My strange dream world

Hello, I wasn't sure where to put this so thought I'd start a thread. Please feel free to move it

Ever since I remember my dreams have been vivid and full of feelings. Sometimes I would wake with a sense of loss for the people in it. These people were mostly strangers. As well as this oddity there were the usual dreams of flying and being chased but again years later I can remember what it felt like. Happiness, fear, love, desire, I remember like it was real.

About two months ago I dreamt that I turned to another and said "you know this is just a dream". So bizarre.

I'm very self aware but am genuinely flummoxed as to the strange nature of these night time experiences. There are some positive changes recently occurring in my life but surely they wouldn't manifest in what I have just outlined.

All input is welcome

Fathom

Persepoly wrote: »

Hello, I wasn't sure where to put this so thought I'd start a thread. Please feel free to move it.

Good place. Nightmares. Sometimes horrific. Other times entertaining for me.

Persepoly wrote: »

About two months ago I dreamt that I turned to another and said "you know this is just a dream". So bizarre.

Watched Ladyhawke movie? There's a statement just like yours.

Fathom

"Maybe I'm dreaming. My eyes are open, which means maybe I'm awake dreaming that I'm asleep. Or, or more likely, I'm asleep dreaming that I'm awake wondering if I'm dreaming." (Ladyhawke, 1985)

Ted_YNWA

Maybe subconsciously you are a bit scared of these new changes.

Your mind is bringing you back to older, happier times when there was less responsibilities and worries.

Old boyfriend & dad were there to help you.

Apologies for the edit. Leaving aside the nightmares and recurring themes the reason I'm slightly disturbed is the type of lucidity that's occurring and the depth of feeling that remains.

Freud said that a dream is a wish unfulfilled. Well I'm not entirely sure about that or old Sigmund for that matter

Fathom

Persepoly wrote: »

Apologies for the edit.

Cool. No worries. I do that too after posting.

Persepoly wrote: »

Leaving aside the nightmares and recurring themes the reason I'm slightly disturbed is the type of lucidity that's occurring and the depth of feeling that remains.

Me too. Dreams often affect my emotions after waking.

Persepoly wrote: »

Freud said that a dream is a wish unfulfilled. Well I'm not entirely sure about that or old Sigmund for that matter

Freud was problematic from research standpoint. Case studies. Biased samples. You have to use your own judgment if you think he has value towards dream interpretation.

I agree with you regarding Freud and his interpretations. There was quite a bit of projection I feel going on towards his patients. Dangerous ground.

You mentioned Ladyhawke, I haven't seen it but heard of it alright. I might check it out. Nice to know I'm not alone with the overwhelming post dream feelings

Fathom

Persepoly wrote: »

I agree with you regarding Freud and his interpretations. There was quite a bit of projection I feel going on towards his patients. Dangerous ground.

Regards Freud's women patients. Biased sample of those with rich parents who could pay his fees.

Persepoly wrote: »

You mentioned Ladyhawke, I haven't seen it but heard of it alright. I might check it out. Nice to know I'm not alone with the overwhelming post dream feelings

1985. Several plots. Cool dream scene.

After some reflection I feel that my unsettling dreams are just another manifestation of past experiences. I'm also going through some emotional changes so no doubt this also plays a part.

Martina1991

I used to have a recurring dream where I was half asleep in the dream, but I was being slowly dragged out of the bed by someone or something. Always slowly, always in the bed I went to sleep in i.e. at home or in college. I used to force myself awake as I was too scared to see how it ended.

I've also had lucid dreams where I'm aware I'm asleep, but I get freaked out and have to force myself awake. It takes a while but I eventually wake. It's almost like being underwater and finally waking up is like that first gasp for air.

Fathom

Persepoly wrote: »

After some reflection I feel that my unsettling dreams are just another manifestation of past experiences. I'm also going through some emotional changes so no doubt this also plays a part.

I relive past in dreams too.

Fathom

Martina1991 wrote: »

I used to have a recurring dream where I was half asleep in the dream, but I was being slowly dragged out of the bed by someone or something.

Experienced this dream state. But awoke. My roommate was actually dragging me out of bed.

Fathom

Reluctant to eat desserts. Dreaming about stuffing my face with ice cream. Lasted only seconds. But seemed to last all night. Felt guilty upon waking.

Black Swan

Fathom wrote: »

"Maybe I'm dreaming. My eyes are open, which means maybe I'm awake dreaming that I'm asleep. Or, or more likely, I'm asleep dreaming that I'm awake wondering if I'm dreaming." (Ladyhawke, 1985)

Grand example.

Fathom

Persepoly wrote: »

After some reflection I feel that my unsettling dreams are just another manifestation of past experiences. I'm also going through some emotional changes so no doubt this also plays a part.

Two reasonable outcomes.

Fathom

Fathom wrote: »

Reluctant to eat desserts. Dreaming about stuffing my face with ice cream. Lasted only seconds. But seemed to last all night. Felt guilty upon waking.

Interesting. Do you like ice-cream? I wonder is it something about control?

Fathom

Persepoly wrote: »

Interesting. Do you like ice-cream? I wonder is it something about control?

Ice cream? Yes. Workout hard after. Burn off cals. Control? Not sure. Cannot make connection.

Fathom

Fathom wrote: »

Ice cream? Yes. Workout hard after. Burn off cals. Control? Not sure. Cannot make connection.

Well overeating and starving oneself can both be connected to needing control. Let's say in your every day life you are impeccably organised and even a bit rigid but on some level you'd like to let go. That manifests itself in a dream about eating loads of icecream.

Fathom

Life's a routine. University. Athletic workouts. Eating. Sleeping. Socializing. If I bite too much. Extend workout. Problem solved. Santa Ana heat wave may have contributed. One variable. Perhaps others. Coooooool ice cream. Satiates appetite. Rather than healthy foods. Health is important. Who knows?