J.M. DeBord is the real human being behind the Reddit user, RadOwl, who moderates that site’s Dreams forum. On that board he helps thousands of different users try and understand their dreams better. After being plagued by troublesome dreams in his own life, DeBord started taking dream interpretation seriously and discovered it was a powerful form of self-reflection.

This girl should probably be dreaming about where to shop for cooler sweaters. Yikes!

His 1-2-3 method of dream analysis is all about using the power of your subconscious mind to better understand your desires, fears, and motivations. And how to use that understanding to find out what really will make you happy.

1. The first step is remembering your dreams.
2. The second step is interpreting and analyzing your dreams.
3. The third step is using those answers to confront fears, tackle problems and improve your own life.

DeBord takes us through some of the most common dreams that people have, from zombie nightmares (which I had for years as a kid!) to teeth falling out to why we always end up back in friggin’ high school about to take a test that we’re completely unprepared for. He also shares some of his favorite paranormal dreams!

DeBord wrote a book called  Dreams 1-2-3: Remember, Interpret, and Live Your Dreams   that goes into his process in detail and you can follow his dream interpretation blog at  Dreams123.net. And of course, you can find him on the Reddit dream board as RadOwl , answering questions and helping people share and interpret their dreams.