Why Do People Dream? —Moonwalker Let us define "dream" first: Dream is a series of pictures of events, fragments of our memory or stories that our mind create while we sleep. It can be romantic, exciting or terrifying. Science has made a huge leap in terms of medical researches but there are still no answer why we dream but there are existing theories regarding this matter and these are as follows:

• To represent our desires
• A component and form of memory processing
• An act by the brain to prepare itself to face challenges
• Offline memory reprocessing
• Meaningful reflections of mental functioning There are a lot of factors that can affect our dream. It could be because of alcohol, drugs and even mental state of an individual individual. Nightmares
• Nightmares on the other hand can be caused by stress, fear, trauma, illness, drugs or can be an indication of depression. Lucid Dream
• Lucid dreaming ay isa sa pinaka-popular na topic sa ating lahat. It is a state of sleep where the dreamer knows na nananaginip siya and may full control siya sa panaginip niya. Sleep Paralysis
• Eto yung feeling mo na gising ka pero hindi ka makagalaw, makahinga ng maayos at makapagsalita. It occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep Sleep Walking
• A rare and potentially dangerous sleep disorder. Sinasabi na hindi lamang sila naglalakad na literal. They can go wild kahit tulog sila. Here are several cases of sleep walking:
• Woman having sex with strangers habang nag s-sleep walking
• A man who drove 22 miles and killed his cousin
• A sleepwalker who jumped out of the window and barely survived. Categories of Dreams:
• Precognitive = are dreams that will foretell an important event that is about to happen
• Warning = dreams that often tell of an impending danger
• Factual = dreams that can tell hidden truths or various symbols that represents the dreamer
• Inspirational = a motivational dream to make positive changes in lives
• Wish fulfillment = dreams that help our minds cope with our inner desires
• Compensatory = dreams that satisfy ourselves. It can be sometimes sexual, lol
• Reconciliation = dreams that deal with the loss of someone special in our lives Dream Interpretations: 1.) Being chased
• We are not paying too much attention sa mga bagay na hindi madalas mapansin na nangangailangan ng appreciation 2.) Paralysis
• It can sometimes indicate that the dreamer feels the lack of control in their life 3.) Death
• It can be related to a dramatic change na nangyari sa dreamer. 4.) Flying
• Relates on how much control we feel we have in our lives and the confidence to achieve our goals 5.) Falling
• Indicates the act of letting go or indicates that something in our lives is out of control 6.) Nudity
• Psychological exposure or vulnerability 7.) Sex
• Indicates an intimate connection between people, or simply the desire of wanting to have sex