Have you ever thought of finding out what dreams mean? Dreams come in visions, images and motions. There are dreams we like and dreams we hate. Dreams we like are usually are exciting and pleasant. If you had a bad day, pleasant dreams will soothe you. Waking up from pleasant dreams is a nasty experience. We know that once we wake up, we are back to the real world. Bad dreams are quickly forgotten and we do not want to have them again.

Experts, gurus and professionals are all fascinated by dreams. Psychologists, spiritual healers and religious advocates, have different ways of interpreting dreams. A normal person will be confused by many interpretations of dreams. Most of the time, they do not make sense. No one likes to hear a bad interpretation of a dream. Most people will rather not have their dreams interpreted. People of a specific religion, cult, culture or belief will often listen to interpretations of dreams offered by their leaders or divine figures.

Most people will have interest in dream theories offered by their cultural leaders. Groups of believers will share their dreams in a religious or common interest setting. The way a person is brought up and his or her personality has an effect on their interest in dreams. High-class individuals and low class individuals will have different opinions on dreams. The learned may also not care about dream interpretations, while the uneducated may takes dreams seriously.

People from the city will not care about dreams and their impact, while people from remote areas will dwell much on dreams. Young people and children will not dig too much into dreams as older people. Older people are likely to be more interested in spiritual matters than young adults are. More women than men are interested in what their dreams mean. They will go to the extent of subscribing to horoscopes updates and dream websites.

It is difficult to discuss about dreams and what they mean. Discussion of dreams may seem like nonsense for one section of people. Actually most people are not keen to talk about dreams because the stories are just ridiculous and often childish. After all, if you seriously talk about dreams in your conversations, people will just wave away your statement with a sigh “It’s just a dream. You should not take it seriously”. Dreams are better kept to yourself or else you will come across as a weirdo. If you are interested in dreams, you can quietly browse a series of websites on the net or you can subscribe to have dream interpretations sent to you through e-mail. There are many dream interpretation services on the internet. You only have to choose the ones you like, psychological, spiritual, horoscopes or religious.

According to psychologists, dreams occur in a phase of our sleep called REM. This stands for Rapid Eye Movement. Other terms for REM are “active sleep” or “paradoxical sleep”. Before a person reaches REM, he or she must go through the first four phases. REM is stage number 5. The first stages are the preparation stages or progression of sleep. At stage 4, the sleeping person will enter a phase known as “delta phase”. The brain waves slow down. Sleepwalking may occur at the end of this phase. Bed-wetting may also occur in younger children. REM follows. A person in REM sleep will have increased respiration rate, high brain activity and rapid eye movement. Dreaming occurs at this stage because brain activity increase while the muscles become relaxed.

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