EDU: Free Write: Dreams

Most people say that they don't remember their dreams, i however dream a lot at night and usually remember at least some of what i dream. Typically these dreams are absolutely ridiculous and make absolutely no sense. I'm not so sure if i believe that dreams mean something that are connected to your subconscious but i'm willing to read up about it and have this theory backed up with scientific facts.

Apparently the recall of dreams is very unreliable and according to studies done, women recall dreams better than men do. Recall of dreams usually occurs when someone wakes up in the midst of a dream causing them to recall what was happening easier. According to studies almost every mammal-humans and animals alike dream every night. There are 4 stages of the sleep cycle which repeat a average of 4 to 5 times a night. Most people dream every night and multiple times per night it's just that we don't remember most dreams unless we're dreaming them in the earlier morning before we wake up.

Some believe that dreams mean something and stand for something in your life. Online you can even find what symbols of your dreams mean. While i'm not sure if this is completely true it might be fun irregardless.

Last night i had the strangest dream that i was in a kayak and saw people on the side of the river i was kayaking on.

now-1.) i've never kayaked in my entire 23 years of existence and 2.) i don't know anyone who would stand on the side of a river at night who i would come into contact with to talk to on the side of a river.

apparently in an online dream dictionary having a kayak appear in your dream means:

Kayak

To see a kayak or go kayaking in your dream indicates that you are emotionally well balanced. You are in tune with your feelings. Alternatively, the dream means that you are succeeding through your own willpower, determination and drive. Keep up your energy!

to see a river in your dream means the following:

River

see a raging or an overflowing river in your dream signifies that your life is feeling out of control. You are feeling emotionally unsettled. Alternatively, this dream means you are ready to confront life's challenges and life's twists and turns. 

to have people in your dream means that you have been thinking about them a lot, or you are trying to solve a problem with someone in your life.

I must say that i honestly don't believe this about the dream dictionaries and what symbols in a dream mean but its still fun to think about how ridiculous some dreams can be and what they might have meant.