what dreams mean

Everybody dreams! This is a scientifically proven fact, but have you ever wondered what dreams mean? A person moves through the four stages of the sleep cycle throughout the night. In the final stage of the sleep cycle (referred to as REM sleep) is where dreaming occurs, this can last anywhere between 5 and 45 minutes. One theory of what dreams mean suggests that dreams serve as a means for cleansing and release. During the day, we may hold back our feelings and repress our anger. Thus dreams serve as a safe outlet for us to release our negative emotions. What dreams mean that recur (or repeat themselves) can be explained as clear indications that some issue are not being confronted, or that it has not yet been resolved. Anxieties about a certain situation may also cause you to have recurring dreams.

The symbolism in what dreams mean is often simply 'borrowed' from recent events. The symbols are rather arbitrary; it is the feelings in the dream which hold the key to unlocking dreams and finding out what dreams mean. The feelings in the dream are usually an exaggeration of feelings from the real-life issue which caused the dream. If you feel terror in the dream think of when recently, in your waking life, you felt a little frightened. Or if you laugh hysterically during a dream look for a recent time when you found something funny, but were maybe constrained from laughing too uproariously. When you find the dream's match it often feels like a 'clicking into place' - like a perception rather than an intellectualisation, but either way you discover what dreams mean.

There are several actions that occur in dreams and each has a different meaning, so in taking a look at a few it may be possible to discover a few more answers to what dreams mean. For example: kissing In general, relates to love, tranquillity and harmony. What dreams mean if you're kissing a close friend, is that you care for them deeply. What dreams mean when you’re kissing an enemy can indicate betrayal and hostility. Nudity on the other hand can mean either you’re afraid of being exposed for your shortcomings, or you're feeling vulnerable and you may experience a loss of ambition; in contrast you have a strong exhibitionist in you trying to get out! If you look at what dreams mean in relation to running it can be because of a lack of self-confidence. On the other hand yelling or screaming can signify anger or enthusiasm. You maybe feeling a strong need to express yourself and release your emotions. If you're trying to scream but no sound is coming out, it may mean that some situation needs your immediate attention.