GeorgeYan

Ms.Homan
English1,4
11March2016

InfluenceandMoodsinDreams
Theinterpretationofdreamsistheroyalroadtoknowknowledgeoftheunconscious
activitiesofthemind(InterpretationofDreams).ThiswasstatedbySigmundFreud,theman
whorevolutionizeddreamstobeasinfluentialasitisinreality.Whenoneinterpretsdreams,do
theysuspectthattheyaretofulfillthatdestiny?Ordotheyholdthatmeaningtotheirheartuntil
therighttimecomes?Whicheverwaypeopleputit,dreamsareheretoinfluencepeopleslives
inordertoshapewhotheyaretoday.Insuch,undercertaincircumstances,dreamsare
influentialmattersthataffectpeoplesmoodssomewayeveryday.
Atfirstglanceontheideologyofdreams,peopleneverreallyconsiderthemasafactor,
eventhoughittakesmorethanasixthoftheirday.Whenpeopledreamoncertainsubjectsof
sorts,itdoesntmatterwhatkindofdreamitis,buttheimpactitproduces.Tofurtherexplain,
dreamswillalwaysaffectpeopleinsomewayoranother,aspeoplealwaysthinkaboutthem
regardlessiftheyexperiencedone.Asfortherelationbetweentheimpactofdreamsandmoods,
itdependsonthetypesofdreamsbeinggiventotheperson.Fromthoughts,beliefs,actions,and
more,thosearethingsthataffectpeoplesmoodinawaywheretheywouldrealizeitsareality.
Togoevenmoreindepth,backinthepast,thesekindsofdreamshavehadmanyimpactsitself,
suchasIntheGreekandRomaneras,dreamswereseeninareligiouscontext.Theywere
believedtobedirectmessagesfromthegodsorfromthedead.Theybelieveddreams
forewarnedandpredictedthefuture(DreamMoodsHistory).Thiscorrelateswiththesubject
onmoodsbasedonthefactthattheygetforewarnedofthefuturetowheretheychangetheir
mood,thought,andactionsinordertofitthatforthcoming.Allandall,inreality,dreamshave
affectedeveryoneofthisworld,asmanythingsthatexisttodaycouldnthaveoccurredwithout

theaidofdreams.Andforcertainty,dreamsareofsignificancetothisday,forthatisaplace
wherepeoplelookforanswersandachangeofmind.
Togofurtherintotheconceptsofdreams,theknowledgeofitisneeded,asDreamingis
reallyjustthinking,butinaslightlydifferentstatefromwhenoureyesareopen.[Whywedream
isjustonemysteryofthemind](LivescienceReasonsonDreams).AccordingtoLivescienceon
ReasonsforDreams,DreamsusuallyoccurduringRapidEyeMovement,orREM,sleep
(LivescienceReasonsonDreams).Duringthattimehowever,therearemanycyclesofthis
process,inwhichmostpeopleexperienceREMfourtofivetimesanight.Thisexplainswhy
peoplecansometimesremembermorethanonedreamanight.Asforwherethemoodcomes
fromindreams,itisthatofrememberingeventfultimesofeitherdepression,happiness,oreven
fearthosethreecoresmakeuptheinfluencesofdreamsitself.Althoughdreamsdofixones
mindandrecovertheirthoughts,fourtofivedreamsanightcanbedevastatingforchangesof
thought,mood,andevenactions,asmanyofthosedreamscanreallyaffecthowsomeones
interpretationofthingscouldbe,especiallynightmares.Nightmaresdeliverastrongmessage
outinawaythatwouldmakethosefrightenedabletorecallitsinceNightmaresmaybea
responsetoreallifetraumaandsituations(DreamMoodsDreamTypes).Butoverall,nomatter
howcomplexoramountivethedreamsget,itallcomesdowntohowthebodiestranslatesitup
tothebrain.Withoutit,wouldanyofusthinkrationalenoughtolive?
Moreoveronthesubjectofthemoodsfromdreams,italldependsonthetypesofdreams
givensincemanypeoplerelatetodreamsbasedontheirexperiencewhentheywereawake.To
startoffwithsomebasicdreams,thereisdaydreamingandnightmares,whichbothoccurduring
theirspecifictimesandhavemysteriousfantasies.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwoisthefact
thatdaydreamingisbasedonthethoughtsbroughtupbeforethatday,whichcanleadtomore
clearerideasdreamtofduringthattime.Onthecontrarytothat,nightmaresaredreamsthatare

primarilyconsistedoffearsthatareputtogethertosymbolizesomethingofsignificance.Besides
thosedreams,manyothersareusuallybuiltupfromideas.AccordingtoDreammoods,epic
dreamsgivesignificantsymbolism,recurringdreamsteachlessonsbyrepeatingdreams,
progressivedreamssendmessagesovertime,andsignaldreamsarethemostlikelytooccur.
Thesehelpsolveproblemsanddecisionsthatareofrelevance.Soafterawhile,mostofthe
thingslistedabovehavesomecommonfactors:theyallrelatetodeliveringmessagestothe
braininordertoinfluencethechoices,thoughts,andactionsoftheeverydaylifepeople
experience.Asforhowmoodsoccurthroughouttheday,itisusuallybyinfluencingthethoughts
ofone'smind,whichgeneratesdecisionsmostofthoseideasstartfromtherootsofthedreams.
Inshort,manydreamsareimpactfulbasedontheirabilitytosendmessagestoonesthoughts.It
intermdoesbringtheideastorealitywhentheywakewiththemoodoftheirdreams.
Allthingsconsidered,dreamsarejustinfluentialthoughtsbroughtupduringpeoples
slumbersinordertopreservetheirideasinawaytokeepthemmovingoninlife.Generally
speaking,dreamsareconsciencesthataretheretoconservethetruthfulnessandequilibriumof
everyonesstateandmatter.Duetothis,manyhavecreatedtheirownbeliefsandideologieson
thetruemeaningofdreams.Althoughallthathappens,noonereallypaysenoughattentionto
theeffectsofdreamsasmillionsofcauses,innovations,ideas,etc.haveoccurredaroundthe
globeduetosimplesleep.Overall,dreamswillalwaysbeaninexplicableinfluencetopeoples
lives,asthoughtsandideasthatpeoplewouldveneverimaginedtohavetheknowledgeof,end
upbeingobtainedbydreams.Andrememberthis,dontbelieveadreamisjustgrantedits
thereforareason.