"It is impracticable, however, to keep our sleep free from stimuli; they impinge upon the sleeper from all sides- like the germs of life which Mephistopheles complained- from without and from within and even from parts of his body which are quite unnoticed in waking life. Thus sleep is disturbed; first one corner of the mind is shaken into wakefulness and then another; the mind functions for a brief moment with its awakened portion and is then glad to fall asleep once more. Dreams are a reaction to the disturbance of sleep brought about by a stimulus- a reaction, incidentally, which is quite superfluous."-Sigmund Freud.
             Dreams are something that many know very little about. Some people are baffled that while asleep their mind is flowing with vivid images that, if lucky, will be remembered when they awaken. Dreams are anything from absurd to haunting, fascinating to life altering. It is said that we spend four years of our life in the Dream State. People usually formulae their own opinions on dreams. Some believe them to foreshadow future or past events, and some people simply think that they mean nothing at all. Freud thought that every dream was in some way connected to bodily needs. Freud also believed that dreams were distortions or repressed wishes. Freud perceived dreams as problem solving mechanisms. His dream interpretation was to allow the dreamer to overcome different defense mechanisms to surface repressed memories and wishes which Freud thought were the cause of the dreams. The dreaming was, in a way, freeing the repressed feelings.
             Dreaming is a biological process. It is a product of the brain. Dreams occur during REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement). If you were to wake up during the REM sleep, that is when you remember and recall details from your dream or dreams. Adults dream approximately 3 to 5 times per night (which is, on average, eight hours). "Dreams occur every 90 to 100 minutes...