My T feels that dreams are our way of coping with things and if you pay attention you'll know what areas of your lives you're struggling through. I dunno how to explain it the way she did. She's very interested in my dreams and is trying to find a theme besides me being killed in nearly each one lol. So I'd imagine that you're communicating with yourself when you dream in a way that you can't seem to do consciously. I dunno I live in a dream world so it's hard for me to say this with conviction.