Why do we dream about what we dream?... if that makes any sense

[TruMotion]

Hello there, I doubt there isn't any thread about this already, but I couldn't find it, I'm sorry. And my question is actually a bit specific. So, I guess my question is what makes us dream about what we dream, subconsciously. For example, if we are worried about something and constantly thinking about it, we have more chances of dreaming about it, right? What could be the other causes...

[ShadowOfSelf]

For example, if we are worried about something and constantly thinking about it, we have more chances of dreaming about it, right? This and any other emotionally fueled events, new events/symbols/situations, anything the mind has learned or experienced and has deemed necessary to be looked at again, the causes could be literally anything and everything.

[TruMotion]

Oh, so I guess that makes it harder to know what's the 'source' of the dream, no?

[Carrot]

Other causes could be something that you have just did before you slept, something you read, something you saw perhaps. Or it could be a thing that you have been repetitively doing for the past few days. It wasn't uncommon for me to dream about games if I played too much.