The Incredible Reality about Your Dreams!
Dreams are among the most common phenomena that are very hard to explain, even with the use of science. Why do we dream? What do our dreams mean? While there are plenty of theories, no single consensus has been achieved yet.
Dreams as part of Self-Discovery
Whatever the nature of your dreams is, psychologists agree that they have a significant role in your quest for self-discovery. No matter how bizarre your dream may be, it provides insightful message that needs to be uncovered.
Different studies have been made to study the science of dreaming. Among the significant findings are the following:
Dreams tend to fulfil what you lack
In two separate studies published in the journal Consciousness and Cognition, it was found that people who have disabilities still dream as though their impairments don’t exist at all. In one study, researchers looked into the diary of 14 people with physical impairments – four of them had paraplegia while the rest were born deaf and could not speak. According to the study authors, 80% of the dream narratives of the individuals involved in the study gave no indication that they have such forms of disability. For instance, many of them claim to have spoken in their dreams, and heard and understood a spoken language. Some reported to have dreamed of walking, swimming and doing other things they would have never done in real life.
In a similar study, Ursula Voss from the University of Bonn in Germany suggest that our brains have a genetically-driven ability to mimic real life experiences, including functioning limbs and senses. According to Voss, dreams are tapping into representations of things we cannot do in real life.
Younger people dream in colour
In a long-term study, scientists revealed that majority of young individuals dream in colour. But by old age (60 years and above), only 20% reported they did. In this particular study, researchers suspected that the use of coloured televisions may have something to do with such generational difference. In another research, scientists also found that younger people tend to dream in colour while the older ones dream in black and white. What is notable in this research is that the participants reported that their dreams are vivid, whether it’s black and white or coloured. Some of the younger participants claimed they also dreamed in black and white but the quality was poorer. However, experts believe young people don’t really dream in black and white. It’s just that they use it to describe dreams they hardly remember.
Dreams tell us who we are
Many of us tend to ignore their dreams, believing they are false thoughts that are insignificant. But Jeffrey Sumber, a psychotherapist, suggests that dreams actually give us clues to our real self. He said dreams are typically the unconscious mind attempting to bridge understanding to the conscious mind. Instead of disregarding them, Sumber recommends we use them to learn more about ourselves.
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