We’ve stopped believing they’re messages from the gods. So what are dreams – and what purpose do they serve? Here’s what the science says
When my husband brought me a cup of tea in bed the other morning, I could barely muster a “thank you”. I was furious that he’d spent the night blatantly cavorting with another woman (a friend of ours, no less).
Never mind that it only happened in a dream. The emotions – betrayal, outrage, rejection – felt real. My next words – “I had a dream last night” – echoed what Oscar Wilde is said to have deemed the most frightening sentence in the English language.
Continue reading… We’ve stopped believing they’re messages from the gods. So what are dreams – and what purpose do they serve? Here’s what the science saysWhen my husband brought me a cup of tea in bed the other morning, I could barely muster a “thank you”. I was furious that he’d spent the night blatantly cavorting with another woman (a friend of ours, no less).Never mind that it only happened in a dream. The emotions – betrayal, outrage, rejection – felt real. My next words – “I had a dream last night” – echoed what Oscar Wilde is said to have deemed the most frightening sentence in the English language. Continue reading… Sleep, Health & wellbeing, Health, Psychology, Neuroscience, Science, Life and style, Society
