“Last night, I had the strangest dream!†How many
conversations in your life have started that way? People are
fascinated with the movies that play in their head while
they’re sleeping. Some believe that dreams can predict the
future. Others say that dreams depict real life. Still others
believe that dreams are a manifestation of what we want to
be.
Interpreting dreams has evolved over the years to what
some consider an art form. We spend one-third of our lives
sleeping. In the average lifetime, six years is spent
dreaming. That’s more than 2,100 days spent in a different
world! Every night, we dream an average of one to two
hours dreaming and usually have 4-7 dreams per night.
Consider some of these other facts about dreams and
dreaming:
• Everybody dreams. EVERYBODY! Simply because you
do not remember your dream does not mean that you
did not dream.
• Dreams are indispensable. A lack of dream activity
can mean protein deficiency or a personality disorder.
• Men tend to dream more about other men, while
women dream equally about men and women.
• People who are giving up smoking have longer and
more intense dreams.
• Toddlers do not dream about themselves. They do not
appear in their own dreams until the age of 3 or 4.
• If you are snoring, then you cannot be dreaming.
