Why do we dream?(both)

How are we supposed to interpret our dreams?
My dream last night was weird. Somehow the sweet elderly lady was a real nasty, bitter, sad matriarch who was on the verge of losing everything because she had to keep up appearances of being the "Strong One"
Do you have weird dreams?

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xixgun · M

By my understanding, dreams are our brains "relaxing". They don't have to concern themselves with our balance, locomotion, speech, interactions with others, etc. Personally, I don't think our dreams mean anything. It's just a collection of images and other sensory input that the mind is looking over rather like flipping through old photos.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@xixgun A great way to interpret what dreams are. Thank you for putting it so succinctly.
I can get my head around that