• Question: Why do you dream?

    Asked by to Edward, Ian, Mathew, Naomi, sakshisharda on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by , , , , , .
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      Sakshi Sharda answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Hmmm….13cwest, ellemay, addelle and sana

      That is very intruiging indeed!! Scientists, philosophers and psychologists are still investigating why we get dreams and what is their relevance…

      There are many proposed reasons for why we dream. It could help in solving issues that are bothering us from deep within (or subconsciously) by giving different perspectives. It could also help in the upkeep of the brain and memory consolidation (conversion of short term memories to long term memories). It sometimes represents in an abstract manner things that we struggle with in our daily lives so that we can resolve those or get answers to how we can do that. We sometimes dream about things we are scared of facing or those we consider as threats. This may happen so that we come face to face with our own reality and prepare how to deal with it.

      Our dreams can also be very funny or very serious at times and it is upto us to try to interpret them and understand what they could mean to us.

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