“If we subject the content of the dream to analysis, we become aware that the dream fear is no more justified by the dream content than the fear in a phobia is justified by the idea upon which the phobia depends.”
— Sigmund Freud
Simplified Meaning:
When we analyze dreams, we might find that the fears we feel in our dreams often don't have a strong reason or clear cause within the dream itself. It's similar to how people with phobias are scared of things that aren't really dangerous. For example, someone might have recurring dreams of falling, which causes them a lot of fear. But when they think about the dream, they might realize there was nothing in particular that should have made them so scared. In real life, this is like someone who is extremely afraid of spiders, even if they know most spiders can't really hurt them. Understanding this can help people see that their dream fears or real-life phobias aren't always based on something truly dangerous. Recognizing this might help them deal with their fears better by trying to understand and confront them.
