I flipped the lightswitch. The light did not turn on, and the light switch was glowing green. How come they don't work in dreams. I would think that they can work becouse you can do anything in a dream.
2007-01-19 05:16:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
To understand a dream, it’s helpful to keep in mind why and how we dream. When we sleep, the body and perception systems are shut down, but the brain remains active. The brain thinks about what has recently been most active during waking hours—experiences, thoughts and feelings accessed recently whether consciously or not. The brain is still active, so it works on this content, but not in a familiar, rational way. During sleep, this material is not related using input from the external real world, but rather by the brain connections already established in the cortex. So the story connectedness isn’t like everyday experience, but rather a strange, circuitous flow from one image to the next. So dreams aren’t magical messages to guide our life, but dream imagery is taken from everyday experiences, thoughts and feelings that matter most to us during our waking life. So it’s a mistake to apply standard symbol definitions, such as Freudian meanings. All you need to do is think about what kind of imagery it is and how it relates to your daily life.
About the light switchs...FYI, they go on in my dreams. Maybe they fail in your dreams because you don't feel competent working with mechanic and technical things like switches and electricity. Or maybe the devices in your life are old, and you're concerned they're likely to fail.
2007-01-19 07:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Light switches do work in dreams, but not for everybody. Everything in your dreams comes from your mind, so this might point to a sticking point that might indicate some bigger problem, or it might not.
Dream work and dream interpreting is very subjective work. Freud thought he was great at it, but it still requires intimate knowledge of a person to come up with any useful interpretations.
2007-01-19 05:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by www.PersonalDevelopment.fm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To my recollection i've got on no account been waiting to coach lighting fixtures on or off in a dream the two. unsure if that's a "rule" of all aims, notwithstanding if it has befell to me besides and that's frightening!
2016-10-07 10:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't work because you are afraid the light wouldn't turn on. Since that fear dominates your mind, it comes true.
It is the same with not having any bullets in your gun in a dream.
2007-01-19 05:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by russia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't know why light switches don't work in a dream but I do know why you don't work.Because you waste your time thinking about meaningless crap like this!
2007-01-19 05:26:58 · answer #5 · answered by JACK OF TRADES 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will they do not work in my dreams and I am very competent working with mechanic and technical things like switches and electricity. I do it for a living. Last night I had a dream within a dream that was within a dream. It was the wildest dream related thing I have ever had happen to me.
2014-10-05 05:54:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the green light was neon..
you forgot to plug your brain into the wall.. thats prolly why you werent getting any electricity.
2007-01-19 05:22:46 · answer #7 · answered by Corey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