DREAMING-BASIC FACTS AND PURPOSE.

Dreaming is about formation of images ,incidences ,visual ,audio or sensory,during sleep. A bizarre story or short plays are created by random connection of different experiences and episodes .It could be funny , scary or puzzling.

DREAMING is the language of subconscious mind. During awakened state , conscious brain is busy in processing ,day-to-day activities and problems. It hardly gets time to relax and refresh. During sleep ,subconscious mind takes upperhand .It reprocesses, thoughts and conscious activities of the day. In this process, it generates random and vivid dreams. Dreaming may be physiological or randam . it could be towards certain ambitions to achieve money ,prestige power and position, known as Lucid dreaming.

BASIC FACTS ABOUT DREAMING. 1 -Most of the the stories and episodes of the dreaming are forgotten , just after rising , about 95% .We hardly remember part of it 2-Dreaming occurs approx 4-6 times during REM sleep cycle ,per day 3- lasts about 5 to 30 minutes. BRAIN DURING DREAMING Both the lobes of the brain are active during the dreams, from the brain stem to the cortex. Most of the dreams occur during REM Sleep (rapid eye movement) phase of the sleep cycle. According to a Harvard University study, dreaming may synchronize all recently learned memories, improving it ,and thus boosting overall performance. In a research study, it was found that when you’re in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage, melatonin releases a substance called vasotocin, which helps your brain to erase memories while you’re dreaming. It’s during this time of your sleep cycle ,when you have the kind of vivid dreams that you remember most.

MEN AND WOMEN DREAM DIFFRENTLY. Men mostly dream about Aggression, physical activities, sports ,sex. Women most often dream about emotion , love, affection or rejection. Their second most common dreams are about clothes or jeweleries.

PURPOSE OF DREAMING– 1 Relaxes brain and refreshes it 2- Memory consolidation https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201905/the-new-science-sleep 3-A Vent for supressed desires.3-Processing of day-to-day activities and deletion of unwanted facts. 4-Also helpful in balancing body hormones and neurotransmitters.

DREAM THEMES Although dreams are mostly unique and random but most common themes may be. Nightmare themes 1-Being chased by someone 2-Falling somewhere or from stairs. 3-Arriving late in office or examination hall. 4-Attacked by someone 5-Being naked before someone or in public.6-Falling of teeth or hair 7-Unable to find toilet. . Happy Themes 1-Finding money or gold. 2-Meeting with loved ones or old close or dear ,friends relations . Nightmares Dreams can be triggered by many factors, like Stress or anxiety. Sometime problems of daily life, home or school, may trigger nightmares or the death of a loved one, can have the same effect.

LUCID DREAMS This type of dream occurs in the REM cycle of the sleep .Dreamer is aware t about his dream. He has also some controll over this dreaming process. According to research, Lucid dream is and activity of Prefrontal cortex of the brain. Sometimes it can be induced also .It is done with the purpose of fulfilling some ambition, overcoming fears and for the purpose of psycothearpy.