Short Story : ' Dream Journal '

Throughout history, numerous people have studied the human body and its many functions. One area of the body that causes much confusion and controversy is the mind. Many parts of the brain baffle scientists, but a specific aspect of the mind that is fascinating and puzzling is dreams and their functions. It is surprising that an average person dreams for at least six years of their life, but scientists still do not know the role of dreaming (Shaw). Several theories have been presented to provide a reason for dreaming, and attempt to explain what most do not understand. Although dream research has been prominent lately, no agreement has been reached on which theory is correct on the purpose of dreams. Some believe that dreams are only

Every single one of us dreams and each one is experienced at a personal level, but interpreting them and figuring what they actually mean is still a mystery to us all. The histories of dreams, dates all the way back to over 5,000 years ago. These were the times where they would still write things down on clay tablets. Even then, we were already interested in what dreams meant. During the Greek and Roman eras, dreams were perceived in a religious sense. If they were good dreams, they would be interpreted as a gift from God, while bad ones were from the demons. (Dream Moods, 2013)

I remember having dreams and when I have had them they were very interesting, and I wander why. 1 Reading the text book, it says most people dream four to five times a night, but not all people remember their dreams upon awakening in the morning. Non-dreamers are often surprised by their dreams when they first awake. (Dennis Coon, 2016). 1 How meaningful are dreams? Some theorist believe that dreams have deeply hidden meanings. Others regard dreams as nearly meaningless. 2 Yet others hold that dreams reflect our waking thoughts, fantasies and emotions(hartmann,2011). I also looked up on the Dream Bible which I never knew that these sites exist, so it was very interesting reading the different sites. 3 The dream Bible says

My psychology professor once told me, “You should always keep a journal of your dreams.” She explained to me that it is a very rare occurrence that one might remember their dream off the top of their head. I then contemplated and tried to count the number of dreams I ever remembered. I could not even count my own left hand’s worth. I still have yet to remember any dreams, until now.

Prior to this project being assigned, I always thought that dreams were just your brain organizing or processing information throughout the night, but now that I have been researching my strange dreams, I have realized that they correlate to my life. My dreams mostly consist of disappearances, forgetfulness, disagreements, and individuals morphing into other beings. A majority of my dreams included friends and classmates, occasionally I would dream about strangers. I have not had recurring dreams, but what amazes me is that all of my dreams so far have had similar meaning when I research them.

Some people claim to be able to remember their dreams very well. Most people admit to having a hard time remembering parts of dream or even dreaming at all. Along with many other aspects of dreaming this is a debatable topic between researchers. There are many theories as to why we can’t remember our dreams. Some of the most notable that I came across come from philosophers dating back to as early as the 1800s. Hobson did a good job of bringing up various theories from famous philosophers such as Sigmund Freud. One possibility is that our brain’s neuro-chemicals during sleep are very different from when we wake up and so they don’t allow us to consolidate

I believe that dreams can have meaning but not all dream do. Just as Freud had cautioned sometimes, "A cigar is just a cigar." Some dreams seem as they did not relate to day-to-day life, problems or conflict, or desires. Nonetheless, in my experience I have had dreams that very strongly really to my normal cognitive thought process, as well as, my problems and conflict.

Dreams come in all shapes and forms. Every dream experience falls into one of the following categories: Prophetic Dreams, Release Dreams, Wish Dreams, Informative and Problem solving dreams, and Astral Visits. So many people take dreams for granted or think they do not mean anything, but they do. Dreams are incredible when you learn what they are, mean and why we dream at all.

I often dream about nonsense, but when I have an interesting dream and I wake up, and immediately write down notes on my iPod. When I read my notes one or two days later I get confused on why and how that was written down, but after reading what I wrote a few times, it jogs my memory. Maybe keeping a dream journal in addition to a writing journal might help.

I have always been interested in learning and interpreting dreams every since I was in high school. Out of everything I learned about dreams over the years, the one that really resonated with me the most was that dreaming is our way of dealing with problems from our waking state. For that reason, I chose an article called Relation of Dreams To Waking Concerns by Rosalind Cartwright, Mehmet Y. Agargun, Jennifer Kirkby, and Julie Kabat Friedman. It captured my interest because it goes into depth about how your waking concerns effects your dreaming state. It also goes into detail about Slow Wave Sleep (SWS) and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and what they have to do with dreaming.

Many people are intrigued by dreams. They are constantly searching for answers, ‎wondering why certain events occurred and what they mean. Dreams are probably one of the ‎hardest things to study, which is why there’s nothing more than theories about them. Humans ‎are self-conscious individuals, and dreams are mysterious and unpredictable. If an individual ‎under a study has a dream that is embarrassing or ignominious, they may leave key parts of the ‎dream out, or even lie about having a dream at all! However, this doesn’t stop people from ‎searching for meaning to their most intimate thoughts. Dreams can be our subconscious’ way ‎of communicating with us about important details that have happened, and even those that have ‎yet to happen.

When I was assigned to record any dreams, I had in the week prior to when this paper was due, I was quite nervous. I am not someone who remembers their dreams very often and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to come up with content for this paper. However, Saturday morning, after a good night's rest, I remembered a dream with vivid detail. The situation was odd and vague but the imagery was lucid.

In this post we will see how to lucid dream tonight easily using few simple techniques. Many programs may try to trick you by offering one key method to induce lucid dream but I urge you understand the fact nothing can make you to lucid dream except your own efforts and strong intention.

Dreams are often liberating experiences, fantasies that take people away from the demands of the waking world, especially if they are lucid dreams. Lucid dreams are when someone is in a sense, awake in a dream. The person knows that they are dreaming and can sometimes even manipulate the very fabric of the Dreamscape. Dreams are a very important part of life, humans spend over one third of their lives asleep, but it is all too often that dreams are forgotten or muddled. This study was conducted in order to investigate a possible way to remember dreams more often and to have them be clearer instead of vague and blurry.

The mind likes to play tricks on us and dreams are examples of these tricks. Dreams, for me, are hard things to describe due to the complicity that they hold. Sigmund Freud states that dreams can be divided into three categories with respect to their literal and underlying meanings. With my experience with dreams, I think that there are more than three