Why are my dreams so violent?

Violent dreams can be a warning sig. As if nightmares weren't bad enough, a rare sleep disorder - called REM sleep behavior disorder - causes people to act out their dreams, sometimes with violent thrashes, kicks and screams.

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Why can't I tell the difference between dreams and reality?

Cognitive and emotional processes during dreaming and wakefulness interact, and their interaction may contribute to difficulty in distinguishing whether an event/experience occurred during the waking state or in a dream. When you dream about someone are they thinking of you? In fact, dreaming about someone is a common experience for many people. And because dreams are the product of our own subconscious thoughts and experiences, that means that when we dream about someone, it is not because they are thinking about us, but rather because we are subconsciously thinking about them.

Can dreams be prophetic?

Prophetic dreams are thought to be dreams that have foretold a future event. If you dream of something happening and then it occurs later, you may feel you've had a prophetic dream. Historically, dreams were considered to impart wisdom or even predict the future. Can dreams predict your future? At this time there is little scientific evidence suggesting that dreams can predict the future. Some research suggests that certain types of dreams may help predict the onset of illness or mental decline in the dream, however.

You can also ask where do we go when we dream?

The whole brain is active during dreams, from the brain stem to the cortex. Most dreams occur during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. This is part of the sleep-wake cycle and is controlled by the reticular activating system whose circuits run from the brain stem through the thalamus to the cortex.