Dreams Dreams, no one else could see....

I read an article in the Reader's Digest Magazine on dreams. There are somethings that I could relate to the article instantly because of some very recent events. The article talks about latest research on Dreams and how this anthropologist kept a journal of more than 5000 dreams and analysing them.

The article says that dreams are a way for the subconscious to communicate with the consious mind. Dreaming about of something you're worried about, is the brain's way of helping you rehearse for a disaster in case it occurs. In a way dreaming is a mood regulatory system. Not only this, artists looking for inspiration simply dream of a future show and wake up with plenty new ideas. This article further talks about lucid dreaming ( being fully aware that they are dreaming) Lucid dreaming can 'help' people control their dreams and go to their fantasy world. I think we all know LSD induced lucid dreaming affected sooo many rock bands in the hippie era (and came out with some brilliant work, hehe) before it became illegal.

I first didn't really agree with all that the article said, but then I thought, i never get nightmares or even bad dreams when I happy or stress free. But when I am stress or tensed, all sort of weird dreams come to my mind....I think almost all of us have had dreams the night before exam of how we missed the exam.

More recently, while I have been sick for a good 11-12 days with fever and have been sleeping and resting a lot, I realized I am really having very depressing dreams. Like one of them was, suddenly I am all alone on campus without friends, when I awoke I tried sleeping again but cudn't so I was just lying ard....but that dream was coming to me in thoughts....really depressing thoughts.....at times I just got sick of these thoughts and just talked to someone online. And on friday after spending hours in student wellness centre and after that just lying ard till nite, I was just plainly frustrated with my thinking and thoughts- may be lucid dreaming, coz i was trying hard to sleep. Finally, I said I have to find a solution to this, and thought some company would do the job and i went to my computer and the only person online was nicole, I requested her to accompany me for dinner....She did agree even though she already had dinner. I went to donatos to eat, and just chatted with her, catching up on time....And really, I felt a LOT better!!! Thanks Nicole!!

And now I am in Austin, at my cousin's, trying to recover what Docs say might be malaria..The side effects of the medcine are throwing up and gorgy feeling, both of which I am feeling.....AND I am unable to sleep for some reason. (may be one of those unsaid side effects!!!) I just slept 6-8 hours in last 2 days. I can see Ankit's and my cousin Aayush's horrified looks, both of them sleep for good 10-12 hrs a day! And now I can understand y they sleep so much.....they have sooo many problems they need to find solution to...hehe! While I am deprived of sleep, I will have less dreams too....oh well, I just can't wait to be healthy now.