A Psychology Essay on Dreams

Since the dawn of mankind, man has been searching for the

answer to just one question: Why do we dream? I believe

strongly that the reason is not clear-cut and as easy to answer

as it might seem. I think that dreams range in meaning and

importance.

When someone has a dream, there are many possible

types of dreams they could have. First of these possibilities is

for a dream that involves absolutely no meaning whatsoever.

The dream is meaningless and involves a chain or series of

events that are unrelated to one another and may be of people

or places familiar or not. These dreams are most likely created

because of the flash and mixture of chemicals that occurs

during sleep. Many times these dreams are actually so bazaar

that they have no meaning even to the dreamer. So these

dreams are mostly just passed over and ignored.

The second type of dream is one in which the dreamer

can comprehend everything that is going on but things seem to

have no meaning as before. But in some of these dreams,

there are symbols that come into play. When you look at these

dreams sometimes they can represent real life events. Often

these are predictions about what could happen in the future or

are an interpretation of things that have passed. These, like

almost all other dreams have significance as a result of bodily

rejuvenation processes. This type of dream has a significance I

believe in helping the person have the feeling of a good sleep,

where things have, if not in some bazaar way, been resolved.

The third type of dream is one which makes great and

perfect sense to the dreamer but doesn't have any real

meaning. An example of this is dreaming that you are flying.

Although you know what you are doing, and are

comprehending this, it really doesn't have meaning in your life.

Dreams like this can be quite mentally satisfying to the dreamer.

Many times a dream like this can be almost a form of

entertainment to the dreamer, especially if the dreamer realizes

they are dreaming. When this happens sometimes the dreamer

will take control of their dream and can do things they would

not normally be able to do in real life.

Another type of dream is one where the dream has full

meaning and the dreamer can fully realize everything that

happens. Dreams like this can show exactly the way things

could happen in the future, or ways of dealing with problems

that will occur or have occurred. Many people believe that a

dream of this kind could be an actual depiction of the way

things will happen. Many people swear to this belief. I

personally do believe in this possibility.

Basically, I believe that people have not even begun to

realize the potential of the human mind. I think that even with

as much as we know about technology, it cannot even compare

to the power and unlimited ability of the human mind. I

believe that many times, our dreams can actually be predictions

about the future. Also, I personally believe that the mind can

actually solve problems while in a sleep state. I know that

sometimes I have gone to sleep with a problem planted in my

mind, and would awaken having dreamt of an answer. Many

times this would help me to more clearly confront the problem

and resolve it.

I don't really believe in any one of the theories about

dreaming myself, but rather think that a mixture of all of them is

true. What it comes down to is that dreaming is a chemical

process that at the same time generates a side-effect that we call

dreaming. But the brain itself actually will control this so that it

sometimes has meaning to us. I believe that subconsciously we

have areas of the brain that are in-tune to things beyond

normal comprehension. These areas develop the real meaning

of dreams and their significance in our lives.