{"id":15979,"date":"2019-10-28T22:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=15979"},"modified":"2021-01-29T23:39:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T23:39:33","slug":"dream-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/dream-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Snooze on Dream Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve always been drawn to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/tag\/horoscopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">metaphysical<\/a>, mystical, and mysterious, so I jumped at the chance as an undergrad to take a course on dream psychology. Since it provided me with the tools to gain illuminating, actionable insights into pressing dilemmas, I fondly remember the class as my favorite within my entire eight years of pursuing higher education.\r\n\r\nI was fortunate to reconnect with my former professor, psychologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drpatriciasimko.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patricia Simko, PhD<\/a>, who still instructs the Psychology of Dreams course at The New School in NYC.\r\n\r\nHere, she helps elucidate:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>what dreams are all about<\/li>\r\n \t<li>why they&#8217;re much more important for your well-being than you may realize<\/li>\r\n \t<li>how to guide and interpret your dreams to find clarity regarding real-life concerns<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>The Science Behind Dreaming<\/h2>\r\nSome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/mighty-night\/\">sleep<\/a> scientists may see dreams primarily as a neurological function. But psychologists and the spiritually inclined often see their deeper meaning.\r\n\r\n&#8220;Dreams are a snapshot of what\u2019s going on in our lives: what we&#8217;re doing, what problems we have, who we love, what occupies our time, and other messages,&#8221; Dr. Simko explains. &#8220;It&#8217;s our way of communicating with the unconscious mind.&#8221;\r\n\r\nDream content can include unfinished business for which we seek closure, as well as daily residue and upcoming tasks or events.\r\n<h3>Dream Mechanisms<\/h3>\r\nAside from a small population afflicted with disorders including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2004\/09\/040913092356.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charcot\u2013Wilbrand syndrome<\/a> (CWS), everyone dreams.\r\n\r\nDreams take place during the REM (rapid eye movement) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/stages-of-sleep\/\">stages of sleep<\/a>, which occur in cycles throughout the night. (R.E.M is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AVPEP_KSldA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killer song by Ariana Grande<\/a>, but I digress.) &#8220;REM sleep isn&#8217;t particularly heavy sleep. It&#8217;s characterized by low amplitude, high frequency energy waves,&#8221; Dr. Simko explains.\r\n\r\nNext, she continues, &#8220;Dreams are a result of energy firings near the visual cortex at the base of the brain, which may explain why dreams are typically visual in nature.&#8221;\r\n\r\nAnother fun fact she mentions is that our major muscle groups are temporarily paralyzed while dreaming. Thankfully, our bodies have developed this adaptive mechanism to keep us from physically enacting this inner activity.\r\n<h3>The Importance of Dreaming<\/h3>\r\nIn addition to providing the capability for psychological insight, dreaming is vital to our health and well-being.\r\n\r\nDr. Simko notes that newborns spend around <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/record\/1966-07545-001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">half of their sleep time<\/a> in pro-dreaming REM states, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/family\/archive\/2018\/09\/do-babies-dream\/570607\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">twice that of adults<\/a>. This finding shows positive correlations with babies&#8217; cognitive development, memory and language formation, and more.\r\n\r\nShe also refers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/dream-factory\/201606\/brief-history-dream-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seminal studies on dream psychology<\/a> showing that we feel the negative impacts of dream deprivation even before those of sleep deprivation.\r\n\r\nMore recently in 2017, psychologist Rubin Naiman published a paper entitled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28810072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dreamless: The Silent Epidemic of REM Sleep Loss<\/a>.&#8221; He explains that modern humans are dream-deprived, the noticeable consequences of which may range from irritability, depression, and weight gain to compromised memory and immune functions.