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| Photo courtesy of Microsoft Dreaming is the way your body maintains emotional and mental health |
Whether you
are sleeping or awake, the mind constantly perceives stimuli and processes those
experiences as message units. Dreams are the language that the subconscious mind
uses to speak to the conscious mind to make sense of all of that information you
have collected during the day. The more message units you can take in during
the day, the higher the amount of stress you can tolerate. Every night when you
go to sleep, the subconscious mind is tasked with resolving your subconscious mind’s
reaction to this stress in the form of dreams.
When we are
awake (conscious), we speak in linear language, but dreams are nonlinear. They may
be metaphoric and symbolic; or, they may seem to have a “plot” and run from
start to finish like a movie. Regardless of the format, your dreams are a
direct language of the subconscious mind, and your subconscious mind is telling
you what you need to know.
Dream analysis is often the first
opportunity that I have to establish a working relationship with my hypnotherapy client. I use
reflective listening to guide and support the person to interpret the meaning
of his or her dream. Then, as I gauge the content of the person’s dreams, I can
incorporate the language/symbols of the dream to create the hypnosis script
help him or her change specific behaviors to achieve the stated therapeutic
goal.
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a
certified hypnotherapist based in Southern California. She graduated with
honors from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in 2005. For more
information about Calminsense Hypnotherapy®
and to set up an appointment, please
visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
