How many dreams do we have when we sleep and how long do each last?
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i saw somewhere that they only last 6 minutes each no matter how long they seem.
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I loved this question. Since, since I learned about dreams I always want to say this to any one curious - and there you are.\n\nThe brain has different areas that specialize into different thinkings/functions.\n\nMost areas remain unknown but then a lot are know to us.\n\nThere are special areas for vision, hearing, memory, analysis, judgement, speech, hunger, movements, sensations and so on.\n\nIn the stage of sleep the brain actually is working unlike we normally think! Sleep is actually for the body and some parts of the brain.\n\nThe areas of the brain that operate the heart, lungs, and certain higher analysis are actually working at their best.\n\nThe vision, hearing, sensations and movements are all shut down except for a huge stimuli like clock alarm or excessive light or someone touching us to wake us up!\n\n\nRarely, the vision / hearing may not shut down combined with memory being awake - will lead to a dream that we remember the next day.\n\nThe vision/hearing being awake combined with active conciousness will lead to dreams that we feel at night! (or see at night).\n\nThis is the very reason why some people speak in their sleep or make movement including sleep walking!\n\n\nThe brain mostly analyses all the events that occured during the day from a shorter (day) and longer(years) perspective - so dreams are often vivid.
589605
Well, there's nothing for certain. But I have surely had several dreams that have become true. Like everything in it. Gives you the sensation of deja-vu.
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Everyone dreams... even dogs dream\n\nNot everyone has the capability to recall their dreams but most that don't can learn to recall them.  Here is a cool discussion / web site on the subject.
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Yes I believe there is a great deal of significance to dreams. Your mind is giving you clues while you are asleep to help you through issues in your waking life. They may not be major things, some can be pretty petty. \n  There is a reason for the cliche "Let me sleep on it"\n  Your dreams contain many symbols and when analyzed can help you understand many things that may be happening in your life. Things that while you are awake you may not even be aware of.\n There are many excelllent dream dictionaries and such available through any bookstore, online and in the malls.\n Online websites are rather limited but can help with some quick analysis.\n Dream on !
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dreaming happens during your REM sleep or rapid eye movement sleep and supposably dreams tell you about your consious state of mind at that time (but like many other psychological issues, only based on theory) and about the person thats always in your dream, it depends on what they look like and what theyre wearing. i really do believe in dream interpretations
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First what are dreams? Second, why do we have them?\n\nPeople born blind do dream, but those dreams are based on what they have sensed before -- textures, sounds, smells and tastes. (I surmise in that order too).\n\nI'll answer the first question, but scientists are still figuring out the second one. Dreams coincide with your brain being active while you sleep. Neurons, the cells of the brain, sends and receives nerve impulses, almost like a cascade or a "random" screen-saver.  Why?  There might be a hint in the fact we go crazy and die if we don't sleep. And we sleep to dream. It may be like re-booting your computer now and then. It puts all the files back in their respective folders, resets all the registers, and organizes your information.\n\nOoops, its getting late, I need to reboot my computer.
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I'm not sure...but dreams are usually made by random thoughts and memories. Your subconscious is constantly working 24 hours 7 days and that's what's making you dream. They are just jamming all these things together then you have a dream...most of the time it doesn't make sense or sometimes even it comes true! Dreams are sure fun and weird!
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I have very full on dreams.. \nI tell people about them or my partner.. \nI even share them with an on-line blog. \n\nOne dream i will never forgot when i was 18, showed me 10 years of my life.. of course i was sceptic.\nbut i told my friends and partner at the time. \nI watched it unfold over those 10 years and found it surprisingly accurate for a dream.
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According to the Guinness Book of World Record for 2006, the longest dream on record lasted appromimetly 3 hours, and 8 minutes.
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I also used to dream a lot, its all because i think too much. So i will no sleep if i dont feel like to, trying to make myself tired(watch tv, play games etc) then go to bed. So that i got no time to think about other stuff.
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We have dreams possibely since our brains are constantly busy and when we sleep our brains need to do something so it might looked around for events in your life( like flash backs (you know when you remenber something and is played like a video in your head))or somethings you really like and playes it like a movie to make time past so think of it as a movie theater but it's free.
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I believe that dreams serve multiple purposes. The greatest being a doorway to other realms. I don't mean that in a hoaky / spacy way. I mean that as ,quite lterally, being in touch with spirits that may visit you while you're sleeping because of your receptiveness during sleep. I mean that as your own ability to tap into the deeper parts of yourself that already have answers stored there for your withdrawal, most people simply don't believe there is a place within themselves that can provide truth beyond what they understand in reality. If you wrap your head around that notion... these answers become available to you. Whether that be through futuristic prophecies, understanding your souls past, or understanding who you are today and why. I think life is all about understanding yourself and re-membering with your past. Dreams are a large part of how this happens. There is a difference between a spiritual dream and your mind taking out the days trash..though I suspect you can probably dechipher between the two. To answer your question simply... dreams serve all of the purposes you mentioned. Your job is to sort out what types of dreams you're having and interpret them appropriately. A dream log would do you wonders, write in it as soon as you wake up. There will be times when you think you didn't have a dream but if you lay in bed for a few minutes usually something will come to you. It takes time to train your mind  to remember these first words as soon as you wake - "What was I dreaming?" \nHope this answers your question!
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How long will the party last? depends on what time you wake from your sleep.
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We all go through a sleep cycle every night (actually, I think we go through that cycle a few times a night). One phase in that cycle is called REM sleep (after the Rapid Eye Movements you can observe when someone is asleep). We dream during that phase. \nI'm not sure how long the dream lasts. \nWe all dream. Your bf remembers his dreams because he is more aware of them, and tries to remember them. If you started writing them down and analyzing them when you're wake, you would remember yours too.
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You don't remember them, and you probably don't wake up during a dream cycle.  If you are really interested, get a pad and pencil or tape recorder and put them near your bed.  Then set your alarm for a different time each night.  Best time is just after you fall asleep, maybe 20 minutes.  Once the alarm goes off record what you were dreaming.  If you do it enough you will start remembering all your dreams.  Good luck.\n\nPS:  No dream, you go insane, so you definately dream.
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The mind holds onto issues that need resolved; subconscious memories. Keep a journal by your bed and write down your dreams, then, when you have a week's worth, read them all and, hopefully, there'll be a pattern and you should be able to see what it is you need to take care of. I hope this helps.