Your boss, who grew up in Miami, was pretty aggressive with you in that meeting yesterday.) Then go forth into your waking life armed with greater insight into what's going on in your head. The orange you were eating reminds you of Florida. (Your childhood home reminds you of being bullied. Return to your list of associations and try to combine them into a single narrative. For example, if your childhood home reminds you of being bullied by your older brother, think about what's happening in your life now that parallels that experience. Were you exhilarated, afraid, upset, giddy? How about when you woke up?Īsk yourself what else in your life inspires these same emotions. Write down the emotions the dream sparked. For example, if the dream took place in your childhood home, consider what's significant about that place and how it might relate to the larger premise of the dream. Write down the association each detail carries for you. A lot of information gets condensed into a small detail."
Says Smaller, "One of Freud's greatest discoveries was that tiny elements of your dreams can point to big issues. Just grab a pencil and take a dip into your subconscious.Īs soon as you wake up, write down everything you can recall about your dream, recording as many objects, people and locations as possible. We asked Smaller to explain the dream-deciphering process. (Why were you on a trampoline in Indonesia?) "A central function of dreams is to allow us access to thoughts and feelings we may not be aware of," says Mark Smaller, PhD, president of the American Psychoanalytic Association. During REM sleep, your subconscious puts on a fantastic show-but the plot can be tough to follow.
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