THE REASON WHY PEOPLE DREAM
- Dreams that occur due to the mental and physical condition of an individual. For example, the presence of nightmares is one of the indications of Major Depressive Disorder,
- Drugs administered also alter dreaming. The Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors (SSRI) appear to affect dreaming in several ways. Where it may reduce dream recall and if withdrawn it could intensify dreaming.
- A study indicated thatadults who worked at least 1 year with patients at US hospice centers completed often have dreams related to their patients.
- Alcohol consumption can suppress REM sleep, where by withdrawal from drinking leads to unusually vivid and intense dreams.
- Bereavement also triggers oppressive dreams where they are more frequent in the first year of bereavement. This has been done in a study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23449603 ) of 278 people undergoing bereavement.
RELEVANCE OF DREAMS
- According to Joshua Miles BACP Accredited Psychotherapist , dreams are an ongoing part of our lives, thus, they could be a means by which we solve problems, deal with emotions and thoughts.
- Dreams help to Practice Responses to Threatening Situations where by we dream in order to rehearse behaviors of self defense in the safety of nighttime isolation.