Why do we dream?
Now, where did that dream come from? How do we dream? When we sleep, we lose consciousness of ourselves. We do not know what happens to us or even our body. But our subconscious mind still keeps on working. Depending upon our desires, thoughts and events, we see them as dreams. Thus, your mind works in such a way that it fulfils whatever you desire. Sometimes dreams have helped great scientists to make brilliant discoveries. Sometimes, people come to know about their future when they are dreaming. How that happens nobody knows. Usually, dreams are pleasant. However, sometimes they may be frightening causing nightmares. But they are only our frightened fears and emotions that take form of pictures. So do not be afraid, there are no monsters lurking there. And finally, the art of daydreaming that we all know. The ultimate way of dreaming with our eyes open: – that is our own dream world where no trespassers are allowed.
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” or “What is the function of dreaming?” are easy to ask but very difficult to answer. The most honest answer is that we do not yet know the function or functions of dreaming. This ignorance should not be surprising because despite many theories we still do not fully understand the purpose of sleep, nor do we know the functions of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is when most dreaming occurs. And these two biological states are much easier to study scientifically than the somewhat elusive phenomenon of dreaming. Some scientists take the position that dreaming probably has no function. They feel that sleep, and within it REM sleep, have biological functions (though these are not totally established) and that dreaming is simply an epiphenomenon that is the mental activity that occurs during REM sleep. I do not believe this is the most fruitful approach to the study of dreaming. Would we be satisfied with the view that thinking has no function and is simply an epiphenomenon–the kind
March 12, 2008 Following Sigmund Freud, many people used to believe dreams were a way of dealing with thoughts and issues that were too painful or bizarre to confront during waking life. From this idea, the entire field of dream interpretation emerged. Most scientists no longer believe this, though. “The truth is, we don’t really know why we dream,” says Brady Riedner, a researcher with the UW-Madison Center for Sleep and Consciousness. “What we do know is that during dreaming sleep, the brain is just as active as it is during waking, but in a different way.” He explains that because the sleeping brain is mostly disconnected from the rest of the world, its activity can be more spontaneous, bouncing around to any number and combination of thoughts, in no apparent logical order. That’s why dreams – though seemingly very real – tend to progress in weird and unpredictable ways. At the same time, dreams aren’t totally random. They often relate to events and thoughts from waking life. Why? S
