Dreams: Freud's Three Levels of Consciousness

This has to do with Frued's theory of three levels of consciousness when falling asleep. It describes the first 2 levels and gives examples of each. Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and/or in the morning involuntarily wondering why you dreamt a certain dream? I know I have. Most of the time, I like to attempt to interpret the dream. I usually decide the dependability of the dream by using …

…daily life. You might recollect a phone conversation you had earlier or the hour you spent in detention. The tuna sandwich you ate for lunch and the grade you got on your final exam might be something floating in your mind as well. In this stage, you are in-between being awake and being asleep. You are not awake enough to carry on a logical conversation and are not asleep enough to tune everything out completely.