• Question: Why do We Dream ???

    Asked by to Anita, Daryl on 27 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Daryl Jones answered on 27 Jun 2014:

      Ok im supposed to answer this based on what i know about science…but i have my own theory! Let me share it with you…

      I think we dream because our mind sometimes carries things in it that are heavy, that make us sad or anxious. We dream, and sometimes create alternative endings to situations. When we wake up, we feel refreshed…because our mind wants us to be happy! So we dream to make things seem better than what they actually are!

      We also dream to “sort” out all the events of the day- we have to put it into different memory compartments in our brain, kind of like a big storage unit, i think our brain is “downloading” information when we dream

      Now as for nightmare…well, i think this is our fears just being played out while we sleep!

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    Anita commented on :

    Dreaming is supposed to be how we process and ‘lay down’ the day’s memories. I think that it’s also one way to ‘work through’ a problem. I’ll tell you what – I’ll sleep on it.