Each one of us experiences dreams during our sleep. It would be unusual if we haven’t encountered such in our lifetime. However, there’s always that constant wonderment as to what these dreams mean and how these affect our daily lives.
Holos University psychologist and professor Marcia Emery explained that dreams most of the time provide insight to things that we go through in our daily lives. In a way, she believes that these messages depicted by the images serve as insights on how we can foretell the future, overcome personal obstacles and even deal with health problems.
Most of the time our dreams come in symbolic forms according to Emery. However, there may be others that can be literal in nature.
She cited one example: falling teeth. She said that this represents a sense of worry about the dream’s personal appearance or how others perceive him or her. Another definition would be for the dreamer’s lack of self-confidence which needs resolving in waking life. Another dream may be of wearing pajamas in public for example at work which means that the dreamer feels exposed or vulnerable in real life.
Several ideas were shared during the recently concluded International Association for the Study of Dreams conference. Emery was one of the participants of the event attended by fellow psychologists and other professionals.
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