By David Ndirangu
Worth Noting:
- According to research, everyone experiences weird dreams once in a while which can be attributed to stress, dietary changes, medication and even poor sleeping hygiene. Managing stress, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and practising good sleeping habits can help in reducing the occurrence of these strange or weird dreams.
- There is no scientific evidence that points to dreams as being warnings of potential or impending doom. However, there is a possibility that frequent nightmares could be an indication of physical or psychological ill health. Conversely, dreaming about the same person over and over maybe an indication that you have some unresolved issues or conflict with the person.
You may have heard it said that ‘If you see a toilet in your dream, don’t try to use it’s because it is a trap. Should you succumb to the temptation to use the toilet in your dream, you will wake up to a wet bed, or a bigger mess if you decided to use the toilet to go for a long call.
Or in case of the likes of ‘Kīmīīro’ (Kīmīīro was a boy in my village so named for being notoriously fond of always going for long calls in the bush), and those who have the habit of ‘standing’ next to a bush, I guess they are likely to see a dense well-secluded bush instead of a toilet. But that notwithstanding, should they decide to use the dream bush, the outcomes would be the same as above.
Dreaming is a normal part of healthy sleep and we do not need to go into very scientific definitions of a dream. Scientists say that dreams reveal critical aspects about ourselves. They are therefore a reflection of your recent state of mind, future possibilities and changes that you may have lately experienced. They also say that dreams are a bridge between the conscious and sub-conscious mind where desires, fears and experiences get reassembled and processed during sleep. They are thus an indication of our emotional and psychological state. Dreams therefore communicate something which is already within us although it may be sometimes difficult to understand what the dream is all about.
I recently listened to a priest giving a sermon.
He said that his elder sister (who belongs to a certain charismatic sect) has formed the habit of waking him up around 2 to 3 am frantically asking him to pray for her and interpret the ‘weird’ dreams she has been having. She claims that she has lately been seeing blood in her dreams.
In my assessment, the priest is not taking kindly these repeated interruptions to his sleep. Other examples of weird dreams include falling through space, being chased by monsters, dangerous people or wild animals and for some even loosing teeth.
According to research, everyone experiences weird dreams once in a while which can be attributed to stress, dietary changes, medication and even poor sleeping hygiene. Managing stress, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and practising good sleeping habits can help in reducing the occurrence of these strange or weird dreams.
There is no scientific evidence that points to dreams as being warnings of potential or impending doom. However, there is a possibility that frequent nightmares could be an indication of physical or psychological ill health. Conversely, dreaming about the same person over and over maybe an indication that you have some unresolved issues or conflict with the person. A repeated dream about a loved one who passed away may be an indication that you are still grieving over that loss. On the flip side, there could be repeated positive dreams which are a sign of good feelings.
So, should you share your dreams with others? Dreams are very personal and private and most of the times non-specific and very confusing. It is therefore important to try and understand the dream yourself before seeking the opinion of others. It is also good to make sure that it would be appropriate to share and if the other person would be of any help. Remember a person’s interpretation of your dream will be largely influenced by the way you describe it and more so they would try to go by your expectation.
In most cases, telling a dream to an empathetic person could make you feel closer to the person. It can also be a way of bringing up a deep issue and thus become the beginning of the process towards resolving it.
In extreme cases, where a person repeatedly dreams the same dream over and over (even one as simple as ‘Kīmīīro and the bush’), such that it becomes a concern, it then would be advisable to seek some form of professional help.
David Ndirangu BSc. International Business Administration (USIU- A) CPA (K). Business Management Consultant and Author of the book; This is DAVE. Email: ndirangudavid2023@gmail.com
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