Hey guys!
Juniorgrrl, I do believe that dreams are representations of our unconscious's deepest wishes, desires, dreams, etc. I had two semesters of psychology, and maybe I believe this b/c we focused mostly on Freud! But anyway, after we studied dreams, I started to keep a Dream Diary (try it sometime! It's really fun!) and it was AMAZING to analyze my dreams when I had that Dream Book with me. Immediately after I woke up, I would record my dreams down--no matter HOW zany!!
BTW, it's best to record it IMMEDIATELY after you wake up--try not to jump up and turn on the light, etc., otherwise your dreams will escape you! I just put the Dream Diary (really just a notebook), a pen, and a teeny book light (which was attached to the Diary) on my bed, next to my pillow. Anyway, it was amazing to analyze them, b/c I would find out (through the Dream Dictionary) what was bothering me. It was extremely fascinating to find out what was going on in my unconscious. I do think that is a combo of perhaps what has happened that same day, yet, more often times than not, I find that it's something that has bothered me for a couple of days! Sometimes, even, dreams come up from worries that came from years ago! It's extremely fascinating to find out that some things from the past still bother you! And then once you have analyzed, you know that it's bothering you, and you can take stances to stop it! I do have to caution, though, that this Dream Diary/Dictionary process takes a while, but if you have the time, it's SOOO worth it! I stopped doing the analyzing stuff b/c I had to return the Dictionary! (returned it to the library) But I'm probably gonna buy a Dream Book soon
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AlphaChiGirl, nope I haven't had the fish dream (but nobody in my family has gotten pregnant recently) before! That's awesome though!!! Sometimes dreams are so cool b/c they foreshadow the future in a zany way! Sometimes they don't, but it's awesome that you've had the fish dream!!!