The Reason For Nightmares

The Reason For Nightmares

Freud had his theories about the function of dreams, and one was wish fulfillment. So how then explain nightmares?

Neuroscientists have a variety of theories about the function of dreams, including memory consolidation and restoration of efficient cortical functioning. So how then explain nightmares?

“Nightmares are the metaphors one's conscience uses to communicate with one's consciousness. —Hippokrites. So how then explain why everyone doesn’t have nightmares? Who does not have a guilty conscience?

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