I love dreaming

A dream is a wish your heart makes! :oops:

/cheesy cinderella quote

Dreams are the most amazing thing your mind produces. I've managed to lucid dream a couple of times and now I love dreaming

omus101

I'm so jelly. One of two things happen for me when I realize that I'm dreaming.

1. I wake up.

2. I think within a dream instead of changing the dream to what I want. For example, I want to ride a horse....but I can't get the damn horse to appear...I only think in my mind I want to ride it.

I find dreams fascinating.

Especially when you go lucid, your mind is guessing what everything sounds like, feels like, looks likes, and tastes like. Once I even had the opportunity to talk to a person in my dream, though I don't remember it well, I got along with him pretty good and it was rather interesting, seeing he was a figment of my imagination.

I never had a nightmare. I don't understand why I don't but maybe because Im a saint. I do really think im a saint, im a 20 yr old virgin. And i dont care, and I love everyone. I guess that explains. I also really do believe in God and I really hope the world ends next year because I can't wait to go to heaven. Yes, i have that much faith, im a saint.

EDIT: if im rich one day, i will give money to poor people. Im not making any of this stuff up. :)

So, have faith in people, there are some nice people like me.

I think dreams are messages from your subconsious. Whenever something sticks out to me in a dream, i use the dream dictionary online and it actually matches somethings that I'm going through. Its purrty neat!

I just hate it when im haveing a fantastic dream were im rich powerfullor something. Thento just wake and see my dedroom wall and then come back to reality that is my sad life. you all know what im talking about