Dealing with Dreams And Understanding Them
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The famous psychoanalysts Freud and Jung were the first proponents of a psychological form of dreams interpretation, although the meanings of dreams had been described and discussed by people across the globe throughout history. Dreams were often credited with prophetic meaning, or believed to be messages from some higher power or spirit.
According to the psychoanalytic form of dreams interpretation, however, the meaning of dreams arises from the subconscious or unconscious mind. The images and objects that appear in dreams are generated by this part of the human mind and can therefore be used to work out what the dreamer is thinking subconsciously.
The theory of dreams interpretation in psychoanalysis posits that the images in dreams relate to the desires and fears that the dreamer experiences only in their unconscious mind. The dreamer can only become aware of them in a distorted and disguised form because they are unaware of what is really happening in the subconscious parts of their mind. Due to this blindness and self-censorship, they are unable to recognize the true meaning of their dream without undergoing the process of dreams interpretation.
Freud believed how the meaning of the dream could be investigated by finding out what was hidden behind the objects within the dream. This might be done by talking for the patient and finding out what they associated with those objects, usually leading to a complex string of associations that would eventually reveal the true meaning from the dream.
Jung elaborated on dreams interpretation. He believed that Freud’s ideas were too simplistic, since it would be possible to begin with any object and get the patient to associate it eventually with their mental state. This implied to Jung that Freud was not discovering the true meaning of the dream. He suggested that there were certain figures that occurred in dreams, each of which represented an unconscious attitude of the dreamer. Jung’s dreams interpretation involved identifying which of these figures or symbols was being represented by a person or object in the dream.
Dreams interpretation in psychoanalysis involves a close relationship between the psychoanalyst and their patient. They need to discuss the dream and the meanings that certain images hold for the patient. This is because, although there may be general patterns in dreams interpretation, the true meaning of a particular image or symbol can be very personal. An object that means one thing to one person may mean something completely different to another person, perhaps due to differences in their backgrounds, cultures, languages or experiences. The psychoanalyst must therefore try to work out what connections and associations a particular patient has with a dream image, rather than simply placing their own meaning on the dream.
This need for personal knowledge in dreams interpretation means that it is also possible to interpret one’s own dreams. The ability to do so, however, depends on the degree of self-knowledge that the dreamer has, and their willingness to probe into their own unconscious, even the parts that may be distressing. If a certain experience or feeling is being repressed, they may not be able to access it by themselves, and may therefore be unable to discover the true meaning of a particular dream.
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