Both have critical roles to play in the balance of the total self. It is in the world of dreams that the unconscious is working out powerful dynamics inside us. What we do not deal with in our waking life comes up in our dreams. Dreams do not scare us to keep us frightened. They motivate us to deal with what we would reject.
Dreams often speak in extremes to get our attention.
The dream you are most likely to remember will be the last dream of the night, which normally occurs just before you wake up. Sometimes a dream will wake you up in the middle of the night. Whatever the case, be still and play the dream back in your mind, letting all its images make an impression on your mind. Grasp all images even if they seem trivial. Fragments are important in themselves and can cause more information to come to the surface later.