Dream Interpretation —
Remembering
Your Dreams
Before you can go about interpreting your
dreams and learning what they have to teach you, it's
important to remember your dreams. It is estimated that as much as 50% of
a dream's content is lost within five minutes of waking, and as much as
90% of the content can be lost after only ten minutes.
This short window of recall is one
reason that many people insist they rarely or never dream, even though
sleep scientists have proven that every human being dreams from between
four and seven times each and every night.
One great way to remember
your dreams, and to begin to analyze and interpret them, is to keep a
dream journal. A dream journal does not have to be anything
elaborate or fancy. The dream j ournal can be
as simple as a table kept on the nightstand by the bed.
Try to get into the habit of
writing down what you remember of your dream every morning immediately
upon waking. It is important to do this as soon as you are awake, since
the majority of the dream can be lost in just a few minutes. If you cannot
remember the entire dream, just jot down a few words, or even your
impressions of the dream.
Many people begin to see patterns
emerging after they have kept a sleep journal for a number of nights. For
instance, even if your dreams are different each night, there may be
similar themes or locations. These themes and locations can be a big help
later on when you begin attempting to interpret your dreams.
When interpreting your
dreams, try to make it fun and interesting. If it seems like
drudgery it probably is not worth doing. Most people engage in dream
interpretation for their own entertainment and enlightenment, and not for
any deeper philosophical or psychological reason.
Some people, however, are able to
use their nightly dreams as springboards into their subconscious, and
these people are often able to use the locations, people and events found
in their dreams to work through issues they are facing in the real
world.
For instance, if you dream
constantly about falling, it could indicate that you feel your life is out
of control and unstable. If you can examine your life and take control of
it, it can result in not only a cessation of those bad dreams but in a
better and more fulfilling life as well.
Fear of certain events in your
life, or anxiety about things you cannot face, can often manifest itself
through dreams in which you are being chased, or pursued by an attacker.
Those experiencing these frightening and disturbing dreams often benefit
from performing a self examination to determine what they are afraid to
face. Once these challenges have been faced, the chasing dreams usually go
away.
It is even possible to work
through some traumas while still in the dream state. For instance, those
who dream of being pursued are sometimes able to turn their dreams around
by confronting the attacker within the dream. Simply turning around and
asking the pursuer what he or she wants from you is often enough to turn
the dream into a positive one, and to begin working through the
psychological issues that caused it.
Of course not all dream issues are
so easily solved. If your dream journal reveals frequent
nightmares or similar disturbing dreams, it could be related to a past
trauma that will take professional help to address. For instance,
soldiers returning from war zones, and rescue workers returning from
floods, fires and other natural disasters, report a higher level of
nightmares than does the general public.
It seems that bad dreams and
nightmares may be the subconscious mind's way of dealing with issues the
conscious mind is not ready to confront. Confronting these demons, and
banishing the nightmares they engender, often requires the help of a
qualified counselor or therapist.
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