Probably, many of us go back to our school years with nightmares such as not being able to finish the exam, not being able to answer the questions, having the voice turned down in the spoken language, trying to write but not being able to write, forgetting that there is a lesson, not being able to find the class, going to school naked. Have you ever wondered why almost all of us have these specific dreams?
According to a study conducted in 1950, among 55 dream themes, most common dreams were listed, and it was revealed that dreams about school were at the top of the list.
In one of the studies conducted on this subject, university students were asked about the dreams they saw the most. School dreams ranked 4th after being followed, sexual content, falling from a height. had taken place. Let’s take a look at why we have nightmares before we move on to the views on the reason for this.
Why do we have nightmares?
There are various opinions about why we have nightmares. Nightmares according to the most common view during times of stress or anxiety, sleep-disturbed nights, or post-traumatic stress disorder may arise. On the other hand, factors such as exposure to too much horror-themed content or drug/drug use can cause us to have nightmares.
According to the “Continuity Hypothesis”, emotionality in our lives can trigger school dreams.
The reason why this hypothesis is called “continuity” seeing our dreams as a continuation of real life. Starting from here; We shape the anxiety we experience in our daily lives as a school nightmare in our dreams.
According to Michael Schredl, head of the central laboratory of the German Institute of Mental Health; go to school and take exams reflects our brain’s worries in daily life.
It can be caused by post-traumatic stress disorder.
Most of us accumulate traumas during our developmental years. Schoolwork and quizzes as our brains develop by creating the first major stressor in our lives They leave marks in our subconscious.
Also we all because he experienced his school years in almost the same way These nightmares are common to many of us in the future.
If we connect it to Freud here…
Punishment, according to psychoanalysis that we can overcome but still worryIt is associated with the fear of punishment on a subject that makes us feel bad from time to time.
In our development years we see our parents and teachers as authorities and accordingly we pair it with punishment. When we are adults, we may have school-themed dreams while experiencing periodic worries in our daily lives, since there are no such authorities.
If you have such dreams, let’s meet in the comments.
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