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Dreams-For-Survival Theory

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People forget ninety present of all dreams. Sleep can produce a state of unconsciousness were the mind and brain apparently turn off the functions. Some people even have premonition dreams where they dream about something is going to happen. Like when Abraham Lincoln dreamed of his assassination and many victims of nine eleven had dreams warning them. So it seems that dreams try to warn you and get you ready. Showing the dreams-for-survival theory explains why people have dreams and why they are important. The manifest content of my dream when I was around ten, in the dream I was in a truck in the middle of know where on a bright sunny day. It was an old truck and I was in the passers seat all by myself. I was just looking out the window …show more content…

In my dream I was sitting in a truck in the middle of know where and even though I had no clue where I was it seemed like I had been there before. Also when I was little I remember siting I my dad’s truck waiting for him to run errands, watching all the people walk by. So in my dream it combined the two memories and made a story. I believe dreams-for-survival interpretation is the most valid. Dreams are a great way to get people ready for the dangers in the world from dangerous people to weather disasters in a safe place in our mind. So people can learn without getting hurt. Without dream for survival we one would have to learn everything first hand and if someone is trying to kidnap you it could be too late if you don’t know how to respond. That is why dream for survival is the best theory to understand my dream.
Also in my perception this dream helped me become the person I am today. It showed me and got me ready for the real world. Teaching me that not all people are nice and caring, that there are people that what to hurt others. The dream made sure to look out for the creeps that are everywhere and not just to trust every person I meet. But I have found out that I have a hard time opening up to people which is a down fall sometimes. So the dream might have prepared me to look out for dangerous people but at the same time made me less likely to open up and tell people how I really

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