This article discusses the different theories about why we have dreams. There are many different beliefs from well known psychologists, and the truth is no one really knows what causes us to actually dream. The purpose of this article is to present different theories so the person reading it can decide for themselves which one they believe to be true. The theory that I support is Freud's, which is the one that stands out the …showed first 75 words of 335 total…

…showed last 75 words of 335 total…to further my understanding of why we dream, even though there is not any way of knowing which theory is actually true. The big question is will we ever have proof to know why we really dream. No one may ever be able to prove it, but many take their ideas from the famous psychologists who already have beliefs and others don't even question why we dream. So, why we dream is still a mystery.