It has happened to everyone that we have woken up and had the feeling that an important message was hidden in our dreams, but we did not and could not recall them. Maybe this happens to you all the time, or maybe you habitually remember dreams and wonder why your memories are so vivid and if there is a certain meaning hidden in them. We asked what science claims: what does it mean if we remember a dream and what if we forget it immediately?
A dream they are something that science does not yet know fully explain. However, research can help us understand what a dream is happening represents and why certain dreams let's remember, but certain let's forget the moment we open our eyes. We asked why the world of dreams sometimes remains in our memory and whether it hides behind it special meaning.
Is there a special meaning hidden behind dreams? Photo: polina Kovaleva / PexelsWhy do we remember some dreams and forget others?
Our sleep consists of several phases, and experts note that the most vivid dream accompanied by a part called REM sleep. This phase of sleep occurs approx 90 minutes after we fall asleep, but we can recognize it by eye movement, faster breathing and rapid heartbeat. Then it's ours too brain activity similar to waking state.
Research shows you will 80% people dreams remembered if they wake up during REM sleep, and the percentage starts to drop if they get up later. Therefore, it is not unusual if you feel that you experience the most vivid dreams during afternoon rest.
Other factors that influence whether we will remember dreams are our own sleep routine, exposure external stimuli, the state of ours psyche etc. Here, too, people we distinguish: some people remember their dreams best when it is their life chaotic and full worries, while others have problems with memorization right then.
If you want the dream to stay in your memory, we suggest you try it completely simple trick: they should be waiting for you on the bedside table pad and pen. Because it is believed that the memory of dreams is freshest at the moment when we wake up, then the dream events write it down.
Our dreams are freshest the moment we wake up Photo: Kampus Production / PexelsWhat does an extremely vivid dream mean?
There are a multitude of interpretations as to what it is supposed to be meant a dream that will stay with us for a long time. Science can help us explain one of them: it is always activated during dreams a certain part of the brain, that is, the signals responsible for certain emotions and feelings. If this part is awake activates again, it may happen that we encounter a sensation that will somewhat remind us of deja vu, i.e. the feeling that we have already experienced a certain event. Then there will also be dreams returned to our memory and the others in it.
Another reason to be some dream let's remember down to the smallest detail, is that they activate us exceptionally a strong emotional reaction. For such a dream, it is not necessary that they have much in common with reality, but they show us that our inner world is full of feelings that we are not yet fully aware of cleared up. For example, if in a dream you are running away from pursuers and you feel fear for your life, it can mean that you are afraid of something in real life as well: these can be completely specific concerns, e.g. burglars, but it could be something abstract, e.g. fear of attachment. The same applies if in a dream you are falling: this may indicate that you feel as if you're losing control over his life.
Because of such cases, it is important to be a dreamer, if possible, let's remember. In this way, we will be closer to our own the inner world, which will help us get started solving problems.
