Dreams are your brain’s car wash

with Dr Efram Harbinger PhD, BFD, LSMFT

Do you ever wake up in the morning with the distinct sensation that someone has hooked you up to a garden hose, pouring constant streams of water into your ears and sinus cavities? Do you sometimes feel like a storied bass on the hook? Not to worry. This is normal, whatever that may suggest in your tiny, often frightened  little reality.

For centuries scientists have chased after lingering data as to how and why the brain works in mysterious methods. Yes, dreams are nature’s carwash. Flushing it out during the night often results in a clearer understanding of daylight schedules and a more focused approach to life. Just go to sleep and your mind will do the rest. You will awake nice and clean for coming endeavors, including romance, which benefits from a good scrub every so often.

The phenomenon does have its limits. Dreamers are responsible for their own under carriage maintenance. Streaking windows are a no-no. Vacuuming up brain cells s optional. Always fall asleep with frontal hardware securely in neutral. Aliens: Watch those antennas!

Embracing alpha state is a passing fancy for many of us. A clean brain allows easy access and departure from trite, harmful or unnecessary drifts.

Take the classic dream where the dreamer imagines he is flying: He soars above the bed looking down unable to attach to anything. Secondly: Consider the common nightmare wherein the sleeper struggles to free himself from a rising water reverie. In both of these scenarios we see clear connections to the car wash postulate. Both could signify a desire for more freedom and less restraint. Both might indicate a need for more control of one’s emotions. Of course both could simply mean one needs to get up and hit the can before he wets the bed.

Persons who constantly dream without correct and professional supervision run the risk of going completely mad. Delusional beliefs that one can contain collateral damage or successfully plow through the endless data, collected in just one night, is no more than destructive fantasy. Don’t take chances with your brain. It is the only one you have. Make an appointment today and let’s chat about your mental alacrity.

December 6, 2016