Happy New Year! ...And A Qestion To The Psychologists Here.

"Roberto G." (roberto-g) 01/01/2014 at 10:27 • Filed to: DREAMLOPNIK

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The post here below reminded me of a strange fact, that always made me curious: whenever I dream of driving, it's never on my actual, present car but on one of the old ones, sometimes a VERY old one, like the FIAT 500L that was my first car or the FIAT Ritmo Diesel of my first job. Is it because in my mind I have the hidden desire of becoming young again, or what? And does this happen to someone else as well?

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Roberto G. 01/01/2014 at 10:31

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Could it be that those cars left the biggest marks on you?

Roberto G. > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 01/01/2014 at 10:32

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Yes, because I was younger... I think. Indeed, after a certain age nothing impresses you that much.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Roberto G. 01/01/2014 at 10:36

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In classic Dungeons and Dragons, elves don't dream, but instead revisit old memories. Perhaps you are part elf.

/nerdiest joke of the day

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Roberto G. 01/01/2014 at 11:21

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It probably has to do with those cars being the most central to how you identify yourself. In dreams, we often see things in what we consider to be their most common or truest forms.

Roberto G. > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 01/01/2014 at 11:23

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This is an interesting opinion.

MountainCommand > Roberto G. 01/01/2014 at 12:24

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(sorry, i got a bit carried away...)

Read up on some of the dream interpretations from some of the psych guys (Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler). Freud and Jung have quite complex and in depth reasoning behind their views of interpretation as their overall viewpoints differ. But if youre bored, read through some of their theories to get an idea where they stand.

I was able to find a brief synopsis of Adlers pov from my the ebook i used for my psych class last semester.

"Like Freud and Jung, dreams (and daydreams) were important to Adler. He took a more direct approach to them, though: Dreams are an expression of your style of life and, far from contradicting your daytime feelings, are unified with your conscious life. Usually, they reflect the goals you have and the problems you face in reaching them. If you can't remember any dreams, Adler isn't put off: Go ahead and fantasize right then and there. Your fantasies will reflect your lifestyle just as well."

If you are really bored, this is a whole 'ebook' on theories of personality (that was the class i took) is actually very interesting depending on what you think of psychology. Start with the big 3 i mentioned before if you do. It all comes full circle with dreaming once you begin to understand the theories.

Short blurb about Jung's dream analysis. ( more in this link )

"Since dreams are a way of communicating with the unconscious, Jung believed that dream images reveal something about yourself, your relationships with others, and situations in your waking life. Dreams guide your personal growth and help in achieving your full potential. Jung also believes that the dream's manifest content is just as significant and revealing as the latent content. By simply discussing what is currently going on in your life, it can help you interpret and unlock the cryptic images of your dreams. Jung's method of dream interpretation is placed more confidently on the dreamer. He believes that you all possess the necessary tools to interpret your own dreams. There is no one correct way to interpret a dream."

Freud's is on a completely different theory pov .

Definitely worth reading about just for pure knowledge sake

Keep in mind i only take these psych classes in college, and this is about the extent of my knowledge on this so far haha. Like i said, its cool stuff. But its all gonna be personal and based around you. We can only attempt to interpret your dreams. But we dont know all the tiny details you find meaningful.

Roberto G. > MountainCommand 01/01/2014 at 12:37

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Thanks for the time it took you to prepare this answer, but indeed i have no intentions of majoring in psychology...:-). It's not that I'm frightened by my dreams and I can accept that may be I like to recall the best periods of my life. Anyway I'm still quite interested in knowing if someone else had my same dreaming experiences, or if they dream of driving their present car as it should be.

MountainCommand > Roberto G. 01/01/2014 at 12:50

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Haha i dont plan on majoring in it either. I keep taking those courses cause they are pretty darn interesting. If you ever want to maybe understand why you or someone else acts in a certain way, those links can help you.

personally, i rarely ever have a dream i can remember. It sucks, and im always trying to learn how to fix that but ive yet too... =( Daydreams are my only hope.