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Why you keep having the same dream

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By jaiprabhaPublished 11 months ago 7 min read
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WHY YOU KEEP HAVING THE SAME DREAM...April 11, 1865..

As President of the USA, Abraham Lincoln regularly remembered his dreams. For him, these dreams symbolized big changes happening in America. Modern psychologists may not agree with this interpretation however.Many people believe that dreams can have a great deal of meaning, and one man in particular believed this to the fullest extent. Mr. Lincoln was a very rational man, and some of his dreams may have taught him something valuable. For example, he had a dream in which he saw his brother die on a steamboat. This event actually happened to Mr. Lincoln soon after his brother died in reality. Dreams can often be interpreted in multiple ways, and it is interesting to note that many famous people have had dreams that had a direct impact on their life. Paul McCartney wrote “Yesterday” after having this type of dream, while Dr. James Watson dreamed up the double helix structure of DNA while working on a project at Cambridge University.They believed that aspirations were deeply ingrained in a person and could reveal a lot about them. He afterwards realised that he lived in a vast home with several storeys and rooms.

Although they had quite different perspectives on the brain, they both recognised thatDreams were powerful tools. Freud further considered how cravings were outward expressions of suppressed feelings.Needs and unconscious wars, according to a statement made by Jung, "never deceive, do not lie, do not alter, do not mask." According to him, wishes might be connected to archetypes and typical aesthetics and show how our lives are meaningful. Therefore, for Jung, aspirations may indicate a course of action or a shift, but he also stated, "I've noticed that dreams can be as simple as complex."

The Sleep Foundation estimates that between 60% and 75% of American adults have trouble sleeping. reoccurring dreams, which women experience slightly more frequently than men. 77% of those were repeated.

Negative nightmares frequently involve automobile accidents and losing your teeth. Other often occurring dreams include being chased, falling, flying, and appearing naked in public, as well as being unprepared for major events like exams or public speaking. Let's examine the teeth-falling-out dream, which is certainly not a pleasant dream. Going is Without mentioning that this fear would be expected if your teeth were actually falling out in real life, but the majority of people who encounter this dream typically have healthy teeth distinct members of a family, When they awaken, they discover they have to urinate. Other dreams, like trying to turn on a light in a dream, are more harder to comprehend. In the symbolic context, it would appear very evident. Imagine that the dream represents a yearning for clarity or a solution in someone's life. They can be in a challenging circumstance in life, unable to see a way out, and in need of some light. This also connects to the sense of helplessness and anxiety. However, why is any of this taking place at all? What causes us to have these dreams in the first place? It's not like we wish for these dreams to come true before bed. Yes, occasionally our dreams just appear to blend.

DMT is a tremendously potent, occasionally life-altering hallucinogen, something Joe Rogan enjoys discussing. It's not just him. It is evident from the participants' reports and the altered brainwaves, according to the researchers: When someone is fully involved in their experience, it is similar to daydreaming but much more intense and absorbing; it is similar to sleeping but with your eyes open. DMT users, especially those who have taken long-term amounts People who have used the South American ritual drink ayahuasca have described having visions and solving difficulties, sometimes even beating long-term depression or PTSD. In fact, Johns Hopkins in the USA is conducting related research at the moment. using psilocybin (magic mushrooms) in a laboratory. Their preliminary data reveal remarkably effective outcomes in assisting those with persistent mental illnesses. People who have used the South American ritual drug ayahuasca have described having visions and solving issues, sometimes even overcoming long-standing ones. PTSD or sadness. In fact, Johns Hopkins in the USA is conducting related research at the moment. using psilocybin (magic mushrooms) in a laboratory. Their preliminary data reveal remarkably effective outcomes in assisting those with persistent mental illnesses. According to a source, "Scientists think that psilocybin mushrooms induce a state of 'awake' dreaming in people. These are the causes of this. Brain states that are often only experienced when sleeping are produced by mushrooms. comparing and contrasting the biological effects of psilocybin usage...opens the door to employing psilocybin mushrooms as a treatment for conditions including anxiety and depression.

