Dream Pattern And Cathexis

As I read in Chapter Five about typical dreams, my dream pattern is not that of a typical dream. Through typical dreams you can interpret somewhat of someone dream, but you always need the background information about this person in order to fully interpret the dream. Typical dreams as said by Freud , “A peculiar interest attaches to these typical dreams, because, no matter who dreams them, they presumably all derive from the same sources, so that they would seem to be particularly fitted to provide us with information as to the sources of dreams.” These typical dreams have general meanings coming from a common place, therefore making it easier to interpret the dream. My dream pattern is far more complex, if you didnt have my background information you wouldnt be able to interpret it correctly.

Lately, I have dreamed of events that I wish for to happen. Since I lived all my life with my mom and in 9th grade I came to live in another country with my dad, I usually tend to dream of my mom a lot. She has become a symbol in my dreams constantly coming up. I have dreamed of her dying but expressed no sorrow, as Freud says this is because, “This is the case in the dream of the aunt who sees the only son of her sister lying on a bier (chapter IV). The dream does not mean that she desires the death of her little nephew; as we have learned, it merely conceals the wish to see a certain beloved person again after a long separation.” Along with this I have dreamed of getting accepted into University of Miami. In my fifteen list University choices there are many who are better than University of Miami. I have Princeton and Stanford, so why am I not dreaming of getting accepted into those? I believe it all has to do with my mom. Since my mom lives in Miami, University of Miami is the only University that if I get accepted I can once again live with her. I am in my dream fulfilling my dream of living with her, due to the fact I had so many great memories with her and I truly miss her. I look forward to someday living with her again and my best option is by getting accepted to UM.

This pattern is a great example of cathexis. Cathexis is , “the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object) Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge." Dreaming of events related to my mom, means most of my energy is put in to these dreams, which are wishes. These dreams help me fulfill the idea of being with my mom instead of repressing them, yet I hope one day they become reality.