夢從何來？——做夢的五大原因

by Victoria Plummer

Some people remember vivid[生動的] dreams； some swear they cannot remember dreaming at all. Some dream in black and white； most people dream in color. However， one thing is for sure， everyone dreams. From the time we are babies until the day we die， our minds constantly[不斷地] produce dreams while our bodies and brains are at rest. But， what exactly are dreams， and why do we have them？

Dreaming is a symbolic[象征的] language designed to communicate your inner wisdom to you while you are asleep. The part of your subconscious[潛意識的] that processes[加工，處理] dreams—your dream self—sends messages as symbols and images， which in turn conveys[傳達(dá)] ideas or situations in a visual[視覺的] language.

有些人能回憶起生動的夢境，有些人則宣稱他們根本不記得自己做過夢；有些人的夢是黑白的，大多數(shù)人的夢則是彩色的。不過，有一件事是肯定的——每個人都會做夢。從我們還是小寶寶時起，直到死去的那天，在我們的身體與大腦休息時，我們的意識都在不斷地制造夢境。但夢到底是什么，我們又為什么會做夢呢？

夢是一種符號語言，讓你得以在睡眠時與自己的內(nèi)在智慧進(jìn)行交流。在你的潛意識當(dāng)中，負(fù)責(zé)處理夢境的那一部分——也就是你的“夢中自我”——利用象征符號和圖像傳遞信息，依次將各種想法或情況轉(zhuǎn)化為可視化語言。

While many agree about what dreams are， there is still debate over why we actually dream. Most experts believe we dream to assist the body with rest， repair and rejuvenation[更新恢復(fù)]. Others speculate[推測] that we dream for psychological[心理的] reasons： to re-examine the days events， to reduce and relieve stress， and to provide an outlet[出口] for pent-up[被壓抑的] emotions. Keep reading to see the five most widely accepted reasons why we dream.

5. Compensation[補(bǔ)償]

Although we might have fantastical[空想的] dreams of flying， or getting pleasantly lost in a land called Oz注1， these beautiful dreams really are not as abstract[抽象的] as one might think. Famed psychologist[心理學(xué)家] Carl Jung注2 believed that even our most fanciful[奇異的] dreams are methods of compensation for events that occur in our waking lives. For example， a person who experiences unhappiness in their waking life may have fantastically blissful[有福的] dreams as compensation， so their spirits wont plummet[垂直落下] into complete despair[失望]. On the other hand， a person who is largely successful may also have dreams of failure or defeat to compensate for feelings of invincibility[無敵] and power.

Jung also suggests that dreams may also reflect underdeveloped parts of our personalities[個性]. This may explain the reason why the dream behavior of some people is very different from the actions and conditions in their waking lives.

盡管很多人對夢的定義有一個普遍共識，不過對于我們做夢的真正原因，人們至今依然爭論不休。大多數(shù)專家認(rèn)為，我們做夢是為了讓自身歇息修復(fù)，重?zé)ɑ盍ΑＦ渌藙t猜測我們做夢有心理學(xué)上的原因：重新檢視當(dāng)天發(fā)生的事情、減輕和緩解壓力，并為被壓抑的情緒提供一個宣泄口。繼續(xù)讀下去吧，看看做夢的五個最受認(rèn)可的原因是什么—

5. 補(bǔ)償作用

盡管我們也許會做一些很神奇的夢，比如翱翔天際，又或是在一個叫奧茲國的地方愉快地迷了路，這些美夢其實并不像我們想象的那么抽象。著名心理學(xué)家卡爾·榮格認(rèn)為，即便是最稀奇古怪的夢境，也不過是對在我們清醒時發(fā)生的事情的補(bǔ)償。……