\r\n\r\nIn sum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/the-sleep-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full sleep cycles<\/a> and healthy habits that promote dreaming are essential for the proper functioning of our minds and bodies alike.\r\n<h3>benefits of Understanding DREAM PSYCHOLOGY<\/h3>\r\nFor many, dreams are often confusing or seem nonsensical. &#8220;Time and space don\u2019t exist in the unconscious,&#8221; Dr. Simko explains. &#8220;They\u2019re structures in the material plane, created to help navigate our material world.\r\n\r\nAlternatively, the unconscious doesn&#8217;t know about such structures and doesn\u2019t need it.&#8221; Hence why, more often than not, dreams don&#8217;t typically adhere to logic and rationale. Also, since lot of dream content comes across via symbols and other disguises, their underlying messages don&#8217;t often correspond with what meets the (resting) eye.\r\n\r\nBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/vivid-dreams-in-quarantine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learning more<\/a> about dream psychology, you can get a deeper sense of what&#8217;s going on with yourself and others, awakening what&#8217;s unclear in ordinary consciousness.\r\n\r\n<img data-dominant-color=\"365675\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #365675;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16056 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Benefits-of-Dream-Psychology-The-Wellnest-by-HUM-Nutrition-770x550.jpg\" alt=\"Dreamy celestial sky\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" \/>\r\n<h2>Dream Psychology 101<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Origins of Dream Theory<\/h3>\r\nDream theory began with Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis.\r\n\r\n&#8220;Freud knew that dreams come from the unconscious, in which we can&#8217;t explicitly know what goes on,&#8221; Dr. Simko explains. But even further, &#8220;He believed we\u2019re governed by forbidden instincts\u2014mainly the sex drive and libido\u2014and felt that dreams carried hidden messages of desired sexuality.&#8221;\r\n\r\nCarl Jung\u2014Freud&#8217;s contemporary and himself an interdisciplinary psychoanalyst and psychiatrist\u2014acquiesced to Freud&#8217;s dogma until he realized that Freud himself refused to adhere to the introspection he demanded of others. Contrarily, Dr. Simko notes, &#8220;Jung theorized that dreams aren\u2019t just meant to disguise sexual longings, but open up the whole of the unconscious mind.&#8221;\r\n\r\nCall me biased, but overall, I find that Jung&#8217;s take on dream psychology is more constructive and approachable\u2014and less restrictive and gratuitously taboo\u2014than Freud&#8217;s. At any rate, both have contributed unparalleled insight into the field of psychology and the niche of dreams.\r\n<h3>Key Concepts<\/h3>\r\nAccording to Freud, dreams consist of both manifest and latent content.\r\n\r\n<strong>Manifest content<\/strong> is the actual subject matter of your dreams, while <strong>latent content<\/strong> dives deeper into symbols, associations, and other meanings beyond the superficial.\r\n\r\nEven further, our brains may also combine content via <strong>condensation<\/strong>, which &#8220;takes characteristics from several things or people in life and puts them all together in one dream symbol,&#8221; explains Dr. Simko. For instance, if you dream about a friend sitting at your boss&#8217;s desk with your mom&#8217;s handbag, that dream person could potentially represent any or all of those three people.\r\n\r\nNext, she continues, &#8220;<strong>Displacement<\/strong> is another dream tool whereby we take a characteristic that&#8217;s important to us and replace it with another, less conflictual one.&#8221; Prime examples of displacement include anything explicit that&#8217;s then recalibrated for PG-friendly viewing, or replacing something that induces fear with something inoffensive.\r\n<h3>Common Dream Symbols<\/h3>\r\nThere are infinite dream symbols and explanations thereof.\r\n\r\nBut as a primer, perhaps the most noteworthy symbols are a house and car, which Dr. Simko says signify the self: &#8220;The condition of each points to your own. Is the house beautiful and in a nice neighborhood? Are there unexplored rooms? These answers all point to subjective reality.&#8221;\r\n\r\nSimilarly, she continues, the car points to the self in motion: &#8220;If the car is nice, you probably feel pretty good. If it&#8217;s run down, you may be as well. Or if you&#8217;re not even driving it, someone else may be calling the shots in your life.