Dreams Dreams are a significant part of many people's lives. For those who dream, they can offer a glance at the deepest part of your mind. Dreams allow you to learn more about yourself and can bring about an enormous amount of insight. Dreams tend to be more frequent and intense after stressful situations. Painful or difficult experiences can intensify our dreams as our minds are trying to work through the complexity of emotions we feel when bad things happen. Dreams offer a place where we can explore and integrate feelings and memories of difficult experiences. Studies have found that people believe that dreams contain solutions to problems. Dreams speak to us through stories. They are made up of stories that our minds create to tell us something and help us deal with the struggles of life. Dreams contain images and stories that symbolically represent aspects of ourselves. The characters, scenery, and objects in dreams may serve as metaphors for something psychological in the dreamer. Paying attention to dreams and exploring them in therapy can offer a meaningful way to learn about ourselves and help deal with the stress of life. |
Contact Dr. Stewart (512) 814-9520 "The dream is an involuntary art of poetry." -- Jean Paul Richter |