In response to Jenna...

Jenna asked: Do you think that Freud is correct in saying that our dreams are the hidden wishes that we dont want anyone to know about?
I have always been fascinated by dreams, possibly because mine are usually very vivid and crazy weird. In short, I dont think that they necessarily have to express deeply hidden desires (though they certainly can). I think dreams are a combination of the unconscious mind (including beliefs, desires, emotions etc) and random stimuli. For example, I often end up having dreams in which odd scenarios or obscure people are present. After waking up, I realize that I'd seen that obscure person on Facebook the day before or had a hypothetical conversation with a friend. Contrarily, I have also had dreams about a failing friendship in which I find myself desperately searching in the ocean for this friend (BLUNT symbolism, if you ask me). A third and final example is the stuff thats just plain weird and I have no idea where or why it is (subconscious imagination?). I think that dreams are a conglomeration of these three aspects; stimuli, unconscious mind, and inexplicably random shit.
Q: My boyfriend very rarely has good dreams. Are yours generally good or bad? How do you interpret the meaning or symbolism in your dreams? Do you take them seriously?