The Amazing Benefits of Dream Therapy You Ought to Know!

Did you know that in some cultures around the world, dreams are believed to be premonitions of events yet to come? For centuries, people have used dreams to understand how the subconscious mind works and after Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams, psychologists have turned to dream analysis therapy to help their clients get insight into their minds – thoughts, and emotions.

It’s quite interesting to think about, really. If you are a person who can vividly remember a dream, then you may also be curious about said dreams and their meanings. Giving in to this curiosity, dream therapy was brought to light.

If you love to sate your curious mind, especially when it comes to dreaming analysis, then you’ll find dream therapy quite fascinating. Dream therapy often involves getting an analysis of your dream and how your thought process works in your subconscious. With the help of a dream therapist, you can decipher the meaning behind your dreams and what they say about you.

In this article, we’re learning about what is dream therapy and the benefits of dream therapy. So, keep on reading to know how dream therapy works.

What is Dream Therapy?

In simple words, dream therapy, dream analysis, or dream interpretation is a technique that helps you understand your recurring dreams and how they might connect with your subconscious – thoughts and emotions – and stressors.

Most of the time, dream therapy includes journaling about your dreams and sharing them with a dream therapist. Other ways could include recording voice memos of your dreams using a tape recorder.

Sigmund Freud believed that dreams manifest our unconscious thoughts, however, Carl Jung believed otherwise. Jung believed dreams were an unexplored side of the human psyche and were a tool to restore the psychic imbalance.

Nowadays, psychologists believe that dreams are just subconscious emotions and thoughts that linger behind, unexpressed. Others believe that dreams are nothing but spiritual messages. In the end, what you think dreams truly are is all your perspective.

Let’s take a look at the benefits of dream therapy, shall we?

Benefits of Dream Therapy

1. Psychic Balancing

One of the benefits of dream therapy is that it helps balance the psyche – your subconscious and conscious mind. Consider this more like fine-tuning your mind to create harmony in the psyche.

2. Mood Analysis

Another benefit of dream analysis is that dreams can be an indirect representation of what you feel in your subconscious. When you assess your dream, you get the big picture of your moods, feelings, and less-expressed emotions.

3. Symbolism

When you keep a dream analysis journal, you get to see a pattern of themes and seek the answer to, “What is the message I’m getting?” – of course, from your subconscious mind.

4. Creative Outlet

If you often find yourself in a creative slump, then seeking dream therapy might help you get an outlet for creativity. You can seek your subconscious to get a healthy dose of inspiration and creativity. It’s like getting a secret message from your subconscious!

5. Reframe Nightmares

If we talk about it clinically, then dream therapy can be used in tandem with Image Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) to reduce PTSD symptoms and PTSD Night Terrors. In a way, dream analysis therapy helps you to reframe your nightmares into something more pleasant to the mind.

6. Encourage Self-Care

Another common benefit of dream therapy is that the dream journaling you’ve got going can help encourage a healthy self-care routine. Because every time you write in your dream journal, you spend at least 10 minutes of your day reflecting on yourself. You can also count it as a morning meditation-slash-journal thing!

7. Self-Reflection

Lastly, continuing with my previous point, dream journaling allows room for self-reflection. Here, you can take some time to reflect on the most pressing concern you have and write it down before bed. When you wake up, you can keep a record of them and see how these two things connect with your inner conflicts and external life challenges.

How Does Dream Therapy Help?

One of the main concerns why anyone seeks dream therapy is recurring nightmares. When you constantly experience recurring nightmares, it can make you feel more distressed and may cause you to feel troubled throughout the day. It is also because nightmares are symbolic of trauma and fears that people seek dream therapy.

Nightmares are often one of the main causes of why you can’t get proper sleep or feel well-rested. Dream therapists can help you understand the meaning (or lack of) behind your nightmares that may ease your worries. Dream therapy can also be a good option when you’re struggling with PTSD nightmares or lingering trauma.

Dream therapists know what to look for in recurring dreams so you need to be prepared to answer questions about your dream or nightmares, how they made you feel, and what details you tend to notice the most. Once that’s done, the dream therapist may be able to help you analyze the dream and see what’s causing you so much distress, and how to cope with it.

Wrap-Up

Dream therapy or dream analysis therapy might not exactly be science but it’s considered an art form. Dreams hold some meaning but most of the time, the meaning behind the dream depends on the dreamer. It is, after all, your subconscious that dreams about your worries, thoughts, fears, or emotions.

Understanding the meaning behind your dreams can help you get insight into your subconscious mind and might also help you know your mind, thoughts, feelings, and emotions a little better.

So, if you’re thinking about dream therapy, go ahead and seek your nearest healthcare provider to connect with one.

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I hope this blog helped you understand what dream therapy is, how it works, and of course, the many benefits of dream analysis therapy. For more, you can write to us at info@calmsage.com or DM us on social media. You can also share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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