A survey of nearly 3,000 Americans show that liberals recall more of their dreams than conservatives and the dreams they have are often more vivid and 'just like waking life', they also reported more 'being chased' dreams.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303299604577323911583427648.html
As a therapist I often observe behaviours people do that they don't realise is giving away greater levels of information. Some examples of this are dream interpretation based on the latest understandings of what dreams mean, so that when people talk about their dreams I learn more about them and what is going on in the person's life than they realise they are revealing, another example is gestures and also the metaphors people use.
These latest findings can add to learning about people you are communicating with, imagine how many people discuss their dreams, and how many people say they don't dream or don't remember their dreams.
Following this survey, I wonder what is behind this outcome? What could be behind liberals remembering their dreams more, having more vivid dreams and more 'being chased' dreams? Do these findings fit with your experiences? What are your views?
Well, Im an American liberal. (I used to be a left leaning moderate, but then the tea party came along and mover the borders.)
ReplyDeleteI do remember dreams, especially when I "suggest" that I will remember them. Not many chasing dreams, though. Still they often help me to sort things out, especially things that are undergoing changes at any given time.
I wonder if conservatives forget their dreams because the are afraid of the unconscious, afraid of change in general. Fear, I suspect.