Are dreams what the subconscious wishes to be real?

Barb Outhere2008-02-18T14:38:01Z

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In a word - NO.
Some believe it is just the way the brain processes out excess information that it doesn't have time to deal with while awake.
Some believe that it has more to do with symbolism, representation, than it does as a direct relationship to your "awake" life. There are dream dictionaries that give an interpretation of those symbols. Like being in a prison doesn't mean you will go to prison, only that you are feeling restricted somewhere in your life.
Some others believe that it is just your imagination having a free reign, which is why many dreams are impossible in reality.
Very few people actually have predictive dreams. And sometimes they are predictive only to the extent that the person themselves makes it happen by being open to the possibility in the first place.

The Wolf of Riggs2008-02-18T14:35:24Z

depends
if you are dreaming of you walking through a sunset with a guy you love then yes
but, if you are being raped and then shot
i am pretty sure you don't want that so no
its all about what it is
thats the reason we call bad dreams nightmares
a dream is where you mind just wonders and lets go and everything and just pulls random memories out of your well, memory and then slams them together and bam you get a dream
thats why anything is possible in a dream
because you mind is doing the impossible seeing into the future.

Hawkeye2008-02-18T14:32:48Z

I believe dreams are your subconscious' way of communicating with your conscious.. I.E. the dream is like a window, if you will, into your subconscious.

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Precious to Jesus2008-02-18T21:26:24Z

I think some dreams are things that are hoped for. I also believe dreams are the way we tap into our subconscious. There are things we repress (unconscious effort) and suppress (conscious effort), and sometimes we just can't handle what's going on around us until we confront what's stowed inside.

Mello Jello2008-02-18T14:31:27Z

Sometimes, but not all the time. Like last night, I had a dream I had a kid, and it was already an alcoholic and snorting cocaine at only 6 months of age. I dont wish that were real... would you?!

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