科普：当你梦到某人意味着什么？

What Does It Mean When You Dream About Someone?

According to Jesse Lyon, a licensed mental health counselor and owner of Lyon Counseling in Casselberry, Florida, in order to understand what it means to dream about someone, it is essential first to understand that dreams communicate information on two different levels. These levels are known as the manifest content and the latent content.

杰西·里昂是一名持有执照的心理健康咨询师，也是佛罗里达州卡塞尔伯里里昂咨询公司的老板，他表示，为了理解梦见某人意味着什么，首先必须了梦境会从两个不同层面来传达信息，这两个层面内容为显性内容和潜在内容。

Manifest Content 显性内容

This is the imagery and storyline that you remember upon waking. If you dream about someone, the manifest content would be the details about that individual, their appearance, the events that take place, and the interactions you have within the dream.

显性内容指人们醒来时能记住梦境中的图像和故事情节。如果你梦到了某个人，那么显性内容就是关于那个人的细节和外表，这个人发生了什么事，以及梦里这个人和你的互动。

"Manifest content is very literal and will communicate with you directly about a problem you have or situation you experienced," Lyon explains. "For example, you might dream about getting into an argument with your romantic partner because you are currently experiencing conflict in your relationship; this is pretty straightforward dream processing."

里昂解释道：“显性内容非常表面化，梦境会直接与你沟通所遇到的问题或所经历的情况。比如说，你可能会梦见与你的对象发生争执，因为目前在在这段关系中两人开始争吵；梦到这样的情况便是一种非常简单的梦境处理现实问题的方式。”

Another example might be having a dream about attending a concert with a close friend you haven't seen in a long time. The manifest content would be the events, your friend's words and reactions, and the other sensory and perceptual elements you experience as a dreamer.

另一个例子是你可能是梦见与一位许久未见的好友一起去听音乐会。显性内容为事件、朋友的言语和反应，以及你作为做梦者所经历的其他感官和知觉元素。

Latent Content  潜在内容

The latent content of a dream, Lyon notes, is much more personal and emotional. This involves the subconscious meaning of the dream, or what dream interpreters would say is the hidden meaning behind your dream. In the previous example of arguing with a partner, Lyon explains, it might mean that the person is struggling with feeling unworthy of their partner's love.

里昂指出，梦境的潜在内容更加个人化和情绪化。这涉及到梦的潜意识含义，或者解梦者所说的梦背后隐藏的含义。里昂解释到，在之前提到的与伴侣争吵的例子中，这可能意味着这个人正在挣扎，觉得自己不值得伴侣的爱。

Dreaming about a friend you haven't seen in years might symbolically represent a subconscious yearning for re-connection or a desire to find closure for unresolved feelings. Or it might indicate a broader desire for more social connection and companionship in general.

梦见多年未见的朋友，可能象征着你潜意识里渴望与朋友重新联系，或者为未解决的感情找到了结的愿望。或者，这可能表明人们普遍渴望更多的社会联系和友谊。

Dreams can not only provide insights into our subconscious thoughts, feelings, desires, and fears. They can also offer a perspective that can help deepen your relationships in ways that support connection and mental well-being.

梦境不仅能洞察我们潜意识的想法、感觉、欲望和恐惧，还可以提供一个视角，帮助你开拓人际关系，更好地加深联系，促进心理健康。

It is important to remember, Lyon notes, that all the many roles we play in life act as characters that live inside of our minds. The characters we play (such as parents, partners, friends, or colleagues) make up the complete picture of who we are as individuals.

里昂指出，重要的是要记住人们会在脑海中扮演许多角色，其实在生活中人们也扮演着这些角色。我们扮演的角色（如父母、伴侣、朋友或同事）构成了我们作为个体的完整形象。

整理：2023年1月13日于北城家园