Decoding dreams: A psychologist on the meaning of some common dreams

Dreams are windows to an individual's subconcious mind. The dream content depends a lot on a person's background, history, past

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Published on Nov 25, 2021 06:10 PM IST 5 Photos
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We see different types of dreams which have some meaning attached to them with our life. Komal Mishra, Counselling Psychologist at Kaleidoscope - a unit of Dr. Bakshi's Healthcare talks about some common dreams and their interpretations.(Pixabay)

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Seeing a snake: You are focused on energy, instinctive drives, feminine energy, power, and healing. If you personally fear from snake that it can be interpretated as a warning of potential danger coming in your life, says Mishra.(Pexels)

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Being chased: This is one of the most common dreams. This dream can mean that you might have to face something in your life which you were running from; you need to face your demons rather than finding escapes(Unsplash)

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Death: Death does not mean anything negative in our dream life. Dreaming about death means a positive shift is likely to happen in your real life. It means that there is going to be an end of one chapter and start of another.

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Sexual fantasies: Dreaming about sexual activities does not only mean the lack of sexual intimacy in the real but it shows there is a need of emotional closeness with the person around.(Shutterstock)

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