Some scientists now believe that dreaming is a way of sorting through our emotions and integrating the events of our lives into our memories -- something we sometimes can't do when we're awake.
"It's like in waking, we're stuck in a rut. We think in straight lines. It's white or black," says Dr. Ernest Hartmann, a psychiatrist at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and author of nine books on sleeping and dreaming. "A dream is another form of mental functioning, mental processing -- it's our subconscious presenting things differently and more broadly."
Gillian Holloway, who has a doctorate in psychology and is author of "The Complete Dream Book" (Sourcebooks, $14.95) also believes in the common saying, "Sleep on it." From a simple decision such as adopting a new pet to complicated ones such as making a career decision or moving across the country, dreams can help you make the right choice, she says.
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