Every Dream Type Explained in 12 Minutes

Day

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s Day

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s are spontaneous, uncontrolled, and often vivid mental experiences that occur while a person is awake but not fully engaged with their immediate environment due to a lack of mental stimulation. If someone catches you daydreaming, they may say that he seems distracted or lost in his thoughts and daydreams. They usually involve other people, whether real or imagined. Some research has shown that daydreaming about people you know predicts positive well-being, while daydreaming about people you are not close to predicts more loneliness and worse mental well-being, unlike nocturnal dreams that occur during sleep. Taking place while the individual is conscious, these mental wanderings can often involve a wide range of thoughts, fantasies, or scenarios.

The American Psychological Association defines daydreaming as a waking fantasy in which desires, expectations, and other potentialities are developed in the imagination. The APA also suggests that up to 40% of our waking thoughts are epic dreams. These

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s of dreams are a little more difficult to explain precisely because different people interpret their dreams in different ways depending on the different variables that are at play. However, epic dreams are usually very vivid and memorable adventures. that are epic and profound with lasting repercussions and life-changing potential for the people who experience them. Psychology today refers to these dreams as fantasy or comfort dreams, since they are generally positive experiences.

As an example of this dream, imagine a child who is bullied at school dreams of becoming a superhero or let's say an old man who is alone dreams of traveling with his friends when he was young obviously the meaning of a dream depends on how the dream interprets it. dreamer as well as the various factors that happen in his life. Currently many scientists have an unfavorable view of epic dreams, as they claim that epic dream disorder causes people who dream to perform incessant and exhausting tasks during their epic dreams. They wake up feeling incredibly tired the next morning and suffer a loss of energy.

False Awakening False Dreams Waking dreams are a

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of dream in which a person dreams of waking up only to discover later in the dream that they are still asleep. It is fascinating to study these dreams as they can lead to lucid dreams which we will discuss in more detail in the next section. For people who experience false waking dreams, they often report examples where they dream of themselves doing their morning routines, like taking a shower and brushing their teeth, only to realize that within the dream they are still asleep and not actually awake, but other people who are are.

Experienced false waking dreams report frequently having difficulty remembering whether a specific task they performed occurred in a dream or in real life. Lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming is a dream state in which the dreamer becomes aware of the fact that she is experiencing a dream. but the dream does not end during a lucid dream, the dreamer has the ability to control various aspects of the dream, such as the narrative environment of the dream and its characters, compared to normal dreams with a dreamer as an observer of the situation, lucid dreamers They have control. and aware of the fact that

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thing that happens in the moment is not real and that they will wake up in reality when the dream ends because lucid dreamers are hyperaware and able to influence their environment.

Dreams feel exceptionally real and can get spooky quickly. Dreamers also have a better ability to remember their dreams when they wake up, as awareness during sleep can improve memory consolidation. If you want to try to increase your ability to achieve lucid dreaming, you can practice keeping a dream journal, although lucid dreaming is. They are generally spontaneous and reach certain people in greater proportion than others. Psychologists associate lucid dreaming with several benefits, including problem-solving skills, creativity, and overcoming certain fears, and it remains a much-studied topic. Nightmares Nightmares are distressing and terrifying dreams that occur in various degrees of extremity.

Although the worst of them can cause strong negative emotions such as fear and anxiety, these dreams usually incorporate specific scenarios that trigger the individual dreamer's emotions and attack her sense of security and well-being. Lucid dreams can often turn into nightmares, but even normal nightmares are simply As vivid, realistic, and memorable, some nightmares use the feeling of being trapped or unable to escape as frightening mechanisms to make it difficult for the dreamer to wait to wake up and even when the dreamer is awake it may be difficult to return to sleep and maintain regular sleep. Sleep pattern nightmares are caused by several factors, such as stress, trauma, medication side effects, lack of sleep, and certain medical conditions.

They are normal among most sleepers and even common for others; However, professional care and support is needed for the 4% of adults who suffer from extreme symptoms of Nightmare Disorder Night Terrors Night terrors are somewhat similar to nightmares, however, they usually occur earlier in the night and are much more severe. shorter than nightmares that last from a few seconds to a couple of

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. The person experiencing a night terror may suddenly sit up, scream, or show signs. Night terrors are characterized by a more sudden and intense onset of fear, while nightmares are often associated with more vivid and remembered dream content.

Night terrors are common in children and it is estimated that around 1 to 6% of children experience them, however, most children outgrow them. Sleep paralysis Sleep paralysis is a temporary inability to move or speak that occurs when a person falls asleep or wakes up during episodes of sleep paralysis. Individuals may experience vivid hallucinations that may include perceptions of a threatening presence or an entity often called a sleep paralysis demon. These hallucinations are similar to lucid dreams because they both feel extremely real; However, people who experience sleep paralysis report an intense feeling of pressure in the chest that contributes to the perception that a powerful or evil presence is in the room they are sleeping in, one man reported that he fell asleep in his sofa and dreamed that he himself in the third person was fighting with three consecutive men who entered his room once the fight was over, the same did the dream with the confused man. waking up and wondering why your dream felt so realistic, almost like you had just been in a fight, while many people find sleep paralysis terrifying, other people report completely different feelings of bravery and adrenaline taking over their mind during the experience . prophetic dreams prophetic dreams are believed by some people to provide guidance or predictions about future events with an exceptional amount of realism and detail compared to average dreams, while the idea of ​​prophetic dreams is largely subjective and varies by culture and belief systems.

