What dreams reveal about one's well being
What dreams reveal about one's well being
- February 10, 2025
- Sara Mednick, cognitive sciences, Health and Me, MSN, Feb. 10, 2025
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However, beyond this new world, our dreams actually tell a lot about us, our health, mental and emotional. Research continues to uncover how and why we dream and what these dream may mean. … Another theory is by a Cognitive scientist Sara Mednick from the University of California, Irvine, who describes dream as a "safe space" to process intense emotions. Her research also found that when people dream about a distressing event, they retain the memory but feel less emotionally charged about it over time.
For the full story, please visit https://www.healthandme.com/health-wellness/what-dreams-reveal-about-ones-well-being-article-151173463.
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