How do dreams work?

Question

How come i can control what i do in a dream but not what i want. What is a dream is it only used for the thoughts or memory's of what has happened? If you never experienced something will it be likely to happen in a dream such as skydiving?

Answer 1

dreams have to do with what you did that day or if your lucky it can be possible that in your dreams it will tell somthing about your future..and this is all true..lol..but a dream only last 1 second you might find it had to believe but its true..your just think about it for the rest of the time your sleeping and sorry to say but there is no way you can control your dreams..what happends happends..but good luck to you..hope this will help you!!

Answer 2

You cant exactly control wht you dream but you can ''give it ideas'' like thinking about something before you sleep is wat i do...anyway dreams are basically your mind working while youre sleeping!!

Answer 3

your dream can be many things it be 1. a memory or something that has happened to you 2. something you herd about  3. your desire or 4. your mind

for most people it is 3 or 4. sometime in your dream you have control for your mind is stong at that pont but sometimes you can't because your mind is weak.

Let's say you can't imagen having 6 fingers your mind will try and simulate that and then you will know how it feels

Answer 4

Read about REM and Non-REM Sleep and you will find all your answers.

Answer 5

Our dreams combine verbal, visual and emotional stimuli into a sometimes broken, nonsensical but often entertaining story line. We can sometimes even solve problems in our sleep. Or can we? Many experts disagree on exactly what the purpose of our dreams might be. Are they strictly random brain impulses, or are our brains actually working through issues from our daily life while we sleep -- as a sort of coping mechanism? Should we even bother to interpret our dreams? Many say yes, that we have a great deal to learn from our dreams.

In this article, we'll talk about the major dream theories, from Freud's view to the hypotheses that claim we can control our dreams. We'll find out what scientists say is happening in our brains when we dream and why we have trouble remembering these night-time story lines. We'll talk about how you can try to control your dreams -- both what you're dreaming about and what you do once you're having the dream. We'll also find out what dream experts say particular scenarios signify. Finding yourself at work naked may not mean at all what you think it does!

Perchance to Dream

Dream Philosophy

According to Nietzsche, "In the ages of the rude beginning of culture, man believed that he was discovering a second real world in dream, and here is the origin of all metaphysics. Without dreams, mankind would never have had occasion to invent such a division of the world. The parting of soul and body goes also with this way of interpreting dreams; likewise, the idea of a soul's apparitional body: whence all belief in ghosts, and apparently, too, in gods."



For centuries, we've tried to figure out just why our brains play these nightly shows for us. Early civilizations thought dream worlds were real, physical worlds that they could enter only from their dream state. Researchers continue to toss around many theories about dreaming. Those theories essentially fall into two categories:

The idea that dreams are only physiological stimulations

The idea that dreams are psychologically necessary

Let's take a closer look at these theories.

Perchance to Dream

Dream Philosophy

According to Nietzsche, "In the ages of the rude beginning of culture, man believed that he was discovering a second real world in dream, and here is the origin of all metaphysics. Without dreams, mankind would never have had occasion to invent such a division of the world. The parting of soul and body goes also with this way of interpreting dreams; likewise, the idea of a soul's apparitional body: whence all belief in ghosts, and apparently, too, in gods."



For centuries, we've tried to figure out just why our brains play these nightly shows for us. Early civilizations thought dream worlds were real, physical worlds that they could enter only from their dream state. Researchers continue to toss around many theories about dreaming. Those theories essentially fall into two categories:

The idea that dreams are only physiological stimulations

The idea that dreams are psychologically necessary

Let's take a closer look at these theories.

Perchance to Dream

Dream Philosophy

According to Nietzsche, "In the ages of the rude beginning of culture, man believed that he was discovering a second real world in dream, and here is the origin of all metaphysics. Without dreams, mankind would never have had occasion to invent such a division of the world. The parting of soul and body goes also with this way of interpreting dreams; likewise, the idea of a soul's apparitional body: whence all belief in ghosts, and apparently, too, in gods."



For centuries, we've tried to figure out just why our brains play these nightly shows for us. Early civilizations thought dream worlds were real, physical worlds that they could enter only from their dream state. Researchers continue to toss around many theories about dreaming. Those theories essentially fall into two categories:

The idea that dreams are only physiological stimulations

The idea that dreams are psychologically necessary