Do you find dreams interesting? Do you try to analyze your dreams?

@TheHorse (218123)
Walnut Creek, California
November 13, 2018 7:14pm CST
Tonight, I get to lecture about dreams at the College. It's a subject not covered in my text book, but one that students enjoy. I'll reveal things like when we dream the most (late at night), what our brainwaves look like when we dream (kind of like when we're awake and thinking), and at what age do we need the most dream sleep (infancy). I'll also go over Freud's, Jung's and the Cognitive theory of dreams. I think there's truth in all of them. Do you remember your dreams? Do you try to analyze them? My answer to both questions is yes.
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@Plethos (13581)
• United States
14 Nov 18
hmm, i only seem to remember the couple of seconds before i wake up. i dont analyze them. i figure if i remember them completely then theres no need to and if i dont remember them, then maybe it wasnt important.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Heh. Jung says just HAVING the dreams is therapeutic. Freud say analysis is important. I say...I have no clue.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
@Plethos Heh. He is wise who knows he knows nothing. --Some Brainy Bird
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@Plethos (13581)
• United States
14 Nov 18
@TheHorse - sometimes being clueless is the best.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
14 Nov 18
yes I sometimes remember my dreams ... but I didn't analyze it, because I thought it was just a dream
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Many psychologists think dreams are very important. Remember that we spend about 1/3 of our lives asleep!
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
14 Nov 18
@TheHorse do you think what caused the dream was very important?
@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
14 Nov 18
@playertwo do you believe what happened to dreams?
@LadyDuck (470972)
• Switzerland
14 Nov 18
I usually remember my dreams, some are too weird to be analyzed. I have read a lot of what the Swiss Carl Jung has written. I like him a lot more than Freud, who was obsessed by sexuality.
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@LadyDuck (470972)
• Switzerland
14 Nov 18
@TheHorse No, my German is not good enough to read a book, I usually read Freud in French, the translation seems a lot better than the Italian text.
@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
There's a book by Bruno Bettelheim (Freud and Man's Soul) in which he suggests that Freud used sexuality as a metaphor for...perhaps power and pleasure? Did you get to read Freud in German? Bettelheim suggests that something is lost in the translation into English.
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@rakski (121009)
• Philippines
14 Nov 18
Some dreams I remember and analyze. Some dreams I forgot easily as it comes.
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@rakski (121009)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
@TheHorse oh wow. That is great. I do not remember all my dreams.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Nov 18
I tend to remember the last one I had in pretty good detail.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 18
@rakski I used to write down whatever I remembered of my dreams. I DID find some patterns.
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• Eugene, Oregon
14 Nov 18
I rarely recall my dreams and the ones I do, I wonder where the heck they came from.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Nov 18
@JamesHxstatic Have you had dreams of becoming narcissistic, or even sociopathic, and then becoming President of the United States? If so, please message me.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Nov 18
Heh. They must mean SOMETHING!
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• Eugene, Oregon
18 Nov 18
@TheHorse Yeah, it worries me,
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
14 Nov 18
I do remember a lot (not all) of my dreams. Some stand out more than others, and those are the ones I tend to try to analyze. I had a dream recently that involved my deceased grandmother that really had me bothered. I kept on until I was satisfied with the meaning. Not that she visited me, mind you, but the significance to my life finally made sense.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
That sounds like a good outcome. Did analyzing, and coming to terms with, the dream make you feel better?
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• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
14 Nov 18
@TheHorse Oh it definitely did. It answered a question that had been plaguing me for months. It helped me to come to the conclusion that I did all I could do in a desperate situation.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
@cindiowens That sounds like a good resolution. I still have repeating dreams that I'm trying to understand.
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@vandana7 (100148)
• India
14 Nov 18
I see gods idols in my dream. Sometimes sharks...once a lion. I hate it when dreams are of late night, dark hours. But I noticed that happens when I walk in night. I used to walk down from office late in the night as there would be no buses, and waking up auto drivers would be dangerous. I think that thing has made a serious impact on my dreams.
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@vandana7 (100148)
• India
15 Nov 18
@TheHorse Literally. I have worked really hard hero. I used to reach office around 9.30 am in the morning, and return home at 2 or 4 in the night. Sometimes I worked round the clock. At times, I brought home the work. Those days were different. I was around 30 at the time. Now I can't do that. The working hours decreased over a period, especially after I changed the job. Even so, it used to be 9.30 am and 8 pm or so in the evenings. The 2 or 4 am left me scared. LOL. There would be nobody on the roads, just the stray dogs a few autos, with drivers sleeping, and at a distance somebody from Karvy would be walking back. You could see them clearly, since there would no traffic, walk fast, and yet keep distance not knowing the nature of the person. Idea was to remain at audible distance should any mishap occur. Yeah...worked that much.
@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Walk at night. Literally? Or in your dreams?
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@wolfgirl569 (105444)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Nov 18
I used to remember them but learned to block them. Long story on why.
