I remember my Psychology professor saying that what is more important to remember about dreams is not as much the details, but the feelings that accompanied the dreams. Of course, Freud would have us believe otherwise!
For instance:
Susan: what were you feeling when you were Hillary's advisor, and found she was caught up in a sex scandal? (that is hilarious, by the way!). Were you angered, disappointed, relieved, excited for the drama, disgusted, terrified, embarrassed? How do these feelings mirror feelings you have in your real life?
Melissa: same question: how did you feel about this big teddy bear in the way of the door: trapped, afraid, manipulated, taken advantage of, blind-sided, trusting wrong person? In what ways do these feelings mirror your life (when you have the dream)?
For mine, the feelings that "no one is listening to me" is more important than the objects in the dream.
It's a basically a dream theory that your brain is working through the tough emotions that you are having during the day, and combining familiar people or objects. Many times, these people and objects aren't relevant; they just happen to "meld together", as your brain is capable of many things at once.
So, with Coach Virginia's suggestion to use your dreams to problem-solve or create more awareness, this same theory can also apply: how can you take charge of your emotions that are bothering you? Have you suppressed some feelings by not communicating with someone? Do you feel you have let someone down, or someone has taken advantage of you? Are you stressed, or not feeling accomplished? You can take action once you become aware of your feelings!
Sounds like I need to do some soul searching on why I feel "no one is listening to me"! I have a few idea, and I think it is some of my female friends who I feel like a third wheel when I'm around them. Now...how to take action on this...??
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I remember my Psychology professor saying that what is more important to remember about dreams is not as much the details, but the feelings that accompanied the dreams. Of course, Freud would have us believe otherwise!
For instance:
Susan: what were you feeling when you were Hillary's advisor, and found she was caught up in a sex scandal? (that is hilarious, by the way!). Were you angered, disappointed, relieved, excited for the drama, disgusted, terrified, embarrassed? How do these feelings mirror feelings you have in your real life?
Melissa: same question: how did you feel about this big teddy bear in the way of the door: trapped, afraid, manipulated, taken advantage of, blind-sided, trusting wrong person? In what ways do these feelings mirror your life (when you have the dream)?
For mine, the feelings that "no one is listening to me" is more important than the objects in the dream.
It's a basically a dream theory that your brain is working through the tough emotions that you are having during the day, and combining familiar people or objects. Many times, these people and objects aren't relevant; they just happen to "meld together", as your brain is capable of many things at once.
So, with Coach Virginia's suggestion to use your dreams to problem-solve or create more awareness, this same theory can also apply: how can you take charge of your emotions that are bothering you? Have you suppressed some feelings by not communicating with someone? Do you feel you have let someone down, or someone has taken advantage of you? Are you stressed, or not feeling accomplished? You can take action once you become aware of your feelings!
Sounds like I need to do some soul searching on why I feel "no one is listening to me"! I have a few idea, and I think it is some of my female friends who I feel like a third wheel when I'm around them. Now...how to take action on this...??
February 22, 2009 - 7:29amThis Comment
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