Would love a neurologist to answer this question about Lucid Dreams.

Would love a neurologist to answer this question about Lucid Dreams.
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Last Answer : Yes I have. I made a comment answering what you’re asking in this other thread, which I will link to instead of copying and pasting my answer here.

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Are my dreams (and/or the feelings I awaken with) more indicative of real problems in my life, or things I worry about that might not be valid?

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Last Answer : Both. In fact, EVERYTHING you see, hear, feel, think, imagine and experience is grist for your dreams.

How is it possible for someone to enter your dreams?

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Why do I keep having dreams that I'm cheating on my husband?

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Last Answer : Newlywed? Sounds like you’re just adjusting to married life and getting used to the idea of one guy for long term.

Do dreams really signify something?

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Last Answer : Examine the emotions you felt on awakening and not the vusuals, which could have been triggered by almost anything.

Has anyone else noticed that their dreams are accompanied by music?

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Last Answer : Probably at least one third of the songs I write are from dream tunes. They awaken me from dead sleep in the middle of night. I must record them immediately or they fade away forever, very quickly. I kick myself for the lost ones never recorded.

For the past week, I've had some extremely realistic dreams, and I remember them easily. How often does this happen to you?

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Last Answer : Almost all the time.

Does any one understand anything about dreams?

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Last Answer : answer:The question is, what does it mean to you? Everything in your dream comes from inside you. I pay attention to my dreams and think of them as a window into my unconscious mind. But they tell me only ... have a therapist, you could discuss it with him or her. But there is no way for us to know.

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Last Answer : Yes.

Are you ready to upload your dreams to YouTube?

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Last Answer : My dreams will be a currency. People will pay top dollar for the weird shit going on in my head.

Do dreams impel you to action?

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Do you think people occasionally dream visions of the future or do some dreams just happen to coincide with what happens in real life?

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Last Answer : Coinkydink.

How often do you have dreams that come true?

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Nightly dreams of buying Apple products!

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Last Answer : You really should be eating your daily dose of fruits.

Can you make sense of my ridiculous series of dreams last night?

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Last Answer : I once had a series of 3 consecutive dreams where the earth got destroyed by nukes and then aliens invaded and rounded up the survivors in camps. I would like to think that it was a premonition. ... are just random crap your brain concocts when it is idling while your consciousness is taking a nap.

How does your work show up in your dreams?

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Last Answer : I once had an anxiety dream that the large card file I had to file cards in (before computers) was in the middle of a frozen lake. As I tried to file the cards, the ice started cracking.

Dreams have been discussed here in the past - but what are they exactly for you?

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Last Answer : answer:I think dreams usually represent what I am worried about in real life, what I need to work through. I usually don't remember my dreams. When I do, it is usually a bad dream, a nightmare. My ... it represents a couple regrets I had last time I visited my MIL. Things I wish I had not said.

What do you think of dreams?

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Last Answer : answer:I think they are images, emotions, and thoughts that are in our brain and occur during sleep. That’s it. If someone wants to add meaning to them, that’s fine, but you better have evidence if you’re going to ascribe that belief to everyone else and dreams as a whole.

Can you help me tackle this bear in my dreams?

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Last Answer : Happy music?

From your youth, what beliefs, ideas, or dreams have not worked out as you planned?

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Last Answer : I always thought I would be a physician. Sometime in college, I realized that was not going to be my path. Instead, I will be a college professor. Also, I never knew I’d be living in the U.S. or know how to speak English.

Do you think dreams can augur you of a calamity in the future?

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Last Answer : Sometimes, but not often.

What do these dreams mean?

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Last Answer : Surely you know that dreams don’t have any actual meaning, and if anything, it may mean you should deal with some problems in your life that you may or may not have.

Is it possible to manipulate your dreams or nightmares?

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Last Answer : answer:In general, I don't dream. Every now and then I will have a brief vision when I am on the edge of sleep, but it never lasts long enough to develop coherence or a plot. However I can ... the dream, the more likely it is to penetrate your mind to the depth required to manifest itself in dreams.

Do dreams really symbolize what's going on in your real life?

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Last Answer : Dreams are your subconscious mind going where you cannot, they symbolize a part of your hidden desires, and not what’s going on in your life. That’s not to say you wish anything bad upon your friends, but it’s expressing some curiosity or fear. Do you or any of your friends fear rollercoasters?

What importance do you give dreams? Are they random, or do they have meaning?

Description : What importance do you give dreams? Are they random, or do they have meaning?

Last Answer : Dreams don’t “mean” anything. You’re dreaming about him because you’re thinking about him a lot and because he stirs emotions in you.

How is it possible that I can dream the future? Can dreams become reality?

Description : How is it possible that I can dream the future? Can dreams become reality?

Last Answer : Here's one explanation, though probably less interesting than you would like: confirmation bias. That is, 99% of the time, you dream about things that don't end up happening, which you forget ... occur. This seems very interesting so those are the dreams you then remember. That's confirmation bias.