Dreams include involuntary sequences of events, flashes of images and feelings which human beings experience when during sleep. It occurs at a stage of sleep when the brains activity is at it’s highest showing similarity to when a person is awake.
No scientist till date has been able to correctly explain why human beings dream. Due the the need human beings have to give their own meaning to the unexplained, multiple cultural explanations for dreams have steamed from several countries all over the world. Some suggest dreams are a type of premonition into the future or a warning of impending danger from a higher power.
Scientists have also postulated countless theories and explanation for dreams human beings have reportedly been experiencing over the years. Some of them think dreams occur as a result of secret fears, hidden desires and repressed memories. These are 5 of the most popular dreams and their (possible) explanations.
1. Dreams About Being Chased:
Imagine walking out of your school, its night time, the parking lot is empty. Just when you turn around you see a faceless person or animal who starts running after you immediately. Sounds unpleasant doesn’t it? This is one of the terrifying dreams millions of people experience night in & night out. It’s so serious that there are published books and websites addressing the issue.
Experts suggest that the reason for this particular dream could be symbolic as almost all dreams are. An individual may be trying to escape from something in reality be it fear, responsibility or a guilty pleasure. Being chased in your dream could also be a repressed memory mostly traumatic event for example; a soldier who comes back home after a war suffers from Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may have dreams in which he repeatedly relives memories from the battle ground.
2. Death:
People who dream about death also see it as a bad omen. Some even engage in a series of prayers and rituals to pray against it as soon as they wake up. Dreaming about dying is never pleasant, whether its your death or that of a loved one. In some cultures, death isn’t seen as the end, but as a transitional phase. It’s simply necessary in order to proceed to the next stage of life. Expert say when someone dreams about death, he/she is simply afraid of a big change or a transition in their life (Job or relationship).
3. Dreams About Taking Exam Or Test:
Dream interpreters say this type of dreams could mean two things, it could either mean an individual is conscious and worried about what people in his immediate surrounding think about him/her or it could also mean a person is afraid of a forthcoming exam or test due to the anxieties and stress usually associated with exams.
4. Murder:
Dreaming about murder is very concerning and could pose several explanations. One of them include the daily activities of the dreamer. People who engage in watching horror or play violent video games, where they have to kill characters are often victims of these types of dreams because their activities by day replicate themselves in the minds of the dreamer during their sleep.
5. Meeting famous people:
Dream interpreters say that’s there’s really no hidden meaning to this type of dream other than the desire to meet someone associated with fame. Almost everyone in the world has a secret celebrity crush and this means that most of the individuals mind will be filled with thoughts of said celebrity, when he/she is awake. The frequency of thoughts of that person increases that chances of them appearing in your dream.
