Typical Dreams And Their Meanings

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

I am skeptical about dream books and the unambiguous interpretation of dreams. There is always multiple interpretation. And it depends on where a person lives, on the characteristics of his culture, on his personal characteristics and his individual experience.

But with all the variety of dreams and their meanings, there are typical dreams, with a similar plot, which I can see by everyone, regardless of culture and individual experience. Ward and Hall identified 17 types of typical dreams. Such as: dreams about an object that is in danger; falling from height; pursuit in pursuit; swimming in water; dreams about food; dreams about money and their search and finding; being lost; dreams of fire and fire; nakedness and disorder in clothing; dental problems; flights; exams; of death; lagging behind the train; risk situations; being in a cave; passing through a narrow passage. Much of this was highlighted and interpreted by Freud. He came to the conclusion that dreams not only have a similar plot, but can also have a standard interpretation. The reason for this is that dreams are generated by childish, forbidden, aggressive sexual desires, and their set is limited.

Dreams of nudity. The dreamer usually dreams that he is naked or that he has a problem in clothes, often while others see in a dream, but do not pay attention to it. Usually, such dreams are attributed to what happened in childhood. only naked children do not cause embarrassment and only they are allowed to.

Dreams of death. In dreams about the death of loved ones and relatives, two lines can be distinguished: in one there is grief about the loss, in the other there is not. If there is no grief, then it is worth thinking about the hidden content of the dream. its real meaning is far from what directly happens in a dream. And a dream with feelings of grief means that the dreamer unconsciously really wishes death to the one whom he saw in the dream. In this moment, it is necessary to understand that dreams reflect everything that happens in our psyche, even that in a conscious state we cannot think and imagine. In psychotherapy, it is worth exploring the feelings associated with this, and not being horrified and intimidated.

Dreams about exams. Such dreams are very much dreamed of when we have to go through some kind of test. Most often, such dreams are dreamed when experiencing a sexual evaluation. If we compare it with our past, then dreams about exams refer to our childhood experiences of punishment for an unfulfilled order or deed. Or simply fear of punishment for something not done. If you really have an exam and you have a dream about successful delivery, then this means that your subconscious mind is trying to support you and in this way wants to calm you down.

Dreams of being late, including the train. In such dreams, two symbols can be distinguished: the departure of a train (or something else) is a symbol of death, and being late is one's own salvation from death. Such dreams often try to calm and comfort us - we will not die now, we will continue to live. Naturally, these dreams are more often seen when we are faced with real death or fear of death. If a person accompanies someone on the way, then this is no longer an attempt to calm down, but rather a wish for death to the one whom the dreamer is seeing off.

Dreams about dental problems. No matter how strange it may seem, such dreams are directed towards masturbatory inclinations. If a woman dreams that someone will climb into her mouth and pull out a tooth, then this may mean a desire to penetrate the vagina. Such dreams are very symbolic and the symbols in them are turned upside down. Head hair means genital hair, mouth lips mean vaginal labia, nose means penis.

Flying in a dream. Such dreams are directly addressed to our childhood, when parents could easily lift us in their arms and we could "soar" using their power. The meanings of such dreams can be many and they should always be interpreted based on what is happening in the dreamer's life. Such a dream can mean, and the desire to grow and become higher than everyone else. And the desire to "fly away" from what is happening. It may not mean the ability to achieve what you want in reality.

Falling dreams always reflect some kind of fear. Which one is impossible to predict. If a person sees such a dream, then you should pay attention to what scares him.

Dreams about swimming in water. Such dreams can also have several meanings. It may also be memories of childhood experiences of toilet training, because then we often "swam" in our own urine, and in extreme cases - enuresis. It can also mean a desire to plunge into yourself and escape from reality.

In conclusion, I want to remind you that the same dream can have many meanings and a dream should always be interpreted with the dreamer himself. That is why, I am always against the unambiguous interpretation of dreams.

If you have any questions, you can ask me, and I am ready to answer them.

Mikhail Ozhirinsky - psychoanalyst, group analyst.