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I was debating heavily about what I should write a post about today, and my friend Holly suggested dreams. I was unsure if I would find substantial information to relay to all of you, but I was successful. I often find myself waking up early in the morning: asking myself what I dreamed about that night, and why I cannot remember; in a state of shock at what happened in my dreams; or feeling like I could fly that night when, at that moment, my life is actually very stressful. Dreammoods.com has tons of information about what your dreams could be telling you. Here are some explanations for the typical kinds of dreams that many of us go through, as well as what they signify:


-Daydream: When you daydream, you are accessing your right brain, which is the creative and feminine side of your personality. They are just silly fantasies and wishful thinking. Actually, even worrying over things can be classified as a form of daydreaming. When you worry, you are visualizing an unwanted or negative outcome to a situation. Daydreaming relieves stress, improves attitude, fosters creativity and refresh the mind, body, and spirit.

-Nightmares: The distinction of a nightmare is its frightening and/or emotional content. You tend to wake up in fear in the midst of a nightmare. One reason for nightmares may be a way for your unconscious to get your attention about a situation or problem that you have been avoiding. It is time to take notice and confront the issue! Sometimes nightmares serve to warn you about your health or an accident. However, often times nightmares stem from a deeper level indicating that something is troubling you from within your subconscious.

-Recurring Dreams: The message in recurring dreams may be so important and/or powerful that it refuses to go away. The frequent repetition of such dreams forces you to pay attention and confront the dream. It is desperately trying to tell you something. Such dreams are often nightmarish or frightening in their content, which also helps you to take notice and pay attention to them. The repetitive patterns in your dream reveal some of the most valuable information about yourself. It may point to a conflict, situation or matter in your waking life that remains unresolved or unsettled. Some urgent underlying message in your unconscious is demanding to be understood, so CONFRONT IT.

-Falling Dreams: This is a big one for me. I tend to have a falling dream at least once every two weeks. Contrary to a popular myth, you will not actually die if you do not wake up before your hit the ground during a fall. As with most common dream themes, falling is an indication of insecurities, instabilities, and anxieties. You are feeling overwhelmed and out of control in some situation in your waking life. Falling dreams also often reflect a sense of failure or inferiority in some circumstance or situation. It may be the fear of failing in your job/school, loss of status, or failure in love. Falling dreams typically occur during the first stage of sleep. Dreams in this stage are often accompanied by muscle spasms of the arms, legs, and the whole body. It is thought that this jerking action is part of an arousal mechanism that allows the sleeper to awaken and become quickly alert and responsive to possible threats in the environment.



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