Have you experienced this rhetorical question why do we dream? I regard this question as a very hard puzzle that many of us are stuck on to solve. Regardless of what many think, there is no definitive answer to this question. Through a lot of research, I have managed to come up with some potential benefits of dreaming. In this blog, I will take you through some of the benefits of dreams that I have noticed.
Why Do We Dream?
1. Memory Consolidation:
If I may take the example of a student who is proceeding with their studies, after a very long day of studies, they will have a lot of things to absorb and transfer from short-term to long-term memory through dreaming.
2. Emotional Processing:
When you are experiencing strong emotions, you can process them through dreams, whether they are positive or negative.
3. Problem-Solving:
Anybody can be in any position to solve their problems through dreaming.
4. Cognitive Development:
This is mostly applicable to children where they will develop creative thinking through dreaming.
5. Physical and Mental Health:
When you have enough sleep and give your mind time for relaxation, you will develop good mental health as well as appreciated physical health.
6. Creativity:
Through my research, I realized that dreams are great contributors to creative thinking.
7. Self-Awareness:
Through dreaming you will be able to understand your feelings and thoughts much more.
8. Stress Reduction:
Have you ever Been stuck into deep thoughts that caused stress and left you shocked? Through dreaming, you can reduce this stress greatly.
9. Social Connection:
Take a good example of when you are having intimacy with someone, you can have frequent dreams with them and this will strengthen the bond much more.
10. Spiritual Growth:
For those who are deep believers, they do believe that dreams do come with significant meanings that are future insights.
11. Survival Instinct:
We have experienced various theories that suggest dreams will help us to prepare for potential threats and challenges in the near future.