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4 ways to Interpret your Dream

You can interpret your dream by following the given methods.. 1 : Painting an Accurate Picture of Your Dreams. Dream interpretation is more meaningful when you have a clear picture of your dreams, rather than a string of hazy images that you struggle to recall. Remembering your dreams clearly is much easier when you get a good night's sleep and take measures to remember as much as possible. Keep a dream journal next to your bed and write down everything you remember of your dreams on waking. Make this a daily morning ritual before doing anything else.   Write down everything, even if it doesn't make sense. The things that don't make sense or seem out of place may end up being the most valuable insights. 2 : Recognizing Images and Events. Before delving any deeper, always analyze a dream at its most basic level first, and that is done by looking for the most obvious meanings. Some questions to ask of your dream include: What do...

How Long You can Stay "without sleep."

Most days, we go about 16-18 hours without sleep. Then our biological rhythms compel us to hunker down and get some shuteye. But what if you refuse? Or, worse, what if you're unable to sleep? This is the question that inspired some grueling sleep deprivation experiments in the 1950s and 60s. Perhaps the most famous is the world record set by the New York DJ Peter Tripp. He stayed awake for 201 hours (8.4 days). He spent most of the ordeal in a glass booth in Times Square, and the rest in a hotel room across the street being monitored by scientists. After three days, Tripp began laughing hysterically at nothing at all. He also became upset, confused and paranoid. He hallucinated - at first, simple patterns like cobwebs on people's faces, or insects which were really specks of paint on the table. But soon, they became more intense, like waking dreams. He famously saw mice and kittens scurrying around the room. ...