2007-03-27 21:45:51 · 8 answers · asked by ellegantelle 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
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2007-03-28 20:55:30 · update #1
The purpose of dreams, as far as we understand them, is to process the vast amount of information that comes in through your senses each day whilst you're awake.
On this basis the "meaning" of your dreams is simply that you are making sense of information which previously didn't have a "meaning", for you, because it hadn't been processed so as to fit into your mental maps of the world (all your existing beliefs, ideas, values, etc.).
Given what seems to be going on, it's not really surprising that lots of things appear in your dreams that have nothing to do with what has been happening in your life just before the dream occurs. Things can appear in your dreams that have been part of your memories as far back as you started forming memories - or anytime in between then and now.
Nor do the things in your dreams have to be obviously related to each other. Like I said, dreaming is a process of finding/making meaning, and the brain can draw from anywhere in its huge store of memories in order to carry out that process.
So when, if ever, you happen to notice yourself having what seems like a weird dream in future you can literally rest assured that everything is OK. Your brain is actually doing, with great skill, one of the jobs it was designed to do
2007-03-28 02:20:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you been reading something in the paper or on the news? I get scary similar dreams when I'm up late watching the news and they report on murders etc. I think it is your brain's way of filtering out what you have processed during the day. If it is recurring, maybe you have a deep hidden fear about being murdered and it is your brain's way of filtering this info? Our brain "thinks" about things on a subconscious level, even if we are not constantly aware of it.
2007-03-28 05:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by JoJi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
..well, in real psychology, nightmare doesn't have any relationship to what will happen in real life because dreams are results of sleep... but then if we use association of dreams to real life, sometimes they say that dreams are opposite of what will really happen.. in your case, i would say that maybe you're angry with somebody which bothers you so much or the other way around.. you better pray before you sleep...
2007-03-28 04:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by nikka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what ive heard and beleive if u dream of being killed or dyin.............. the only meanin it has it ur gonna have a longgg life..........maybe it'll be hard but who's life isnt.. so dont worry.... ur livin a long one........... jus deal with ur problems and even if u cant............. dont worry bout the dream trust me.. call me in 50 yrs... youll be alive n well !!
2007-03-28 05:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by I V X 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're scared of something and subconsciously at sleep it manifests itself in the worse possible way
2007-03-28 04:49:27 · answer #5 · answered by asphyxia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your going to have a bad day.
2007-03-28 04:50:01 · answer #6 · answered by mdk2121 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deep tension; fear
2007-03-28 04:49:24 · answer #7 · answered by LELAND 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone is angry with u...
2007-03-28 04:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by Jezeree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