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@wolfgirl569 (105444)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Nov 18
@TheHorse I have a couple of times. As many dont know it here I may later.
@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Yikes! Is it a story you want to tell?
@xFiacre (12935)
• Ireland
14 Nov 18
@thehorse I love incomprehensible dreams that leave me exhausted and bewildered but I’d never want to understand them. Most times I have all my clothes on in my dreams but there are other times ... you know, when you suddenly realise that you don’t have any clothes on and everyone else is decently clad and it’s a long way home on the bus.
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@xFiacre (12935)
• Ireland
18 Nov 18
@TheHorse Yes, when they don’t notice I get firstly offended then overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy - am I really so unimpressive?
@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Nov 18
We talked about this (common) dream in class. Isn't it strange that nobody seems to notice that you forgot to wear clothes?
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• Midland, Michigan
14 Nov 18
Sometimes I remember them. At present I don't analyze them. Some days I don't remember any dreams and other days I want to stay in the dream. I knew you worked with young kids but I didn't know you taught at the college too.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Nov 18
Heh. I've had dreams I didn't want to end. Yes, I enjoy teaching college. I've been at the same place for 22 years. But I'm a part-timer, so I don't have tenure.
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• Midland, Michigan
18 Nov 18
@TheHorse do you teach college more than the young kids you've shared with us before?
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Nov 18
@MarshaMusselman It depends on the semester. I have to bring the college work home (grading papers, etc.), while the preschool and disadvantaged kid work mostly stays at work. I've never taught more than three college classes per semester here in California.
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@JudyEv (338942)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Nov 18
Sometimes I remember my dreams but most are quite enjoyable. Occasionally I know what has prompted a particular dream.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Do you sometimes problem-solve in dreams? I came up with a new melody the other night in a dream!
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@JudyEv (338942)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 18
@TheHorse Sometimes I have wonderful ideas while I'm half-asleep but they're sometimes a bit 'out there' when I wake up properly. Which isn't really the same as dreaming.
@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
14 Nov 18
I tend to analyse as well.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Do you find it helpful to you? I certainly do find it helpful.
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@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
15 Nov 18
@TheHorse Yes I find it too really useful.
• Lagos, Nigeria
14 Nov 18
Hmmmm..... i find fun in dream, but mostly it always funny.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Nov 18
I wish I had more "funny" dreams!
@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
14 Nov 18
Not anymore. Before i analized my dreams.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Why did you stop?
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
14 Nov 18
@TheHorse I don't know. Now i don't have much dreams.
@GardenGerty (160522)
• United States
14 Nov 18
I seldom remember my dreams. Mostly I do not try to analyze them. This does explain why if I have stayed up too late I feel deprived even if I sleep enough hours.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
If you sleep enough hours, you should have time to experience REM sleep, which occurs mostly late at night.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
15 Nov 18
I forget my dreams the next day. I am aware that dreams are formation of thoughts in our sub conscious mind and they have nothing to do with reality.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
26 Nov 18
@TheHorse How will decode the symbol?
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 18
@dpk262006 I start with what I've experienced in recent days. "Manifest content" often involves people we've spoken with recently, things we've been doing (work, etc.). But "latent content" is where the interesting stuff lies.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Nov 18
I think they have a lot to do with reality. But things are hidden behind symbols.
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@BarBaraPrz (47164)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14 Nov 18
Sometimes I remember them, sometimes I don't, and occassionally I'll try to look up their meaning in my dream book, but usually the prominent feature of one of my dreams is not listed, so I don't anymore. (And I'm not even wearing running shoes...)
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
Heh. I think only the dreamer knows how to interpret their dreams.
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
14 Nov 18
Every so often, I get a dream I can interpret pertaining to my life. Mostly though I seem unable to remember them. I would say my remembered dreams usually have a Christian interpretation and contain a meaning meant for me.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Nov 18
Well.... Okay. Hmm. Do you think that spirits/ ghosts can invade your dreams? I have always remembered my dreams, so many were just weird and full of people I did not know, my father was often in those dreams with me. I slept good but woke many times because of the dreams. Then I heard a few people say "You`re a sensitive." After finally listening I have a writing friend, she used to be here a lot more than she is now, Brenda, she is a reiki master and she did her thing and sent me a crystal. I no longer have dreams that are filled with strangers, my father is no longer there either and I am sure he was the protector. Now I dream about my life or books I read before sleep and junk like that, I am so happy to be free of all those dreams and people. Only one has made through and that dream was extremely bad, I need to mention that to Brenda. I am learning to control this crap of a o called gift I do not want, I mostly say No and go away. I know, I know! The comment from the crazy lady in Alabama.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
I'm not sure about things like spirits and ghosts. But I do believe in synchronicity--that we "know" things in dreams that may have evaded us in waking life.
@NJChicaa (119415)
• United States
14 Nov 18
I usually remember my dreams but I don't analyze them. I had a strange and scary one last night.
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@TheHorse (218123)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 18
What was it about? I wonder if it was a basic anxiety dream.