Blogpost # 7: Dream: Why do we do it?

Dreams... It has to be the most wonderful thing that god created, you can explore, create, destroy, get scared, fly, go outer space, Etc...
It really depends on how big your imagination is.
I've discovered a lot of wonderful things because of it. I think I wouldn't be this person if dreams didn't exist. With all the beautiful imagery while sleeping, I never actually knew why people dream. Is it telling us something, is it teleporting us into another dimension and we see wonderful and beautiful objects, or is it a psychic power to see the future? Whatever it is, I have to know why we dream.

In an article " Why Do We Dream " from that site " psychology.about.com ". Kendra Cherry says that dreams have been studied for thousands of years, yet no one yet has the answer to why we dream. Some researcher say that dreams don't have any meaning, but some say that dreams have thousands of meaning, deep and wonderful meanings. People say that it is essential to our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. It says that dreams are unconscious desires, thoughts and motivations. It says that aren't meaningless, it says that dreams is our most creative state where we create new ideas explore places we've never been before or a place we can just relax and rest our body. It says that we dream so we can clean up clutter in our brains and it also says that we dream so we can connect to a different thought and emotion in a safe environment.

Kendra says " It is important to consider that science is still unraveling the exact purpose and function of sleep itself. " That's great news! I'll be waiting for the answer and be prepared to whatever answer it might be because dreams have been boggling my mind since the first day I dreamed.

In another article " 5 reasons why you dream " from that site " health.howstuffworks.com ". Victoria Plummer says that dreams are symbolic language designed to communicate our inner wisdom to us while we are asleep. the part the processes the dreams send symbolic messages which we turn into ideas.
There is still a debate over why we actually dream. Experts believe that we dream to assist the body with rest, repair and rejuvenation. Another reason in why we dream is to compensate with us, balance our feelings. For example, a very sad and unhappy person may dream more about fun and happy things to compensate. A successful and happy person may dream more about sad things to also compensate. Also another theory on why we dream is that it helps us cope with things like having a bad day or getting into a fight, your dreams will weave symbolic messages to help you cope with those problems.

Victoria states that " Research already supports the claim that sleep is fundamental to a well functioning mind and memory. However, some suggest that the key to memory consolidation lies not with a few hours of rest, but in the dreams we have instead. " That's true! In my opinion because I think my memory gained more power every time I remember my dreams. It helps me with recalling stuff.

Dreaming is a big mystery. It's a big topic to handle I hope someone can find the answer to why it happens.