Do dreams have any meaning to your real life?

I’m about to go to bed (4:00 AM) and I have to ask this. I’m leaning towards yes, but the dreams that I think are linked to my real life are just different views of my real life. So what could be the meaning of that? They don’t actually help me in any way.

For example, in my real life I’m having trouble getting out on my own without my parents help, and I fear of making so many mistakes in my life. And at the same time I’m worried that I’ll never find a girl who loves me for who I am.

So my dream takes place in a house of my own, with a girl. We both lay in bed side by side looking outside in fright. And then we both reach out and I miss her hand but she grabbs it for me. And thats it.

I’m guessing the fact that I missed her hand hows my fear in making stupid mistakes. And my own house living on my own in fear is my difficulty of being on my own. And the girl a sign of the fact that I want a loving girlfriend.

But is this just my conscience? Why would my mind make up such a wierd thing so perfect? Most of the time my dreams make no sense at all. Last night I dreamed that huge dinosaurs were chasing me and a large group of people. What does that mean?

Why does my mind do this?

Carl Jung may have the answer.

Some think that dreams are just part of our filing system. Our brains talking to itself as it sorts through and categorizes recent events. Some think this is somehow more efficient than whatever else we could do. IIRC the spiny anteater doesn’t dream and his brain is huge compared ot similarly sized mammal, yet he seems no brighter.