People typically spend more than two hours a night dreaming.
"Some scientists believe dreams are the cortex's attempt to find meaning in the random signals that it receives during REM sleep. The cortex is the part of the brain that interprets and organizes information from the environment during consciousness. It may be that, given random signals from the pons during REM sleep, the cortex tries to interpret these signals as well, creating a 'story' out of fragmented brain activity." (Source: NHS.gov)
There is, of course, no translation book that will tell you exactly what a dream means to every person. But there are some dreams that are very common and have common interpretations. Only you can say if they make sense to you.
Here are 11 common dreams and what their meaning may be, according to the World of Lucid Dreaming.
- Being chased by a predator might mean you are holding back repressed emotions of fear or aggression.
- Being chased by a person or some other being may mean you feel threatened; who or what is chasing you and why?
- If you are poorly dressed, you may feel worn out; if you are dressed differently, it may indicate a new direction in your lifestyle.
- Falling relates to anxieties about letting go or losing control or having success but then failing.
- Broken machinery reflects the language center shutting down during sleep and may represent performance anxiety.
- Cutting hair off shows a loss of libido, according to Freud.
- Tied hands may represent feelings of futility; washing them may represent guilt; try concentrating on your hands in your dream to remember the dream later.
- If you kill in your dream, it may represent your wish to kill part of your own personality; or it may be tied to hostility against someone.
- Missing a flight may mean missing life opportunities; this dream is common during a decision-making period.
- If you're naked in your dream, you may feel vulnerable; it may also be tied to a desire for recognition.
- Radios and TVs may represent a direct line between the conscious and unconscious mind; try asking them a question!
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