Many people point to historical examples to demonstrate that dreams are prophetic. They are real, for example, Ceria, Julius Caesar's wife, reported that she dreamed that something terrible was going to happen to Caesar the day before his assassination. She warned him to stay home, but he didn't listen, and sure enough, the exact predicted fate met him hours later. Later, a more recent historical example involves Abraham Lincoln, who also reportedly experienced a prophetic dream just 3 days before his assassination. In the dream, Lincoln heard random people crying in the White House and as he followed the sound to the east room, he discovered a funeral was taking place.

When he asked who died in the White House, a soldier responded to the president despite these various historical examples there has been no empirical scientific evidence to support that these dreams were real but that does not stop people from creating them continuous dreams have you ever done it? felt as if you had a dream that was a continuation of a previous one just like prophetic dreams, there is no scientific evidence to support the existence of continuous dreams, however, between 60% and 75% of American adults report having them experienced and women experience them more frequently than Men's continuous dreams can take place

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night or sporadically and people often compare them to the experience of reading a book or watching a Netflix series.

Also commonly reported are recurring dreams that are like continuous dreams, except instead of being in chronological order and moving forward in a recurring story. dreams tell the same story but with different outcomes recurrent dreams have persistent themes familiar surroundings and use common symbols many dreamers have difficulty understanding why the same dream reappears in their minds and there are few definitive studies on this topic healing dreams the Belief in healing dreams comes from the idea that dreams can serve as a mechanism for processing emotions, resolving internal conflicts, and promoting overall well-being. Some people experience dreams that offer ideas, guidance, new perspectives on personal issues, the ability to overcome fears, anxiety and trauma, as well as a deeper understanding of themselves and their emotions.

People believe this because dreams offer a vision free of consequences of how certain social situations could develop, obviously dreams are not perfect, since many logical and meaningless things happen, but the beautiful thing about them is that a creative mind can interpret the wisdom of the random ideas that dreams present to us some people They take their belief in healing dreams even further by arguing that these dreams contribute to physical healing, but this idea is not accepted in scientific circles creative dreams Creative dreams refer to a phenomenon in which individuals find solutions to the real life problems or challenges faced through the content of their dreams these dreams can offer innovative ideas ideas or perspectives that the dreamer may not have consciously considered this idea comes from the fact that the brain during sleep and sleep continues to process related information with unresolved problems or Waking Life Solutions challenges in these dreams are not always presented directly or literally;

Instead, the dream may use symbols and metaphors, as well as other imaginative scenarios to represent possible solutions. Some people report waking up from a dream with a sudden idea. or realization that helps them approach a problem in a novel way, dreams generally encourage thinking outside the box and exploring unconventional ideas, while the concept of using dreams for creative problem solving is intriguing, it is important to have Keep in mind that not everyone experiences this phenomenon if anyone is interested. in exploring creative problem solving through dreams, keeping a dream journal, and reflecting on dream content related to specific challenges.

It may be a way to experience this. Supernatural Dreams Supernatural dreams refer to dreams that involve elements, occurrences, or entities that are beyond the scope of scientific understanding of these dreams. They often feature supernatural or paranormal phenomena, such as encounters with ghosts, spirits, angels, mythical creatures, demons, or events that defy the laws of nature. A common theme of these dreams is un

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magical events that take place, such as levitation, telekinesis, or time travel, a religion that documents the supernatural. dreams a lot is the Catholic Church that has recognized the importance of dreams and visions in the lives of many of its most holy leaders whom they call saints, for example Saint Joseph, the first father of Jesus Christ, is known to have received important messages through your dreams.

The gospel of Matthew relates that an angel guided Joseph to take Mary as his wife and flee to Egypt to protect the Baby Jesus from King Herod's massacre, but if religious examples don't interest you, there is also the famous periodic table of elements that few people know. came from a dream Dimitri Mel the revolutionary chemist had recognized a pattern in the elements and was convinced that he was close to a breakthrough, it was only when he fell asleep that the breakthrough materialized and he saw the table of elements perfectly formed in his dream. ithe wrote as soon as he woke up and although some changes have been made subsequently, the current table is extremely similar to the one that emerged from his dream. telepathic dreams.

Telepathic dreams refer to the idea that two or more individuals can share thoughts. feelings and information to each other through their dreams, communication occurs on a non-verbal and non-physical level often involving a form of extrasensory perception or ESP During telepathic dreams, the two individuals involved may report experiencing dream content similar or identical, suggesting a form of shared mental communication, the experiences of these two individuals usually occur at the same time or sequentially, ideas are not the only thing that is shared in these dreams, emotions can also be shared, since the two people often mention feeling the same senses at the same time.

There are many anecdotal accounts of telepathic dreams, but hard scientific evidence remains a topic of intense debate within the community, as research on the topic of telepathic dreams is extremely difficult due to the fact that the existence of this type of dreams calls into question the entire role. Concept and purpose of dreams as a whole, some scientists maintain that telepathic dreams can be influenced by psychological factors and shared experiences, while other scientists question this, arguing that they are simple coincidences.