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minute for just four easy payments of only $29.95? The answer to those questions (well, not the

one about potatoes) is a dream. Dreams have always had a huge influence on our lives, as well

as the destiny of mankind.

A dream is defined as “a series of thoughts, images or emotions occuring during sleep”

(Webster’s 344). Sound exciting, don’t they. Dreams are, in fact, much more than that. It is

dreams, not eyes, that are the true windows to the soul. Now that we have established what

dreams are, why do we have them? First of all, there is a reason. They are not mere

hallucinations caused by neurons and chemicals in the brain, but neither are they mystical or

supernatural visions meant to guide our lives(Kramer 56).

Dreams are caused by the area of the mind called the subconscious (Freud). It’s

responsible for collecting nearly every detail of your life you think you forgot and analyzing it

until all of your mental and social obstacles make sense. It is usually productive and helpful, as

far as mental health is concerned, but it can harbor unhealthy desires, such as the fear of success,

clowns, water, and all the other wierd stuff you irrationally avoid. The subconscious is almost

completely separate from the conscious mind (the mind you think with when you’re awake).

There are some links that are disputed as to their validity, such as hypnosis and slips of the

tounge (Freud), but dreams are the most recognized link between these two important parts of

the mind. Generally speaking, if you are in good mental health, your dreams will provide a

means of coping with your daily problems through a metaphorical backdrop. They usually don’t

exactly tell you how to solve your problems, they sort of soothe your mind, basically calming it

down. That’s why you don’t have to remember them the next day for them to have an effect. The

reason you don’t usually remember them, and almost never remember them well, is that they are

only run through your short-term memory (Lawrence 1-8). The long-term memory is asleep like

everything else.

However, not all of your dreams are intended to cope with daily problems. For one thing,

sometimes you might somehow, through some freak of circumstance, actually have a good day.

In such rare cases as this, your subconscious sets to work on more long-term tasks. Kind of like

when all the normal housework is done, and you decide to work on cleaning out the basement.

These tasks are things like social anxieties, anger problems, issues with your mother, and all that