Yes, absolutely. Some people have claimed to have dreamed of specific events, that then played out in real life.
I believe, and this is just my personal belief - but I'm not the only one, that dreaming is somehow connected to the formation of our life path; our future. We are literally dreaming our life into existence. The way we act in dreams affects the path that our waking life takes. That's why it's so important to practice virtues / good habits in real life. Not just because it will add to your overall happiness, but because it changes how you act in your non lucid dreams. Practice something (honesty, respect, etc.), and watch how your dream-self practices it, within the story of the dream. Then, synergistically, the dreams go better for you, and your future is now on a more positive path too!
Crazy theories aside, at a more basic level, dreams definitely can be used for psychotherapy. I've done this with PTSD and night terrors, using lucid dreams to integrate lost aspects of myself. That's on the extreme end, though, and if you're interested in it, look up Carl Jung and "shadow work." Even more basic is just regular dream interpretation, which, when done correctly, can help show you the parts of your own personality that you don't want to know about. Getting over that ego can GREATLY improve your life.
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