Some of us think dreams are mysterious and some of us think they are ridiculous. In fact, dreams, or in other words, dreams, are the speech of our sleeping self. Talking about the self means that there is a conscious self, and this definition moves us away from the concept of the unconscious, because self means consciousness.
When we study dreams as therapists, we strive to learn our client's feelings and thoughts comprehensively and completely. However, sometimes our clients may want to paint a different picture because they are not ready to confront it or their awareness has not yet developed, and they may give misleading information. At this point, studying dreams is beneficial for both us and our client in terms of seeing aspects of themselves that they are not aware of.
According to the Phenomenological Dream Self Model, dreams; It is very valuable information that shows the person's situation, all the difficulties he experienced and how he coped with them. It is our duty as therapists to see this valuable information correctly and to keep it away from symbolic meanings that will distract from the person's emotions. We hear the emotion described in the dream from the dreamer's mouth, without adding any interpretation. In this model, we know that the dream is one of the tools that directly shows the person in its simplest form, whatever he feels, exactly as it is. Since consciousness is no different from the waking state, the events and emotions in our dreams are merely reflections of our daily lives. For this reason, we therapists first try to understand the emotion in the dream, and then we examine whether this emotion is in contrast or parallel to our waking state. Even though it is parallel or contradictory, this is valuable information and studying it will be beneficial in increasing the awareness of the individual. Thus, we can say that dreams are the reality itself or a mirror.
Unlike theories such as psychoanalysis, dream therapy offers a new, understandable and useful perspective.
Dreams have always been the center of attention throughout the history of modern psychotherapy. Although it is available, its application in psychotherapies has not become widespread. Today, the number of psychotherapists working with dreams is quite limited. The biggest reason for this situation is that a working and effective dream model has not been developed. The biggest obstacle to this is dealing with dreams. There are false assumptions involved. It is the idea that dreams are completely different from the mental activities in waking life and the belief that dreams have an unconscious origin.
In the "Phenomenological Dream Self Model", a clear self is manifested in dreams as in waking life. Instead of approaching dreams as a coded text of unconscious origin, it is necessary to approach them as the activity of a conscious self, so that it becomes easier to understand dreams. Just like when we are awake, our self talks, feels and interprets itself while we are asleep. Contrary to what Freud advocated, the "Phenomenological Dream Ego Model" considers the visible content of the dream important and valuable. The dreamer is not passive, on the contrary, he is active. The therapist works collaboratively with the client to uncover the meaning of the dream's content. Again, unlike Freud, he does not need the concept of the unconscious. If there is a clear self in the dream and this self is self-conscious and the dream is to be understood through the self in the dream, why is there a need for the concept of the unconscious?
Dream studies conducted with the "Phenomenological Dream Self Model" help the therapist, the client's primary problem and It often shows clearly and accurately what the conflicts are. Because most of the dreams of people seeking therapeutic help are about problems and conflicts. Dream therapy provides a clear understanding of how people experience these problems emotionally, both in terms of the waking and dream self. Throughout the therapy process, the therapist observes that the dreaming self does not filter its emotions as much as the waking self and experiences them simply. In this way, he understands what the client does with his problems and conflicts, his attitude towards them, and how he tries to solve them. It also determines when and how the client should be supported with dream therapy. The course of the therapy process and the effectiveness of the therapeutic work are again clearly revealed through dream studies.
The purpose of dream studies is to hear what is already said in the dream and compare it with the client's inner voice, in short, to listen to the client while he is asleep.
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