What your dreams actually mean?

What is your Dreams mean?

Dreams are stories and images that our minds create while we sleep. They can be entertainment, fun, romantic, disturbing, frightening and sometimes bizarre.

1. We may not remember dreaming, but everyone is thought to dream between 3 to 6 times per night.

2. It is thought that each dream last between 5 to 20 minutes.

3. Around 95% of dreams are forgotten by the time a person gets out of bed.

4. Dreaming can help you learn and develop long-term memories`

How do they occur?

Before getting into dreams occur, we should know about different phases of sleep cycle. Ther are five phases in a sleep cycle:

Stage 1 (4-5% of sleep): Light, slow eye movememt and reduced muscle activity.

Stage 2 (45-55%): Eye movement stops & brain waves slow down, with bursts of rapid waves called sleep spindles.

Stage 3 (4-6%): Extremely slow brain waves begin to appear, interspersed with smaller, faster waves.

Stage 4 (12-15%): It is difficult to wake someone during stages 3 and 4, which together are called "deep sleep". People awakend in deep sleep often feel disoriented.

Stage 5 (20-25%): This is know as rapid eye movement (REM).  Brething becomes more rapid, irregular, and limb muscles become temporaily paralyzed. Heart rate increases, blood pressure rises and males develop penile erections. 

When people wake up during REM sleep, they often describe bizarre and illogical tales. Neuroscience shows that REM phase of sleep causes dreaming. Debate continuous among sleep experts about why we dreams.

Famous psychologist Sigmund Freud believed that drams are a look at our subconscious and that they reveal a person's;

• Unconscious desires
• Thoughts

Motivations

Freud though dreams were a way for people to satisfy urges and desires that weren't acceptable to society.

Expert say not to rely on books which give a specific meanings for a specific dream image or symbol. The reason behind your dream is unique to you.