Dreams exist for a reason. Perhaps they are our brain's method of evaluating concerns we face, like anxiety disorders, an upcoming exam, or the potential for rejection or failure Stories depict this fear in the same way that it manifests when people have vivid wakingdreaming about psilocybin or DMT. These awake dreams are attributed to certain substances by studies. mysterious encounters, as well as our dreams, could be considered mystical encounters.

Eighty percent of individuals in one of the psilocybin experiments who experienced These waking dreams were listed as one of the top five "personally significant and spiritually significant experiences of their lives," according to the dreamers. 50% of respondents claimed that it was the single most the most profound event of their lives, both personally and spiritually.

Basically, they were all dreaming. while waking. Now it seems we're returning to the time of Abraham Lincoln and the ancient Greeks, believing dreams have considerably more power than just being the result of a movie we watched. viewed the previous evening or, as Freud believed, were all connected to our suppressed carnality. It's more likely that when we dream, our limbic systems are bringing up memories and concerns that have meaning if we reflect on what happened rather than Gods inhabiting our heads or us seeing the future. Lincoln's dread of being killed is understandable. People wanted him dead, he knew. He learned of the alleged Baltimore Plot in 1861. Whether or not there was a genuine threat is irrelevant. He was informed there was, and it must have been on his mind. Perhaps the worst anxieties he had just surfaced in his nightmares. Why do scientists sometimes get epiphanies while they're asleep or why do musicians sometimes write tunes in their dreams? These things obviously were already on their minds, but their dreams seemed to open up new possibilities for them. Of course, there are some fantastic theories out there about our dreams. We adore this piece from the sixteenth century in China. This is a riddle: Chuang Chou once had a butterfly-related dream. He danced around joyfully.

He was unaware of Chuang Chou and the state that Chuang Chou was in. When he finally woke up, he discovered that he had just surfaced in his nightmares.

The question is, did Chou actually dream he was a butterfly, or was the butterfly dreaming he was Chou right now?” It sounds a lot like the brain-in-a-vat theory. Are we essentially brains in a tank of nutrients connected to a supercomputer, and is our existence nothing more than a dream? When we swallow the Red Pill, might we occasionally escape his dream as in The Matrix? Psilocybin or DMT use is similar to taking the Red Pill. We don't believe we are brains in vats or part of a matrix, but maybe dreams can show us another reality, one we can learn a great deal from. According to studies, the vast majority of people in the globe think that dreams can reveal hidden facts. It is reasonable to imply that. Just that dreams are outside the scope of science. We have no idea how these dreams are organised, especially when they involve amazing journeys deserving of a movie premiere.

All we know is that when we are using powerful drugs—which, we should add, should not be used outside of a professional setting until we better understand them—our brains can create beautiful things while we are dreaming or having waking dreams. So it's feasible that, like Lincoln, we experience recurrent dreams in an effort to better comprehend ourselves and determine our reality. Sometimes we're unable to, therefore we experience a cycle of unpleasant dreams. Scientists occasionally .And that's what occurs when someone has depression; they get caught in what seems like an endless cycle of bad thoughts. It makes reasonable that our dreams would also get caught in loops, but when we dream, we are actively attempting to escape from this spinning wheel. There is a chance that in some dreams, We achieve success. We're confident that many of you have experienced dream awakenings where you felt as though a burden had been lifted. One could say that these are breakthrough dreams. Science acknowledges that They don't know why, but dreams can be healing. Another researcher studying psilocybin is from Britain investigations found that the lucid journeys in his studies assisted persons in achieving, stop their endless loop of negative, repeating thoughts. Maybe that's what dreams are—people scrambling around, trying to make sense of things and occasionally looking for methods to get out of sticky situations.

However, we don't believe that our dreams are in any way supernatural. But what we don't know about ourselves is a cosmos that needs to be explored, one that is at times magical and even terrifying. Though it may not always seem like it, your dreams are your friends.

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