Dreams
“Dreams are only thoughts you didn't have time to think about during the day.” (Unknown Author). There are many different components that are involved in why we dream, how to understand our dreams and the possibilities of remembering our dreams. Despite opposing viewpoints, research proves that everyone does dream and if we understand how our dreams work, then it will have a positive effect on our well-being.
“There are many theories about why we dream, but no one knows for sure.” (Karriem-Norwood). The two main theories as to why we dream are, “ To represent unconscious desires and wishes [and] To consolidate and process information gathered during the day.” (Nichols). A dream is basically a story or image that are minds create from …show more content…
Most researchers think that dreaming can be an important part of keeping our mental health healthy. “Dreams can occur anytime during sleep.” (Karriem-Norwood). “[The] most vivid dreams occur during deep, REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, when the brain is most active.” (Karriem-Norwood). “Sleep researchers have found that REM sleep is important for establishing long-term memories from our dreams.”(Lawrence). “Most adults have 3 to 5 REM periods during the night. The sessions occur about every 90 minutes and last from 5 to 30 minutes each. REM periods get longer as the night progresses. Dreams also become longer as throughout the night.” (Lawrence). Dreams can happen anytime throughout the night, but the wildest dreams occur during the REM cycle of sleep. “Dreams can be extraordinary vivid or very vague.” (Cherry). “”We found that dreams were increasing in bizarreness from the early to the late stages.””(Oaklander). Even the most bizarre dreams can be understood just as easy as the plain and simple dreams. “...It is thought that everyone dreams between 3 to 6 times per night.” (Nichols). Each of those dreams can “[last] between 5 to 20 minutes” each. (Nichols). Most of the content in a person's dream are somehow related to their actual life. “48% of people that feature in a dream are recognized by the person dreaming.” (Nichols). “Women dream more about family, children and indoor settings when compared with men.” (Nichols). Most people say that the dreams that they have right before they wake up are the most bizarre. If you take the time to interpret dreams, most dreams can have some pretty interesting underlying information that might help or clarify some situations in everyday
“Dreams are only thoughts you didn't have time to think about during the day.” (Unknown Author). There are many different components that are involved in why we dream, how to understand our dreams and the possibilities of remembering our dreams. Despite opposing viewpoints, research proves that everyone does dream and if we understand how our dreams work, then it will have a positive effect on our well-being.
“There are many theories about why we dream, but no one knows for sure.” (Karriem-Norwood). The two main theories as to why we dream are, “ To represent unconscious desires and wishes [and] To consolidate and process information gathered during the day.” (Nichols). A dream is basically a story or image that are minds create from …show more content…
Most researchers think that dreaming can be an important part of keeping our mental health healthy. “Dreams can occur anytime during sleep.” (Karriem-Norwood). “[The] most vivid dreams occur during deep, REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, when the brain is most active.” (Karriem-Norwood). “Sleep researchers have found that REM sleep is important for establishing long-term memories from our dreams.”(Lawrence). “Most adults have 3 to 5 REM periods during the night. The sessions occur about every 90 minutes and last from 5 to 30 minutes each. REM periods get longer as the night progresses. Dreams also become longer as throughout the night.” (Lawrence). Dreams can happen anytime throughout the night, but the wildest dreams occur during the REM cycle of sleep. “Dreams can be extraordinary vivid or very vague.” (Cherry). “”We found that dreams were increasing in bizarreness from the early to the late stages.””(Oaklander). Even the most bizarre dreams can be understood just as easy as the plain and simple dreams. “...It is thought that everyone dreams between 3 to 6 times per night.” (Nichols). Each of those dreams can “[last] between 5 to 20 minutes” each. (Nichols). Most of the content in a person's dream are somehow related to their actual life. “48% of people that feature in a dream are recognized by the person dreaming.” (Nichols). “Women dream more about family, children and indoor settings when compared with men.” (Nichols). Most people say that the dreams that they have right before they wake up are the most bizarre. If you take the time to interpret dreams, most dreams can have some pretty interesting underlying information that might help or clarify some situations in everyday