Dreams
Abstract:
There are two types of dreams, those that happen to us when we sleep and those that are like goals for our life. We will talk about both of them.
The first type is nothing more than a recreation that your brain makes between your reality, present in your conscious part, in addition to the emotions and desires stored in your unconscious mind.
The most elaborate dreams that are most remembered upon waking appear in the phase known as REM (rapid eye movement), which takes place during the last part of sleep.
The second one lodge in the right hemisphere of the brain along with passion, imagination, and emotions. Dreams are what motivates us to get up and go out every day with a good face and with direction, wanting to take another step towards our goals.
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Andrea
Laura
Good morning dear jury and other presents. We are Andrea Parra and Laura Rodríguez, 9 grade students at American school. Today we are going to talk to you about a very special topic ‘‘ Dreams ’’. There are two types of dreams, those that happen to us when we sleep and those that are like goals for our life. We will talk about both of them. First, the dreams that happen to us when we sleep; Dreams are mental manifestations of images, sounds, thoughts and emotions, usually related in a symbolic way with the reality of the person who dreams.
Dreams are nothing more than a recreation that your brain makes between your reality, present in your conscious part, in addition to the emotions and desires stored in your unconscious mind. The most elaborate dreams that are most remembered upon waking appear in the phase known as REM, which takes place during the last part of sleep.
The REM (rapid eye movement) sleep happens approximately 90 minutes after you have fallen asleep and lasts around ten minutes. The brain is very active at this point and that is when the more memorable dreams happen. Have you ever wondered why we dream?
There are many theories of the function of dreams. They appear to assist in memory formation, integration, problem solving and consolidation of ideas both about ourselves and the world, adding that neuroscientists have discovered that dreams help with information processing and mood regulation, too.
It seems that often, dreams occur as a way for us to play out events that happened during the day. They seem to be a response to an experienced environment. If one has something stressful or particularly sad happen to them during the day, they are more likely to dream about it at night. There are now some studies that suggest dreaming helps the brain with its memory function. They help with cognition and your ability to process events.
Studies have looked into the importance of dreams to our health and well-being. In one study, researchers woke people just as they were going into REM sleep. They found that those who weren’t allowed to dream had:
More tension, anxiety, depression or a hard time concentrating.
Sometimes we dream things that we do not want to forget but that unfortunately when we wake up we forget. Part of this is biological, as neurotransmitters forming memory are less active during sleep, and dream forgetfulness also appears to be related to the level of electrical activity in the brain during dreams.
Additionally, it could have something to do with the content of your dreams. Early psychoanalytic theory suggested that difficult or traumatic information in dreams is suppressed, and the dreamer is less likely to retrieve or analyze it.
Also, it could be harder to remember dreams because during REM sleep, our body may shut down systems in our brain that create memories. We may remember only those dreams that happen just before we wake, when certain brain activities are turned back on.
Some say it’s not that our minds forget dreams but that we don't know how to access them. Dreams may be stored in our memory, waiting to be recalled. This may explain why you suddenly remember a dream later in the day.
There are several types of sleep such as:
Lucid dreams
A lucid dream is one in which you know you’re dreaming. Research shows that lucid dreaming comes with a boost of activity in parts of the brain that are usually restful during sleep. Lucid dreaming is a brain state between REM sleep and being awake.
Nightmares
A nightmare is a bad dream. It’s common in both children and adults. Often, it happens because of:
Stress, conflict, fear, trauma, emotional problems, medication or drug use.
If you have a certain nightmare over and over again, your subconscious may be trying to tell you something.
Whenever we dream of good things, we wish that time will not wake up but REM sleep lasts only a few minutes early in the night but gets longer as we sleep. Later in the night, it might last more than 30 minutes. So you might spend half an hour in a single dream.
Now, those that are like goals for our life; Dreams lodge in the right hemisphere of the brain along with passion, imagination, and emotions. But let's leave the scientific part aside, dreams are what motivates us to get up and go out every day with a good face and with direction, wanting to take another step towards our goals.
Many people believe that dreams and desires are the same but they are not, a wish is the first step of a vital drive that drives you to go for what you want, they are contagious and are influenced by the experiences of others, experiences, what that you see in a communication medium, and also because of those very strong internal desires that you would like to see embodied in reality. A dream is what you have in your mind, that you project from the level of imagination, fantasy, and creativity without limits, it is an internal elaboration process based more on illusion, than on reality. A dream, in general, is visualized as something distant, in the long term, which is subjective, it all depends on linking it with the power and attitude of each person. Well, if you don't put it into practice, nothing will happen.
As children, we dream without barriers, without limits, and without logical reasoning. When you grow up you dream of more tangible, real, or probable things within this society in which we interact. Some people feed them with optimism and hope, others sit around hoping that one day they can achieve them, and finally others struggle and strive to make dreams come true.
Let's think for a moment about our dreams, big or small. We believe that one of the greatest challenges in assuming adulthood is being able to match the gears of our dreams as children with our responsibilities as adults. The truth is that it seems that life is beginning to be seen more as a countdown instead of seeing it as an opportunity to continue fighting for the dreams of always. It is true, the problems are no longer the same, “minor people, minor problems; older people, bigger problems ”, we believe that due to some of our past and present conditions, some of our dearest dreams are only possible in an alternate universe.
Most get discouraged at this point and settle for erasing dreams and setting more prudent goals. Without even trying, they give up what they want most in life because it just seems impossible.
Others let the opinion of others be the most important thing and end up accepting in one way or another that what they can and cannot do is determined by others. For this reason, many people fear sharing their dreams and projects, because their motivation increases or decreases according to what others think. Thus, some of us simply dream in secret, we do not want ridicule, criticism, or judgment. We don't want them to tell us if we are doing it wrong or right.
But this attitude is telling your conscience that your dreams are small, that they are not worth it, that they are absurd, irrational, silly, that they do not even deserve to be known by anyone. Ultimately, you are cultivating in your mind the idea that what others think of you is more important than what you think yourself.
To achieve a dream, you need to be very willing to do what is necessary to achieve it and as long as what we have to do is legal, moral, and ethical in society, it simply does not matter how long it will take, how difficult it may be or how much it demands of us every day to move forward a bit. Don't settle for a mediocre life, a life that doesn't fill you up and doesn't make you happy. Amazing things can happen to anyone if you dare to pursue your dreams.
Remember that you are the only one who sets your limits.
Thanks for your attention and have a great day.
References:
Amanda Capritto. What your dreams actually mean: Dream symbols, interpretation and causes. March 17, 2020 :https://www.cnet.com/health/what-your-dreams-actually-mean-dream-symbols-interpretation-and-causes/#:~:text=There's%20no%20definitive%20evidence%20about,the%20dreamer%20in%20some%20way
Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc. Do Dreams Affect Sleep Quality?: https://www.sleepdr.com/the-sleep-blog/do-dreams-affect-sleep-quality/#:~:text=Dreaming%20is%20normal%20and%20a,REM%20means%20rapid%20eye%20movement
WebMD Medical Reference. Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian. Dreams. November 5, 2019: https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/dreaming-overview
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By Andrea Parra and
Laura Rodríguez,
Step 9 Blue
