Analysis Of Dreams Monsters, Terrorists, Fascists

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

In my previous articles, I have repeatedly drawn the reader's attention to the fact that all the elements of a dream are the dreamer himself. However, we often have terrible dreams filled with nightmarish characters. Children dream of monsters and monsters, adults - terrorists and fascists. Is it really all me ?, - you ask. Yes and no. The truth is that everyone, even the most terrible monsters, cannibals and executioners are part of our soul. The question arises, what function does our dream have, what does our subconscious want to tell us, presenting us in such an unattractive light?

Most often, such dreams act as a containment. All the elements of our dream in such dreams are safes, boxes where we contain our feelings. First, you need to remember what containment is. The term "containment" refers to the psychoanalytic school and was coined by the British psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion. He proposed the "container - contained" model, according to which the infant projects the uncontrollable emotions (contained) that arise in him into a container, which is "a good mother's breast", and then, thanks to the mechanism of projective identification, gets them back into a more acceptable and tolerable form for him.

In the case of a dream, such containers are images that come in a dream. But what does the dreamer contain, what feelings does he put in boxes and safes? Well, of course, the shadow traits of his personality, what he cannot admit even to himself. As a rule, monsters and monsters contain such feelings and emotions as rage, anger, anger, sadistic inclinations. But containment is just a small step towards solving one's psychological problems and intrapersonal conflicts, which, as a rule, are the reasons for dissatisfaction with oneself, one's life, others and the whole world. The most important step is realizing these feelings, transforming them and accepting them back into yourself. In accordance with the theory of W. Bion, developing relations with the “+” sign are based on tolerance and the ability to process the contents of the contained into meaningful components. If the container has this ability, then it is the "good mother" model. However, it often happens that the mother's mental space is not able to accept objects constantly attacking her, and even more so to process them. In this case, the risk of the formation of a psychotic personality is high.

Let's go back to dreams. The age of "bad dreams" is a period of 5-6 years. It is at this age that children most often see nightmares, and wake up screaming and crying. The task of the parent is to absorb the contained and return it to the processed child. To do this, you need to talk with the child, discuss his dreams, come up with fairy tales. However, it often happens that the parent, who most of all wants to sleep at this moment, brushes off the child with the words: - Well, that's it, stop shouting, sleep already!

I read from one of the authors such an idea that mothers can often act as a "good container" for a girl, and it is very difficult for them to accept what is contained from boys. This is not surprising, because exactly 5-6 years of age is the "oedipal age", and all uncontrollable emotions are usually directed towards the mother. In this case, the father could become a "good container" for the boy. However, the father's high empathy is important here. He must understand what terrible emotions are tearing his son from the inside. To understand and accept, while building rigid boundaries: - Yes, son, I perfectly understand what is happening to you now. It happens to everyone, you just have to be patient a little. Mom is my woman, and you cannot touch her, as I do, but believe me, very little time will pass, you will grow up, and you will have your own woman, no worse than mom!

But how many fathers do you know who are capable of such empathy? That is why boys find themselves in a more wounded position, they do not have a suitable "container" for processing their aggression, including sexual. I think it is this fact that contributes to a higher level of aggressiveness in men than in women. But maybe this is exactly how the Universe was conceived, because male aggression is the conditions for maintaining the balance of the human species, which means that these are the conditions for our survival.

Developing relations are based on the ability to tolerate and process the contents of the contained into meaningful and viable components, which corresponds to the model of a positive container-contained. If the mental space of the container turns out to be such that it is not able to absorb the objects constantly attacking it, and even more so to process them into a form acceptable for the contained, then in this case a negative result is obtained, not only hindering personal growth, but also contributing to the formation of a psychotic personality … The mother, who reacts with anxiety to the crying of the child and does not understand what is happening to him, establishes an emotional distance between herself and the child. Perceiving the projection that he expelled, it returns to him the contained unprocessed, as a result of which it becomes a bad object for the child, aggravating his feelings. This situation is consistent with the negative container-contained model.