Therapy with Dream Analysis Reveals Critical Information
Although children are taught to not take dreams too seriously; to remember dreams are not real, only imagination, this is not the case for all dreams. In reality, “...the dream serves as a substitute for a number of thoughts derived from our daily life, and which fit together with perfect logic” (Freud, 1987, p. 184). This proves our brains are still thinking well enough at night to make our dreams logical. Proving dreams are just as significant as any other thoughts. Humans’ brains never quit thinking, so dreaming is full of senseful thoughts which have purpose. Oftentimes, a person will control a dream, or restrict themselves from envisioning certain situations at night. These hidden pieces, when exposed, are crucial when using dream analysis to help the mental state of a patient.
Awake Thoughts While Asleep Sleeping is the human body’s way of resting to prepare itself for another day in life, after a day full of thinking and doing. However, the brain never really rests, even throughout the night while dreaming the brain continues to first form, and then react in dreams. The feelings felt while awake also exist in dreams. (Freud, 1987, p. 141). Nonetheless, dreams and awake life are still separate, “[o]ne …show more content…
Similarities include mannerisms, feelings, and reactions to situations. The dream, when analyzed, reveals important thoughts and reactions which may go unnoticed in a regular awake day. Problems which occur in dreams cannot be simply blamed on the fact they were presented while asleep, because those problems are not made up in dreams, but rather a continuation of issues in life. “...[A]nxiety in dreams is an anxiety-problem and not a dream-problem” (Freud, 1987, p. 181). Through dream analysis therapists are better able to understand and diagnose a problem, which leads to solving an issue and helping another
Although children are taught to not take dreams too seriously; to remember dreams are not real, only imagination, this is not the case for all dreams. In reality, “...the dream serves as a substitute for a number of thoughts derived from our daily life, and which fit together with perfect logic” (Freud, 1987, p. 184). This proves our brains are still thinking well enough at night to make our dreams logical. Proving dreams are just as significant as any other thoughts. Humans’ brains never quit thinking, so dreaming is full of senseful thoughts which have purpose. Oftentimes, a person will control a dream, or restrict themselves from envisioning certain situations at night. These hidden pieces, when exposed, are crucial when using dream analysis to help the mental state of a patient.
Awake Thoughts While Asleep Sleeping is the human body’s way of resting to prepare itself for another day in life, after a day full of thinking and doing. However, the brain never really rests, even throughout the night while dreaming the brain continues to first form, and then react in dreams. The feelings felt while awake also exist in dreams. (Freud, 1987, p. 141). Nonetheless, dreams and awake life are still separate, “[o]ne …show more content…
Similarities include mannerisms, feelings, and reactions to situations. The dream, when analyzed, reveals important thoughts and reactions which may go unnoticed in a regular awake day. Problems which occur in dreams cannot be simply blamed on the fact they were presented while asleep, because those problems are not made up in dreams, but rather a continuation of issues in life. “...[A]nxiety in dreams is an anxiety-problem and not a dream-problem” (Freud, 1987, p. 181). Through dream analysis therapists are better able to understand and diagnose a problem, which leads to solving an issue and helping another