Chapter 156 Numbers Ten

Dreams...

Upon reflection, they are rather mischievous things. When people slip into sleep or a relaxed state, dreams quietly evade the scrutiny of the subconscious, manifesting themselves in all sorts of forms.

Some say dreams are a window to the unconscious world, others claim they simply satisfy repressed subconscious desires. In any case, dreams lack traditional logic, linking to the deepest parts of our thinking—absurd, mad, bizarre... And the dreamers? They are almost entirely oblivious to the fact that they are dreaming.

So, what might the conscious world of a mentally ill patient look like? Could it resemble our own experiences within dreams?

Half a century ago, many believed that the mentally ill were just unfortunate individuals whose "subconscious" had exploded and taken over the "surface consciousness." To put it more simply, these people were trapped in a perpetual dream, unable to distinguish fantasy from reality.