First off, what are dreams?

Dreams are stories that the mind creates while humans are sleeping. Dreams can occur at any stage while we sleep, but the most vivid ones occur in the REM stage of dreaming. According to WebMD many experts say we have at least 4-6 dreams every night.

If we have so many dreams why can we not remember them? Researchers have not found any clues as to why we cannot remember them or why we dream; there are many theories that dreams have no meaning or purpose, but others say dreams are necessary for our health.

Even if we cannot remember every dream we have had, many of us can recall at least one dream and it may be more common than we think.

One of the most common dreams is falling. Many have had a dream where they fell and falling uncontrollably may mean something in our life that we feel is out of control.

The second meaning of it is slowly falling which symbolizes serenity.

A dream that many people have is being chased. Being chased in a dream although it feels like a nightmare, is supposed to symbolize the dreamer having a problem that has been on their mind for awhile to try and face the dilemma.

Holding in our emotions is unhealthy and sometimes our minds let us remember that through our dreams, specifically crying. Crying in our dreams mean we are holding back our emotions and it is our mind’s way of expressing them.

The death of a relative affects us all in different ways, physically, mentally, socially etc, but our mind also expresses it through our dreams. When seeing a dead relative in our dreams it could mean two things, we feel some sort of guilt about their passing, or we miss them and want to see them.

The most universal dream would be flying. Flying means you are happy, uplifted, and motivated.

Even if we cannot always figure out what we are feeling, dreams give us an insight on what is going on in our minds.