DREAMS

. Dreams are what a person sees and hears in their mind when they
are sleeping. They are often similar to real life in some ways, but can
also be very strange. Dreams can seem so real while they happen that
the person might think that they are awake when actually they are
asleep

Sometimes a person realizes during a dream that they are dreaming,

but keeps having the dream. This is called a lucid dream. This happens
very little for most people, but for some people it happens often.
Most people remember their dreams in some way or another, even if
it is only a small part, but children are very likely to remember most of
their dream clearly. It is often easier for people to remember dreams if
they write down what happened in the dream just after they wake up.
Because of this, many people have dream diaries where they describe
each dream they have.

Nightmares are dreams which scare or shock people. Nightmares are

usually based around that person's everyday fears, like spiders or dark
places, but even a dream that's not about those things can feel
unpleasant.

There are many different theories about why people dream and what
their dreams mean. Every person has different dreams. Some
psychologists believe that dreams reflect what is happening in the