Do dreams always mean something?

Question

i had a dream the other night that seemed like i was watching a movie. it was scary, but not scary enough to wake me. it involved nothing of my life and i was a man in it. i dont know why i had this dream, or if i should look into it further, or if i was just watching a movie in my head

Answer 1

Let's say your mind is like a computer. After a full day, we have an overload of information, a lot of sensory input etc. So at night, when we dream, our minds are trying to re-organize the hard drive. Take out the useless stuff and put everything back into order for the next day.

That's the best metaphor I can think of.

Answer 2

Yes, dreams always mean something, though their meaning may not always be important, often reflecting simply what you did the day before. They're a reflection of what's on our subconscious mind, sometimes that's not very important but sometimes it's big stuff we're not really paying enough attention too about our lives and especially about our relationships. They seem ridiculous because they speak in pictures and puns rather than straight forward language, most of the time.

You should read The Dream Game by Ann Faraday, it can teach you to easily understand your own dreams. She's a psychologist who's been studying dreams for many years and gives an explanation of dreams based on psychology that makes perfect sense. There's also a little bit in there about ESP and astral projection and some of that c**p, but it's all in the back and easily ignorable.

Also you shouldn't depend on the interpretations of others since they aren't you and your dreams depend solely on how you perceive things.

Answer 3

No, dreams dont always mean something. Most of the time, dreams are just our imagination running. We dream of all sorts of stuff (some crazy, others unrealistic, some so real), but most of them are just non-sense.

And the dream u had... u were a guy? well, then that doesnt make any sense. I dont think it meant anything special.

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