Wouldn't it be great if our dreams provided us with needed psychological needs. For instance, let's say a big tragic event occurred in your life and you did not have the proper amount of time to grieve and get over the event. At that point, we would grieve in our dreams. You may not want to wake up the next morning, or not feel very good the next morning, but you would have fulfilled a psychological need. Another example, let's say you did not receive the support you needed from your parents to pursue your lifelong goals. This would create a lot of psychological distress. When you dreamed, however, you dreamed of getting that support and were again provided with that need. Wouldn't that be neat?
I thought of this idea when last night I dreamed of spending time with some friends that I have not seen in a long time. I dearly missed them and just did not have the opportunity to be with them. It was making me a little blue. Even though the events were ficticious, I still enjoyed the dream and felt better about not seeing my friends. I may even be encouraged to seek my old friends out.
Just a thought.
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that would be great. I could save so much time this way!
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