| Why Do You Dream? |
The brain receives stimuli from many different sources all day long.
There are far too many stimuli for it to process. The mind
prioritizes the stimuli and makes you aware of those that need
immediate attention (the crying baby, the out-of-control car, your
boss' request) so that you may act accordingly. The stimuli that you
are not consciously aware of are nevertheless noted by the brain,
but on a subconscious level (the drip of the bathroom water faucet,
the remark by a coworker at the water cooler while you were on the
telephone.)
Furthermore, you feel emotions all day. Some you acknowledge
and act on (you say thank you and smile when you are
complimented.) Some you repress or do not allow yourself to act
on (you don't punch your boss in the nose when he tells you the
report you worked on for a week is no longer needed.) Traumatic
experiences occur that you face (you call the police) or if it too
painful, you deny them happening and send them deep into your
subconscious (repression.)
In addition to all these emotions and stimuli the brain must process
daily, it also keeps your body functioning; it remembers names and
faces; it allows you to talk and walk and chew gum (sometimes all at
the same time); and performs numerous other activities that you
take for granted.
You must admit -- that's a lot to do. At night, when your body must
rest, the mind continues working. When no longer called upon to
type letters and do the grocery shopping, the brain concentrates
on processing all of those subconscious stimuli and emotions
(while still maintaining body temperature and breathing, etc.)
This is why we dream. Only you are not awake to receive the
signals at a conscious level -- you can not hear or see or touch (at
a conscious level) while you are sleeping. The brain must resort to
other means to get the signals through to your conscious mind.
This is why we dream the way we do. The mind uses everything at
its disposal (which is everything its ever been exposed to) to get
the message across (green teddy bears, Uncle George and your
grade school classroom, for instance.) Simply put, dreaming is the
minds way of processing all of the stimuli and emotions it has
received during the day or repressed over time, so that you may
act on them.
All in all, it's a pretty neat system. But unless you are remembering
and making sense of your dreams, you are missing out on
countless opportunities to learn about yourself and experience life
to its fullest.
Next step --Why Interpret Your Dreams?
There are far too many stimuli for it to process. The mind
prioritizes the stimuli and makes you aware of those that need
immediate attention (the crying baby, the out-of-control car, your
boss' request) so that you may act accordingly. The stimuli that you
are not consciously aware of are nevertheless noted by the brain,
but on a subconscious level (the drip of the bathroom water faucet,
the remark by a coworker at the water cooler while you were on the
telephone.)
Furthermore, you feel emotions all day. Some you acknowledge
and act on (you say thank you and smile when you are
complimented.) Some you repress or do not allow yourself to act
on (you don't punch your boss in the nose when he tells you the
report you worked on for a week is no longer needed.) Traumatic
experiences occur that you face (you call the police) or if it too
painful, you deny them happening and send them deep into your
subconscious (repression.)
In addition to all these emotions and stimuli the brain must process
daily, it also keeps your body functioning; it remembers names and
faces; it allows you to talk and walk and chew gum (sometimes all at
the same time); and performs numerous other activities that you
take for granted.
You must admit -- that's a lot to do. At night, when your body must
rest, the mind continues working. When no longer called upon to
type letters and do the grocery shopping, the brain concentrates
on processing all of those subconscious stimuli and emotions
(while still maintaining body temperature and breathing, etc.)
This is why we dream. Only you are not awake to receive the
signals at a conscious level -- you can not hear or see or touch (at
a conscious level) while you are sleeping. The brain must resort to
other means to get the signals through to your conscious mind.
This is why we dream the way we do. The mind uses everything at
its disposal (which is everything its ever been exposed to) to get
the message across (green teddy bears, Uncle George and your
grade school classroom, for instance.) Simply put, dreaming is the
minds way of processing all of the stimuli and emotions it has
received during the day or repressed over time, so that you may
act on them.
All in all, it's a pretty neat system. But unless you are remembering
and making sense of your dreams, you are missing out on
countless opportunities to learn about yourself and experience life
to its fullest.
Next step --Why Interpret Your Dreams?
Disclaimer: I do not profess to be
an expert on dreams. I have no
degree in Psychology or any other
science. I profess to be a
dreamer -- in every sense of the
word, because I dream and I have
learned to interpret my own
dreams. I make no promises that
I can interpret your dreams. I
merely hope to help you learn to
interpret your own dreams. You
are welcome to learn from my
experiences.
an expert on dreams. I have no
degree in Psychology or any other
science. I profess to be a
dreamer -- in every sense of the
word, because I dream and I have
learned to interpret my own
dreams. I make no promises that
I can interpret your dreams. I
merely hope to help you learn to
interpret your own dreams. You
are welcome to learn from my
experiences.
| Happy Dreaming! |
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