I dreamt that I walked, slipped and fell. What is this “I”?

Abstract

On the basis of observations collected by the method involving the superposition of the underlying fabric of affects and oneiric sensations on a framework of real impressions, the author attempts to identify those characteristics of the “I” of the previous day that resurface in the “I” that is the hero of the dream. We propose that this be considered as a psychological excitability that is specific, autonomous and sensitive to deeply seated issues that appear, more or less, furtively in an introspective form residing outside of one's mental control.