Theories
This theory states that dreams help process emotions.
What is emotional processing?
Dreaming of losing your teeth is often interpreted as a sign of this.
What is anxiety or fear of losing control?
People with this condition may not experience visual dreams because they cannot form mental images.
What is aphantasia?
Around 95% of dreams are forgotten within this amount of time after waking up.
What is five minutes?
This theory states that dreams are used to store memories.
What is memory merging?
Flying in a dream is usually connected to this feeling.
What is freedom or power?
This condition causes a temporary feeling of stiffness as you wake up or fall asleep, sometimes accompanied by hallucinations.
What is sleep paralysis?
How long do people spend sleeping, on average, in their lifetime?
What is 6 years?
This theory states that your brain is trying to make sense of neural activity during sleep.
What is random brain activity?
Dreaming of being chased typically means you are avoiding this in real life.
What is a problem or responsibility?
This rare disorder makes your body act out your dreams.
What is REM sleep behavior disorder?
Most of your dreams occur during this stage of sleep.
What is REM(Rapid Eye Movement) sleep?
This theory states that dreams act as 'rehearsals' for situations that could happen.
What is cognitive stimulation?
Dreaming of falling is often associated with feeling this in your real life.
What is insecurity or loss of control?
This term describes the difficulty of falling or staying asleep.
What is insomnia?
This percentage of the population experiences lucid dreaming, where they are aware they are dreaming.
What is 50%?
This percentage of people experience black and white dreams.
What is 12%?