I keep thinking about war and violence before I sleep.Yet I dream of completely different things.Why is that?

It is said that thinking of a certain thing or things,can cause you to dream of that,yet I always think various things,such as war or a loved one,but I either dream something completely different,or I dont even dream at all.Sometimes for an extended period of time.

1. Your dreams may have imagery in them that may be influenced by thinking of war and violence... for example dreaming of snakes can mean many things some of them violence

2. While it may seem like you don't dream, the truth is we don't remember all of our dreams. You may be having those dreams and not realizing it.

3. You can't force your subconcious to do things exactly the way you might want them done. Your mind makes choices when you are asleep and sleep is often a way for your mind to unwind and go over things that happened during the day.

i'm like that too, but sometimes I dream of war...scariest thing

well, dream is different with the real life...

I don't think we can consciously control our dreams.

Dreams come from deep in your subconcience and have nothing to do with what you were thinking just before you fell asleep.

Think about it, If people could stage manage their dreams that easily no one would ever want to wake up

We all dream no matter what. Dreaming is your subconsis, some times people dream of bad things, but then people dream of good things also. Alot of people will not remember a dream for it turned out bad, but then people do remember the weard dreams. Also dreaming is good for it gives the brain time to figure things out. If y ou have a problem that you are trying to figure out. The best thing is to go to sleep, in your bed, not your car Ha ha ha !!!!! Your mind will try to find an answer. You might also want to figure out what the dream means. If you can remember part of the dream for instance a car, a place, people etc. Look up in a dream dictionary. Then maybe you can figure out where your dream is taking you.

Sleep is like a librarian.
It is the time that your brain sifts through information and filters what is needed in long term memory and what is needed in short term.
Some say sleep is the key to your inner most desires. Maybe war and violence are not what your main focus really is.