The difference though, is the conscious, and the subconscious. ... They all discuss the differences between the conscious and the subconscious. ... Jung composed his theories of the subconscious into 4 different aspects of the subconscious; the ego, super ego, the id and a collection of archetypal images that can be inherited of the same group. ... And without dreams, there would not be a subconscious state of mind, and without a subconscious you develop insomnia or insanity. ... The reason why a person needs to dream is because it is a time away from reality and a time to reflect upon their w...

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There is Freud's theory that dreams carry our hidden desires and Jung's theory that dreams carry meaning, although not always of desire, and that the dreamer can interpret these dreams. ... My own personal theory on why we dream is that the subconscious mind is always working. ... The subconscious mind in an attempt to file away all of the information from the previous day results in dreams. ...

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Their experimental methods of gaining insight into the meaning of dreams are also similar as evidenced by both men's extensive work on analyzing the subconscious desires and associations contained within their patients" dreams. According to Freud, the themes present throughout our dreams reflect our unconscious thoughts and desires and, many times, this "important unconscious material has been disguised through symbolism" (Burger, 2004). ...

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Freud distinguished between the surface content of dreams and their latent content-the hidden, unconscious thoughts or desires that he believed were expressed indirectly through dreams. In dreams, according to Freud, people allow themselves to express instinctive desires that are relatively free of moral controls. ... For example, the desire kill your own father may be placed into the dream as seeing him off at an airport. ... If this is true, then an indirect cause to these dreams would be the events that result in those subconscious feelings. ...

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Are dreams subconscious thoughts and desires influenced by the events of our day? ... Dreams are a blessing in disguise and a way to figure things out without stressing about them, using your subconscious and also just a way to dream to let loose and go for the impossible. ...

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The problem here is that the subconscious never sleeps. ... Your subconscious mind asserts itself in the dream and provides all sorts of reasons why this change should be avoided. ... What gain does the subconscious make from this? The simple answer is that there is no gain but the subconscious still retains control in the area, which was being addressed. The subconscious mind is being helpful as far as it is concerned and sees the reasons it provides for avoiding the change as valid. ...

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