Recurring Dreams

[Bob Kelso]

I've probably posted about this before at some point or another but here goes:

I rarely remember my dreams save for several vivid nightmares that come and go, they're usually the same save for subtle differences. The worst by far is the red pygmy dream.

I'm always walking through some middle eastern town, a bazaar this time, looking at goods and speaking with people when I see flashes of a red cloak in my peripheral. A feeling of dread overwhelms me and I race through the town trying to get away. I turn into an alleyway and there he is. Garbed in a tattered red cloak is a man who only comes up to my stomach in height.

I know it's not a child from the state of his weathered, bronze face and wispy beard. He locks eyes with me and the realization that I'm dreaming washes over me. I'm almost relieved when a sickening feeling drops my stomach into a pit of ice, the man's crimson eyes are boring into me with malice and intent. He's not a part of the dream, I think.

I always wake up at this point. It really disturbs me to put it lightly. It's hard to explain, I know it's just a dream but during it it feels so real and the thought of another consciousness being "awake" within my dream really freaks me out.

Do you guys have any recurring dreams? Hopefully not nightmares, but feel free to share anything.

[vorlon13]

just the one where I'm paralyzed and giant spiders are eating my eyeballs

[Cyberman]

Sounds like you saw Don't Look Now when you were little and it stuck with you, Bobby. Can't blame you; that ending is shit-yer-pants scary.

I used to have a series of dreams centred around a house, somewhere in a country village. Nothing bad ever happened in it as I recall, but the interesting thing was that the dreams would all be different; only the location was broadly consistent. Even then, I might find myself in a different part of the house or the village, as each dream required, and sometimes even the house didn't feature in them, but I just knew it was the same place. I often wondered if it was a real place somewhere that somehow I once knew.

[c172]

Mine are pretty much A69 material.

However, a recurring trait of dreams that I have is that they are steeped in reality, but with something(s) just a tad bit off. 

An example might be:

"I'm watching an airplane take off from El Paso international airport. It has markings of an air tanker (for brush fires). It has four jet engines, but sounds like a Cessna. It's anti-collision lights are blue, rather than red or white. As it banks off into the distance, the "Frasier" theme, as covered by Husker Du, fades in slowly."

[brewer]

Yes. They are usually in different settings (driving, shopping, school, ............) but the underlying set is anxiety or frustration.

[Spirian]

My dreams are always new every night, and they're never scary or dark. They usually consist of images and events that happened that same day. I don't read too much into my dreams, but I do enjoy having them. I often have lucid dreams where I know I'm dreaming, and can directly interact with those dreams. Those are my favorite

[abaris]

For decades I had dreams about crashing in a plane or elevator. On the same lines, being at the top of a skyscraper, swaying like crazy.

Not so long ago they stopped and never returned.

[Bob Kelso]

My dreams are always new every night, and they're never scary or dark. They usually consist of images and events that happened that same day. I don't read too much into my dreams, but I do enjoy having them. I often have lucid dreams where I know I'm dreaming, and can directly interact with those dreams. Those are my favorite

That's really awesome, I wish I could lucid dream but usually when I realize I'm dreaming I wake up. lol

[Spirian]

That's really awesome, I wish I could lucid dream but usually when I realize I'm dreaming I wake up. lol

I had to practice. I used to awaken with a jump when I realized I was dreaming. Now, once I realize I'm dreaming, I usually start to fly. I fly in many of my dreams 

[Excited Penguin]

I've probably posted about this before at some point or another but here goes:

I rarely remember my dreams save for several vivid nightmares that come and go, they're usually the same save for subtle differences. The worst by far is the red pygmy dream.

I'm always walking through some middle eastern town, a bazaar this time, looking at goods and speaking with people when I see flashes of a red cloak in my peripheral. A feeling of dread overwhelms me and I race through the town trying to get away. I turn into an alleyway and there he is. Garbed in a tattered red cloak is a man who only comes up to my stomach in height.

I know it's not a child from the state of his weathered, bronze face and wispy beard. He locks eyes with me and the realization that I'm dreaming washes over me. I'm almost relieved when a sickening feeling drops my stomach into a pit of ice, the man's crimson eyes are boring into me with malice and intent. He's not a part of the dream, I think.

I always wake up at this point. It really disturbs me to put it lightly. It's hard to explain, I know it's just a dream but during it it feels so real and the thought of another consciousness being "awake" within my dream really freaks me out.

Do you guys have any recurring dreams? Hopefully not nightmares, but feel free to share anything.

That moment when you realise you're dreaming is the perfect opportunity to take over and model the dream however you like. Confront that figure and you'll rid yourself of the nightmare. Read up on the practice of lucid dreaming for more info on how to control your dream once you become lucid.