Why do we dream we are falling?
What
do you dream about?
What
do you know about dreams?
Many people dream they are falling. And
many think that if you wake up before you hit the ground you will die. This is
not true.
Dreaming of falling is common to other types of dreams. It is an indication of insecurities, instabilities,
and anxieties. You are feeling overwhelmed and out of control in some
situation in your normal life. Maybe the way you feel in your relationship or
in your job. You feel out of control because everything is too busy. You feel
there is nothing you can hold onto. This feeling of lost control may be a
mirror of what is happening in your working life.
Falling dreams also often are because of a feeling of inferiority in some situation. It may be the fear of failing in
your job/school. It may be a loss of status,
or failure in love. You feel shameful and you feel you have lost your self-esteem. You feel you are not good
enough.
The famous psychologist Sigmeund Freud said that dreams of falling indicate
that you are thinking about sexual temptation.
Falling dreams usually happen when you first start to sleep. At this time you
can have twitches (very short fast body movements). It is believed these
twitches are to wake you up.
Try
to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest
meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and
have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the
reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary
depending on how they are used.
The
answers are below the table.
indication
|
A
|
1
|
To feel not safe
|
insecurities
|
B
|
2
|
A feeling that you have too much work/things to do
|
instabilities
|
C
|
3
|
How you feel about yourself
|
anxieties
|
D
|
4
|
A hint of some other action
|
overwhelmed
|
E
|
5
|
To feel lower than others
|
inferiority
|
F
|
6
|
How high or low we/or some thing is in value
|
status
|
G
|
7
|
Worries, concerns
|
self-esteem
|
H
|
8
|
Not strong and easy to fall
|
A=4, B=1, C=8, D=7, E=2, F=5, G=6, H=3
Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the
meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.
to
catch up with
These dark clouds indicate that heavy rain is coming.
He makes her feel insecure because he is always at the
bar meeting other women.
She has so much stress. I think
she might be mentally unstable.
Try to calm down and not be so anxious about tomorrow’s test.
Students in the university
entrance test year feel overwhelmed
with too much study.
He drives a big expensive car
because he feels inferior. And this
car has high status.
Passing the test helped my self-esteem.
Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the
words/phrases in your answer.
What do other dreams indicate to you?
What things do you feel insecure about?
If your friend seems unstable, what do you do to help?
What things do you feel anxious about?
What do you do if you feel overwhelmed?
If you have feelings of inferiority then what things can help
your self-esteem?
What status items (products) can you think of?