Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-21

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itary types. The anti-social men and women.
You will know instantly, after hearing the
recital Of such dream, that the individual
who has dreamed it is not very well adapted
socially
4 AR PORTER was asked whether all people
wi dream, to define the reasons for the vary
ing duration of dreams, describe which type
of people dream the most and to impart other
secrets which psychologists learn after hearing
recitals of various dreams.
Perhaps there a few people who never
dream" replied Mr. Porter. But they are
numerically few. All of us have problems of
kind another to solve in real life, and
problems requiring solutions evoke dreams.
People who are said never to dream fall into
two claSSss. The ma jcrity are those who forget
their dreams They want. very urgently, to
forget them, since they do not want to remem-
Der for long their own methods of Self-decep-
ton 1t is too PAINFUL So they strongly fight
OIL the dream visions or pictures after they
awaken.
They want to stir up their emotions, but
do not want to know exactly how they stirred
them up. The fewer problems a man has and
the more inclined he is to meet them with COM
nonsense planning in the daytime the less
would such man be inclined to dream at
night. But probably there will never be man
whose problems all consistently simple
that he can solve them alone and without some
struggle or misrepresentation, even though they
be slight.
People who dream the most are the more
highly nervous and least well adapted persons.
Most people have anxiety dreams at one time
or another. People who are optimistic who
who endeavor to reassure themselves have
pleasant dreams. They enjoy them. Spoiled
childrens dreams are often pleasant. What
they are telling themselves is that something
nice is going to happen to them. They dream
of receiving gifts, lovely new toys. Or they
dream of eating luscious strawberries and
beautifully frosted cakes.
IN NIGHTMARES are strong anxiety dreams.
The individual feels afraid tense, eau
ticus. This same fear basis is the one which
prompts woman in what might be termed
daydream to ask herself after she has started
downtown to do her shopping:
did I leave the gas burning? Did dis
connect my electric curling iron?'
"A boy or girl may expect an increase in
dreams during adolescence. The adolescent
boy is about to face all the problems of life
for himself If not prepared for this conting-
ency, he does not see way out, and he has
frequent dreams, some of them disturbing in
nature.
"Old people, on the other hand, often dream
with great frequency They have become peSsi-
mistic Their sphere of action has become
smaller as they advance in years. Their self
Importance has suffered blow for their DOM
nance in life's affairs is lesSened. They dream
nightly.
Dreams often seem more interesting than
daytime life. This is because the people who
dream such fair dreams are badly adapted to
social life. They can really have more fun
and better entertainment in their dreams
where they attend gay functions, perhaps and
are well received.
Dreams which occur toward morning are
Of briefer duration than those which take place
earlier in the night.
"You learn much about person when he
tells you his dreams. Sometimes he talks in his
sleep. This is the kind of person who is a
better talker than listener. He usually holds
the reinS of a conversation in the daytime
visual types will see more in dream Oral
types will hear more. Olfactory types will smell
certain odors in their dreams. "But regardless
OF the type, all dreams can be looked upon with
suspicion They are indications of the marked
characteristics or moods of the dreamers
While it is unfair to say that dreams are
never useful, it is uttering truth to say that
dreams are always a Misrepresentation Of the
circumstances in real life which evoked the
dreams"
So be careful and don't tell any one what
you dreamed last night