Water

Dreams, in Freud's view, are formed as the result of two mental processes. The first process involves unconscious forces that construct a wish that is expressed by the dream, and the second is the process of censorship that forcibly distorts the expression of the wish. In Freud's view, all dreams are forms of "wish fulfillment" (later in Beyond the Pleasure Principle, Freud would discuss dreams which do not appear to be wish-fulfillment). Freud states: "My presumption that dreams can be interpreted at once puts me in opposition to the ruling theory of dreams and in fact to every theory of dreams..

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I can very seldom remember my dreams. Apparently, there's many things that can affect our remembering our dreams, but I'm not sure what it is that makes me forget mine so quickly or to not remember them at all the next day. When I was in therapy (I went to couples therapy with a man I once lived with, and after we broke up, I kept going because I needed the help) my counselor told me I should keep a dream diary in order to remember them better. So for the longest time I kept a dream diary, writing down upon waking up what I remembered of the dream I've had.

I usually have three kinds of dreams: I'm mostly driving a car (yes, I know); I'm carrying some kind of grass baby (yes, a baby made of green grass) through some kind of ever changing dwelling or I'm doing something with water, as in the whole dream has to do with water. These dreams have repeated over and over, not with the same developments but many times with the same theme. Lately, I have not dreamed of grass babies or out of control cars. All my dreams have been about water. 

Even though my latest dreams have been about water, I'm always reacting differently to the water in the dream: sometimes the water is cloudy, but it's mostly clear. Sometimes I'm in the water, sometimes I'm going to fall in the water and sometimes I am looking at the water and I know there's something lurking in the water. Water seems to be the common denominator but these dreams are all very different.

I sometimes dream of being on top of a very high place, and I'm on the verge of falling into what seems to be deep water. The feeling in my stomach is that I'm going to fall: a slight vertigo. But there's no fear associated with the fall. And sometimes I walk on that water. Yeah, very messianic. I have no idea what THAT means. Sometimes I dream a wall of water is going to fall over me, like a tsunami. I can see the blue wall of water getting closer and all I can think about is what I've learned about how long humans can hold their breath. The water never really gets to me but I'm always ready to hold my breath if it's necessary.

The third kid of dream with water is the one where I just know that there's something in the water I'm looking at. Sometimes the water is dark and mysterious, sometimes it's clear and transparent, but I always just KNOW there's something in the water. I'm not afraid, mind you, even though I get glimpses of fantastic animals and things that live in that water and some of them are really impressive. But again, I stay close to the water. I'm not afraid. It really does not make sense. And all these dreams are in vivid color.

It really does not surprise me that I dream of water. I've always been attracted to water. Ever since I was little and would go visit my aunt by the seashore. I used to play for hours and hours with my toy soldiers and water. I learned how to swim very young and even though I'm not the greatest swimmer, I'm proficient. I'm not a friend of diving, though. I wade. And I love the beach.

But it's funny how many water dreams I've had in the past months. I have no idea what they mean. Maybe some of you amateur Sigmunds could tell me what's going on in my life? Also, do you remember your dreams? Do you dream of electric sheep?

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