People don't think their dreams amount to much but when I ask them to examine them for common themes they surprise themselves at how accurate they are! They see that their dreams have value.
People are learning to feel more comfortable hearing one another's dreams. It used to be that if you told a dream in public someone had to make a joke to relieve the tension introduced by that alternative reality.
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The usual comment from psychologists and psychiatrists was that it's best not to encourage people to look at their dreams because they are liable to stir up problems for themselves.