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by otoko no onna on January 22nd, 2008

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Why are repetitive dreams usually nightmares? I've never heard anyone say "I've had my favorite dream again" but I've heard that very often about bad dreams.

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  • by ChillWinterheart on January 24th, 2008

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    From what I've read and heard, sleeping de-stresses us because of dreams. The brain, being active as ever even in the middle of the night uses dreams, tries to 'sort out' the events that occurred during the day and associates certain imagery with it.

    For example, a guy who considers himself 'trapped' in a dead-end office job may subconsciously relate that to the imagery of his office's elevator: he always goes in the same elevator everyday, and come out into the same office he considers hell. He therefore may have nightmares of an elevator he can't get out of, or an elevator that 'eats' people. So every time the guy gets stressed with work, he dreams of that elevator. It becomes repetitive.

    As for happy thoughts, we humans usually take them for granted and don't give them much thought, which means the brain doesn't have much 'imagery' to associate happy thoughts with.

    Let's go back to the guy. A co-worker treating him to coffee may make him happy for a while, but even if he does it every day, the guy will probably take it for granted and doesn't give it much thought. Therefore, he probably won't be dreaming of it as well.

    Also, keep in mind that good dreams do not agitate people, so you won't hear them being bothered about it and asking "Why am I having that good dream again?"

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  • by John_G8474 on December 23rd, 2010

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    Dreams are about "central life concerns".............so, a repetive dream is GOD trying to awaken you to a particular issue........the longer and more elaborate the dream, the more importance to be awarded to it........and viceversa.........a tribe in Malaysia, teaches their children to CONFRONT the "enemy" in their dreams, thus liberating themselves from fears and phobias..........John, brother of JESUS

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