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Are dreams really the thoughts we have hidden with in us?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Dreams: Many are related to the day's residues, such as unfinished business, worries about someone or something, planning for what's ahead, or unresolved issues.

Answered 7/11/2013

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