&#8221;\r\n\r\nOther *elemental* dream symbols involve weather and nature, which reflect your feelings. A sunny day will generally be positive, while rain can indicate sadness or perhaps even a clean slate.\r\n\r\n<img data-dominant-color=\"0c0a2b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #0c0a2b;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15992 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dream-Theory-and-Dream-Interpretation-The-Wellnest-by-HUM-Nutrition-770x514.jpg\" alt=\"Ladder leading up to crescent moon in night sky\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" \/>\r\n<h2>How to GUIDE and Interpret Your Dreams<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Adopt Proactive Bedtime Rituals<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/mighty-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Before sleeping<\/a>, Dr. Simko suggests setting the scene for a fruitful night of dreaming.\r\n\r\n&#8220;The unconscious is highly intuitive and open to suggestions,&#8221; she says. You can repeat affirmative suggestions, such as <em>I will know I&#8217;m dreaming tonight<\/em> or <em>I will dream about X to understand Y<\/em>.\r\n\r\nNext, she says it helps to read about dreams to really get in the right state of mind. To learn more about dream psychology, Dr. Simko highly recommends the following titles:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Our-Dreaming-Mind-Robert-Castle\/dp\/0345396669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Our Dreaming Mind<\/em><\/a> by Robert Van De Castle (comprehensive history of dream theory)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mind-Night-New-Science-Dream\/dp\/0465070698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mind at Night: The New Science of How and Why We Dream<\/a><\/em> by Andrea Rock (includes contemporary research)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creative-Dreaming-Creativity-Overcome-Problems\/dp\/0684801728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Creative Dreaming<\/em><\/a> by Patricia Garfield (techniques to plan, influence, and remember your dreams)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAnd of course, it&#8217;s always smart to follow healthy p.m. protocol. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/alcohol-and-sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avoiding alcohol<\/a>, abstaining from screen time, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/best-meditation-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">meditating<\/a> are only a few tried and true bedtime habits that can lead to rewarding dreams.\r\n<h3>Ask the Right Questions<\/h3>\r\nUpon waking, write down your dreams before you forget them. (And yes, forget you likely will without actively and purposefully recalling them.) When Dr. Simko&#8217;s patients and students seek to interpret their dreams, she always asks the following questions:\r\n<h4>What comes to you, and what are your associations?<\/h4>\r\n&#8220;Look at the story of your dream. Make a simple summary and then associate,&#8221; Dr. Simko advises.\r\n\r\nWhile she says it&#8217;s helpful to base your interpretations in established paradigms of dream theory and psychology, she notes that symbols won&#8217;t be the same for everybody. Some are universal, while others are more uniquely determined by the individual.\r\n\r\n&#8220;A rose, for instance, would have a similar connotation for most people, whereas a river might not,&#8221; Dr. Simko explains. Within this example, a river might invoke calm and serenity for some, but can signal fear for those who can&#8217;t swim or if the waters are turbulent.\r\n\r\nLearn what such symbols mean to you, and then make associations from there.\r\n<h4>What did you feel and sense in the dream?<\/h4>\r\n&#8220;Feelings aren&#8217;t disguised in dreams,&#8221; Dr. Simko explains. So if you&#8217;re sad, scared, or joyous in a dream, it&#8217;s a reflection of your actual feelings IRL\u2014even if you don&#8217;t realize it when awake.\r\n\r\nOnce you hone in on these dream feelings, she advises that you think about what they remind you of, and what in your life makes you feel the same way. From there, you can synthesize key takeaways and action points.\r\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\r\nSure, naysayers may see this all as hocus pocus. But I can personally attest that following the knowledge and rituals of dream psychology can yield rewarding, and even profound, results. They allowed me to come to terms with strained dynamics and situations that would otherwise take hours of therapy and lengthy shower cries to excise from my system.\r\n\r\nNostalgia aside, I eagerly encourage you to give dream psychology a go. Who knows? 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