What Do Men Really Dream about? Is it Sex or Sports?
Men's dreams about sports reveal much about their personalities, desires, potential, motivation, strengths and weaknesses
(PRWEB) April 22, 2005 -- “While men do fantasize about sexual encounters,
many adult males have rich dreams and daydreams about being sports heroes,”
according to Jay P. Granat, Ph.D.
“Many men have dreams about pitching
in the bottom or the ninth inning in the seventh game of the World Series or
sinking a putt to win a major golf tournament.”
Dr. Granat, a
psychotherapist and the founder of StayInTheZone.com, frequently explores dreams
and daydreams when he coaches athletes.
“ When counseling athletes who
want to enhance their performance, I often explore their dreams with them. This
exploration frequently gives insight into the athlete’s blocks, weaknesses,
strengths, motivation, and untapped potential.
The athlete and I explore
the following kinds of dreams in great detail:
1. The earliest dream the
athlete can recall
2. The most meaningful dream they have ever had
3. The
most frequently occurring dream or dreams in their lives
4. The most
terrifying dream the athlete has experienced
5. A dream in which they choked
or failed to perform well
6. The dream of a past perfect performance.
7.
The dream of a future perfect performance.
8. Recent dreams prior to
important events
The discussion of these dreams combined with counseling
frequently provide the athlete with useful information which their conscious
mind was simply unaware of.
The people in the dreams, the symbols in the
dreams, the content of the dreams and the feelings connected with the dreams
tell me and the athlete a great deal about the athlete’s successes and
struggles.
For example, an athlete who has a dream that he or she choked
in front of a large crowd, is probably a person who is quite concerned about
pleasing others or about being the center of attention.
Some athletes
dream about pleasing their teammates or their coaches.
Others frequently
see themselves accomplishing fantastic things in their dreams. A pitcher who
came to see me began having repetitive dreams about pitching no hitter.
Interestingly, he had a fine ERA and fine record while he was having these
pleasant dreams.”
Dr. Granat encourages athletes to dream and to keep
journals about their dreams. Sometimes we can encourage dreaming through the
utilization of hypnosis and self-hypnosis.
Granat, who has worked with
athletes from a wide range of sports including golf, tennis, baseball,
basketball, bowling, soccer, hockey, boxing, the martial arts, football,
billiards, and fencing has developed a self-help program for athletes, coaches
and parents of athletes. The program is $99.95 and is available at
StayInTheZone.com.
Athletes with questions or concerns can reach Dr.
Granat at 888 580-ZONE.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/4/prweb231461.htm