# Dream - Body paralyzed during the [[sleep#Stages|sleep]]. But our consciousness is aware of the paralysis, which give a sluggish feeling to the dream. Such feeling can slip into the content of dream itself. - [[psychoanalysis|Psychoanalytic]] point of view - Less restrictions are applied in the dream - Symbolics in the dream - sexual or aggressive - _Latent_ content behind the _Manefest_ content - Journalling of dreams - "Royal road to the unconscious" - Contents of dream are really important - Activation-Synthesis - Various parts in the brain becomes active. - The Active parts are synthesized into a dream -- by our consciousness, as it always tries to make sense of things. - Lucid dream - [How to Lucid Dream & Why + My Experience Learning to Lucid Dream | antishay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g3YBXyvXSo) - Journal your dream - Dream signs. Recurring elements. - Reality checks. Do such checks even in reality. e.g. checking clock face, anatomy, do a jump, look at the water. - Stay in the dream. Focus the attention immediately on something. Or fall flat on the ground imeediately.