Dreamer!

I just don't go to sleep coz' I'm tired, I go to  sleep coz' I am really excited with my dreams. I know this sounds really funny but I'm a dreamer; whether I'm sleeping or not... But have you ever wonder what is the meaning of your dream...? There is no absolute interpretation of dreams, but theories have been proposed throughout the history.

SIGMUND FREUD: Do u know him..? the Maniac Thoerist.... lolz... He believed that nothing we did occured by chance; every action and thought is motivated by our unconscious at some level; he described dreams as the "royal road" to unconsciousness.

• Wish fulfillment. Sometimes, we tend to repress our urges and impulses but this thoery stated that our repressed thoughts have their own way of revealing in a disguise form.

ALFRED ADLER: views dreams as an open pathway toward aour true thoughts, emtions, and actions; way of overcompensating for your shortcomings.

• The will to power. The main driving force in our life was to overcome our insecurities, inferiorities, and imperfections; the desire for power is wat drives each person. Dreams are way of addressing our insecurities.

CARL GUSTAV JUNG: Dreams were a way to reveal and acquiant ourselves with the unconscious; dreams served as a guide in a waking life.

• Archetypal associations. Using powerful symbols related to mythology and religion.

FREDRICK PERS: Believed that dreams contain the rejected, disowned parts of the self.

• Gestalt Approach. Every character and every object in a dream represents an aspect of yourself.

Now, with these thoeries, can u try to analyze your own dream..? For example:

• CASE # 1: You just hate this person so much, then suddenly he appeared in your dream one night. It's not a bad dream after all, coz you just visioned him kissing you...

     Is that really impossible...? Is it a dream or a nightmare...? That maybe really exaggerated but oftentimes it really happened. We just don't know why. Why of all people, it's him that you've dreamed of... You even end up cursing yourself. Or you have recurring dreams with your ex-partner.

     Well, can you call it "wish fulfillment"..? Bottomline: you have hidden desires... lolz..

• CASE # 2: You just found yourself one afternoon with teary eyes coz' your boss just whine at you. And since he's the boss, you can't utter a word to defend yourself. Then in your dream, you lash out your anger at your boss.
• CASE # 3: Falling dreams

To compensate with inferiority complex, one may use superiority complex. He will cover his inferiorities by pretending that he is superior that may occur in your dream. As Adler's theory, the will to power drives each person. As per falling dreams, it may indicate fear of failures whether in school, work, or in relationship.

• CASE # 4: You dreamed of serpent, bird, rat, and etc.

     Who was the theorist that proposed archetypal associations..? You're right.. It's Jung! Snake may indicate a power and deception; bird may indicate freedom; and rat may indicate feelings of doubt, fear, and envy.

     These are only theories. These are not facts. After reading interpretation and analysis of dreams, can you say that you can rely on it...? I even have weird dreams. I dreamn't of persons the least I expected to see, but can I say it's wish fulfillment? If you pay too much attention with your dream, it'll be either you will know yourself more or you will have a psychological trauma. Know yourself more in a way that you try to interprete your dreams and associate it with your life; you tried to accept the meaning of if no matter how it's hard for you to do so... And psychological trauma in a way that you interprete your dreams and it caused emotional disturbances to you; you tried to reject the interpretation, and internalize deeply the effect of the meaning. Well, I really don't care about what my dream means. I'm just excited with my dreams..

Reference: Here Be Dreams, MeaningOfDreams.Net

Comments

[zahara]

if its true that dreams are our true emotions, then that's scary.hahah coz sometimes i have the weirdest dream!!

[Most]

yeah april :) i understand you co'z I'm a dreamer too :) and by the way thanks for the visit to my site :) -csseyah- http://pinoytayonoh.blogspot.com/