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40 feelings of terror, anxiety and distress, which have been linked to sleep problems such as insomnia. ere are many explanations as to why we dream, and these have been offered by both philosophers and psychologists. Sigmund Freud suggested that dreams reveal a person’s deepest unconscious desires and that we disguise these impulses with symbolic objects. Other theories offered by researchers have suggested that dreams may be a type of offline memory processing, whereby the brain consolidates learning and daily memories, and that dreams even offer a way of developing cognitive capabilities. It has also been suggested that dreams are an ancient biological defence mechanism, simulating threatening events so that we’re more perceptive and able to avoid them in real life. However, others believe that dreams are simply a result of random activity in the brain. e true meaning of dreaming is still something of a mystery and many questions remain unanswered by the current available research. Perhaps we will never know, but for now you can choose what you would like to believe.