8 interesting facts about dreams
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Every night a person dreams, but this area is still an unsolved mystery for the human mind. Today Ilive will share some little-known and amazing facts about dreams.
Strange dreams can be related to reality
Strange dreams, the significance of which we find difficult to understand, can have a very direct relationship to real life. In such dreams, hidden signs and symbols can be hidden and in order to solve them, one needs to simply analyze the events that occurred in his dream. At least, so says Jeffrey Samber, a psychotherapist from Harvard University. Dr. Samber advises to analyze the feelings that cause a strange dream.
Are there the most common dreams?
Yes, and the most interesting is that most often people dream about treason. Therefore, waking up in tears and cold sweat, know that you are not alone. Dr. Levy Quinn Levenberg, an expert in the field of dreams, says that according to the results of the survey more than five thousand people, the dream of treason is the most common, but often it has no basis and can only tickle the nerves.
How many dreams can you see in a night
Waking up in the morning, we hardly remember the end of our last dream, but in fact, there can be dozens of them, we just do not remember them. According to Dr. Levenberg, a person dreams of having a dream every 90 minutes. The first dream can last about five minutes, and before awakening a person can "see" a whole series, 50-60 minutes in length.
After waking, sleep can be delayed
Surely you know for yourself how you want to continue to see a beautiful, pleasant dream. Sleep can really be detained. To do this, you need to remain calm and not move after awakening. In addition, in this way you can remember a dream better.
Dreams will help in learning
This is very important in the period of passing the exams and examinations, when the tortured student or student is sitting at the tutor and the unseeing glance is once again trying to understand what was written. Instead of an extra hour on the book, it's better to go to bed, scientists from Harvard University say. They explain this by the fact that during the time when the brain sees dreams, the process of learning and assimilating new information is more active.
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What do recurring dreams mean?
To recurring nightmarish dreams ceased to visit you every night, you need to find out what is trying to communicate your consciousness in this way. Dr. Levenberg gives an example of dreams about teeth that can fall out or break in a dream. Teeth, like any other part of our mouth, symbolize words, communication, communication. Pay attention to this, perhaps the cause of recurring dreams are problems in communicating with relatives or colleagues.
Managing sleep is not so difficult
According to the survey results of three thousand people, more than 60% reported that they can control their dreams. Participants in the study said that they can correct events in a dream. This can be useful for people who suffer from frequent nightmares.
You can see dreams in reality
To "watch" a dream, do not necessarily wait for the night and go to bed, a pleasant dream can be seen at the desk and in any other place. The main thing is to remember what you saw at night, and then the plot will unfold on its own. According to Dr. Balkley, such a waking dream helps to relax and relieve tension, and also helps to establish a contact between our consciousness and the unconscious part of the mind.