Jonathan123
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There have been recent posts about dreams, and although it may seem a controversial subject, it may need some interpretation. Carl Jung, to me the greatest psychologist of the 20th century, and Clement Freud, used dream analysis as an important tool in recovery from anxiety and other mental conditions. When we sleep the conscious mind is shut down and the unconscious takes over. We have no conscious control of the unconscious mind. All our memories are in there, our fears unrealized, our hopes and longings which may have been unrepresented all are freely available in the unconscious. The unconscious is never biased one way or the other, but gives us important insights we may need to know about ourselves. Nothing is ever what it seems in a dream. The language of the unconscious is in symbols. Dreams about sex may have nothing whatever to do with sex but may be telling us that we need to be joining something together, a uniting of some sort. Death dreams imply an ending. Perhaps a way to let anxiety 'die'. If we listen carefully and don't jump to conclusions then so much benefit can be gained from dreams. But they do need analysis. I used dream analysis a lot in counselling. Never be embarrassed by a dream. It's never what it seems. Books on dreams are useless. Other than those by the masters. A dream is a very personal happening, and one persons dream. although it may be like another's, can have an entirely
different interpretation. When recovering from GAD I had a recurring dream about America. Tall buildings and the US flag flying at the top. America was 'The new world' and the skyscrapers were a symbol of 'standing tall' It also represents freedom. It took a while to get there but I did. I now saw those dreams in a new light, although, at the time they were meaningless. My old counsellor explained them to me. The subject of dreams could fill many books. Carl Jung wrote an auto biography in which he had recurring dreams. 'Memories, Dreams and Reflections'. Worth a read.
different interpretation. When recovering from GAD I had a recurring dream about America. Tall buildings and the US flag flying at the top. America was 'The new world' and the skyscrapers were a symbol of 'standing tall' It also represents freedom. It took a while to get there but I did. I now saw those dreams in a new light, although, at the time they were meaningless. My old counsellor explained them to me. The subject of dreams could fill many books. Carl Jung wrote an auto biography in which he had recurring dreams. 'Memories, Dreams and Reflections'. Worth a read.