What Does It Mean To See Your Friends In A Dream?
It is natural to dream of people you know as they occupy a significant part of your life. In fact, seeing your friends in your dream can have many meanings. It all depends on the scenario of the dream in which your friends appear and the type of emotional connection you have with them.
Dreams have been interpreted since the beginning of humanity. This practice is even mentioned in Ancient Egyptian culture 4000 years ago. Fortunately, we know more about it today. One of the first things we know now is that dreaming is an activity of self-knowledge rather than mysticism.
—How does your brain work during sleep?
A dream is a series of sensory experiences that result from brain activity during the deepest phase of sleep. In principle, the scenes you experience do not have such a narrative, but they are ordered and given meaning when you are awake and remember them.
Deep sleep oscillates between two phases, REM and NREM. There are certain related differences between them:
REM stage or random eye movement. Paradoxically, brain activity at this stage is similar to when you are awake, except that your brain stem inhibits muscle movement. This stage is characterized by rapid brain waves.
Non-REM or NREM. At this stage, you fall into deeper sleep with low-frequency brain waves – less than 4 Hz. In this case, your brain reacts minimally to outside sounds and you are less likely to wake up.
During the REM stage, you experience the weirdest, longest, and most memorable dreams. However, in both stages, dreaming is more likely when your brain waves are weak. When they are stronger, you tend to feel as if you are not dreaming and are largely unconscious during the night.
Dreaming performs interesting and necessary functions
Dreams, like other psychological processes, play a role in the proper functioning of your mind. Here are some of its features:
They reinforce memories. It is common to dream about what you do during the day or during the week.
They process your emotions. Suppressed emotions can be released while you sleep. In fact, it gives you the chance to experience them in a ‘safe environment’.
They express your deep desires. Everything you desire intensely but cannot achieve will likely appear in your dreams. This is a form of catharsis.
They serve as a rehearsal for facing future problems. In your dreams, you plan and dream of things to come. However, this does not mean that they are precognitive dreams.
They encourage creativity. Because dream sensations are random and free of conscious boundaries, you can be inspired by what you imagine when creating in reality.
They reinterpret external stimuli. If you heard your alarm clock while dreaming, it means that your brain is allowing you to connect with the outside world so that you can wake up in times of danger.
What does it mean to see your friends in a dream?
Friends are a source of both joy and anxiety. Also, given your tendency to feel comfortable around people with whom you are compatible, friends can become a personal reflection in an abstract and projective mental context such as dreams.
Personality and social relationships are often complex and full of nuances. Here are a few interpretations of what it means to see your friends in your dream. It has some positive and some negative connotations.
Seeing your friend die in a dream
Seeing a friend die in a dream is usually a nightmare. Its most basic meaning is intuitive. It is the fear that something bad and irreversible will happen to them or someone equally important to you. This type of dream may also represent fears that your friendship will end.
Seeing a friend from your past in a dream
The most obvious meaning is when you dream of moments and experiences that you miss and remember with these people. On the other hand, the feelings or certain emotional impressions you have towards them may be represented abstractly in the context of the dream.
Seeing strangers as your friends in a dream
We all create random faces in dreams, even swapping identities and faces. It is difficult to interpret this phenomenon. However, seeing people you don’t know in real life as your friends usually means you are discovering parts of yourself that have been hidden until now.
When interpreting your dreams, you should consider the complexity of your friendships. This is a good exercise for self-observation and introspection, so take time to explore the feelings and ideas that such dreams evoke in you. Remember, this is not a scientific study, but it never hurts to sit back and think from time to time.
