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Insider Psychology Dream Interpreta- tion Dream interpre- tation is the pro- cess of assigning meaning to dreams. In many ancient societies, such as those of Egypt and Greece, dream- ing was consid- ered a supernat- ural communica- tion or a means of divine inter- vention. Common dreams and what they mean to you Falling dreams Researchers say that the average human will dream about falling to their death more than five times, mak- ing it the most frequent of all dreams. Most people tend to wake up before either hitting the ground or the end of the dream. This dream can lead to hypnagogic jerk which happen in the period be- tween wakefulness and sleep. These dreams could mean that you have lost control of aspects of your life and need to learn how to take control of the situation e.g love life, work, school. Being late This is another common dream to experience, and could mean a number of things. Experts have sug- gested that it could mean that you are anxious about tak- ing a new direction being chased this probably means you repressing emotions, whether that be love, hate, envy or anxi- ety. These Being Naked dreams often play on our These dreams flight or fight can be very hu- instinct and if miliating and managed could mean that these dreams you are not able can even help to find yourself with stress. or afraid of re- vealing who you truly are. in life or feel like you are running out of time, trying to get everything done without becoming over- whelmed. Chase Dreams If you dream of The College magazine online: sixthformmag.blogspot.co.uk