 Hey guys this is Gaby from Brain Education TV. If you're new to this channel consider subscribing. We make weekly videos on wellness tips for the brain and if you're already a subscriber welcome back. In this video I will talk about how you can use your dreams to help you solve your problems. We all know that a good night's sleep can do wonders for restoring energy, repairing wounds and even coming up with new ideas. But did you know that by studying your dreams you can actually gain insight into solving your problems? The reason your dreams can help you solve problems in that way is because when you interact with people throughout the day and when you have little moments throughout the day those are all carefully catalogued in your brain so that they can be reviewed and interpreted later in the dream state. And when you learn to decipher those messages and dreams they can actually give you support, give you solutions, or even warn you about future events. So here are four ways you can use your dreams to help you solve your problems. Number one, clarify your problem. Before you go to sleep take some time to identify the most crucial aspect of a problem you're going through. This can be done through a short meditation right before you sleep or journaling a bit to see what the most important part of your problem is and how you can go about solving it. Try to also notice if you have recurring dreams because if you do that could be your subconscious mind trying to construct a solution to a problem you may be having. Number two, keep a journal. Dreams are a part of your short-term memory so it's important to write down words, people, images, situations as quickly as you can when you wake up from your dream so that you won't forget them. And when you have a journal you can go back and see if you have any similarities in your dreams or anything that was out of the ordinary because I know most of the time after I dream and I know it was such a good dream or very in-depth dream I usually forget them so a good thing is to keep a log of them so then you could actually study them. Number three, be patient. Sometimes an answer may be waiting for you right as you get out of bed in the morning and other times it may take days, weeks or months for your brain to actually connect the dots but if you really take the time to pay attention, keep a journal and really remember the details of your dreams they can help you paint a clearer picture of a solution. Number four, trust yourself. Your subconscious mind in your brain studies you 24-7 and knows you the best of all so it's important to trust your subconscious mind, trust your gut, trust your instincts and trust yourself because you know your solution is better than anyone and if you can't trust yourself to find the answers to your problems then who will? Okay that's all for my mini lesson on ways that your dreams could help you solve your problems. If you have any questions, comments, concerns please feel free to leave them down below and I'll also leave some links to more resources on this topic. Thank you for watching and I'll see you in another video.