Dreaming

series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep”, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. However, many people don’t know that there are diverse dreaming possibilities, or that some people perceive dreams differently than others; also, dreams have a deeply rooted meaning in the subconscious. I chose to write about dreaming because I often experience bizarre and at times sporadic dreams that I wanted to learn more about. Particular people dream in particular ways. For…

argues that there are many reasons for having dreams and how dreams have meanings. He tries to see if dreaming is relevant to the way humans and animals live their lives. He gives examples and other sources to allow the reader to conclude if dreaming is relevant or not, and whether or not it is something that we really need to pay attention to. Gottschall in the chapter argues that dreaming and storytelling tie into one another, because dreams are stories of the dreamer being told; true or…

Dreaming is an escape to another world without the agony and discomfort. Dreams are luscious, affable, absurd, and unlimited. They are the alternative reality where everything is peaceful. Everyone is at ease, and there are no worries. Even if a person does not experience the harsh reality of the world, they can easily escape the dull, monotonous daily routine of life. The world can be a dreary place to some, and with dreams, people can achieve and be whatever they desire to be. Dreaming is the…

41.36% of the participants stated that they liked dreaming, and that they viewed dreams as recreational and diverting, 53.76% of the sample stated that dreams are nonsense and that they pay no attention to them, and 18.23% of the sample checked both items (Schredl, 2013, p. 3). Gender and socioeconomic status also seemed to pay a role in dreaming. Gender differences with women reporting more positive attitudes toward dreams; women: 45.73% vs. men:…

what is a dream? Dream is a sequence of our ideas, imagination, emotions and sensations in the mind which we have during different stages of sleep. Moreover, there is thy study of dreaming which is called “oneirology”. Therefore, there are many scientists who provide a lot of various and fascinating hypotheses about dreaming. I am going to share with you ten the most popular of them. The first one is “which fulfillment”. In 1900 Sigmund Freud puts forward this hypothesis in a text titled “The…

bizarre cases of dreams. A lucid dream is when a person knows they are dreaming and are able to control what they say and do (Facts). If a person wanted to fly, they could fly. If they wanted to experience something, maybe a job interview, they could put themselves in that situation in their own dream. Research proves that lucid dreaming is increased activity in parts of the brain that are usually shut off during sleep. Lucid dreaming is a state between REM sleep and being awake (Facts). People…

Introduction “Wishes suppressed during the day assert themselves in dreams (Freud, The Interpretations of Dreams, 1999)." Most of us, if not all, have experienced waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat and paranoid, looking around the room to see if there is someone else in the room. Most of us have spent the day worrying about something nerve racking and then having that show up in our dreams. Most people dream at least 4 to 6 times per night during the REM stage, although we…

For years, scientists and researchers have studied ways to understand and describe dreams. They have tested many theories and hypotheses to answer the many questions that surround dreams. Strauch and Meier describe dreams as “…a world of experiences, where, seemingly separated from our waking lives, we lead a second existence” (1). That being said, how is the brain able to remember these other lives lived in a dream-like state? The brain is a complex set of nerves, so many factors play a part in…

something that humans have been doing since their very existence. Although people don’t know exactly why we dream, some people think it’s for religious reasons, while others think that it’s for scientific purposes. There are a few theories behind dreaming. One theory explains that dreams help the brain separate all the important and unimportant memories the brain collects during one’s daily activity. This helps the brain deposit “minor sensory details”, such as an unrecognizable face in a…

What is a dream? The scientific definition of a dream is when there is a very small amount of brain activity and there is no sense of self-awareness. Most dreaming occurs in the REM (rapid eye movement) stage. This is the stage during which accelerated respiration and heart rate, muscle relaxation, and increased brain activity occurs. This stage is also called paradoxical sleep. During a dream, the dreamer experiences an incredibly lifelike ordeal, and the shutting down of the self-awareness…