Recurring Dreams

[notabitail]

Well this was weird. Another dream about my Grandma's house, and it was raining just like the last one I had. I don't recall the exact specifics, but I was standing on a bike under the trees and it was raining.

The other part of the dream was that I was at a theme park I didn't want to go to with my sister and aunt. All I can say is that the visual effects I can render are honestly quite amazing.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

So, @notabitail , do you often dream in color? How about everybody else? My dreams are almost always in normal everyday color.

 

[thecatumbrella]

How about everybody else? My dreams are almost always in normal everyday color.

Color for me, definitely.

 

[I Miss u Loaf]

I have had this dream many times after I put one of my hens named Herobrine down. I was outside in the summer and getting ready to feed my hens when all of a sudden Herobrine walks up and the weird thing is I'm like 'but wait didn't we put you down?' and she just shrugs. when I ask her 'but aren't you dead?' she clucks, but I understand it, and she says 'no not really'.

 

[notabitail]

So, @notabitail , do you often dream in color? How about everybody else? My dreams are almost always in normal everyday color.

It's always in color.

 

[thecatumbrella]

I have had this dream many times after I put one of my hens named Herobrine down. I was outside in the summer and getting ready to feed my hens when all of a sudden Herobrine walks up and the weird thing is I'm like 'but wait didn't we put you down?' and she just shrugs. when I ask her 'but aren't you dead?' she clucks, but I understand it, and she says 'no not really'.

I have dreams like this about my Pug, who passed a few years ago. I find them very comforting. She'll always be my girl (whether in this life, dreams, or whatever comes next).

Great, now someone's cutting onions in here!

 

[Sally PB]

How about everybody else? My dreams are almost always in normal everyday color.

Yes, very much in color!

Remember the movie, "Oh God," with George Burns (as God) and John Denver? They're in a car and John Denver says something like, "You can't be God, sitting next to me. I must be dreaming!"

George Burns: "Look at my eyes. What color are they?"

JD: Blue.

GB: Do you dream in color?

JD: No.

GB: Bingo.

I laughed out loud at that line, because I thought EVERYONE must dream in color! Many years later, I had this kind of conversation with my MIL, and she was adamant that NOBODY dreams in color. I asked her, "But why wouldn't people dream in color? They see the world in color." In her (I'm right, you're wrong) way, she just blew me off and seemed to think I was lying or bragging about something I couldn't do.

 

[AntiqueB]

I don't remember ever NOT dreaming in color.

 

[CombNWattles]

I have had recurring dreams or variations on a theme where I am either walking or driving (usually walking) up a hill or road that just becomes steeper and steeper! It usually ends with me crawling up, and the funny thing is I’m usually not alone and trying to carry on a casual conversation with whomever it is that I’m walking with, all the while trying to get traction. The road/hill always ends up just completely vertical by the end and I always wake up before I ever reach the top!

Another one I’ve had is feeling like my mouth is unbearably full of a sand-like texture, and I can’t get rid of it no matter what I do. I used to have these all the time. I haven’t had it in a while thankfully, but I’ve woken up on multiple occasions actually spitting trying to get rid of the feeling! Funny, and also kind of gross. They were never scary dreams, but always annoying.

Interesting what our brains come up with! I too have had the “back in college and can’t find my classes” dreams a lot, too! So stressful! But I wake up so relieved. “Oh, yeah, I graduated 8 years ago. No worries!”

I’ve had the hill dreams too!! So weird!

 

[CombNWattles]

Two things that have helped me break out of nightmares/recurring dreams.

1. Call out to Jesus. He's come through for me more than once.
2. Try lucid dreaming. While awake, I routinely practice (in my mind) how I will handle specific dream imagery. You could do something like, "If I see a grave, I'm going to fill it with flowers." I try to picture what I'm going to do as vividly as possible. I'll rehearse it as I go to sleep, sometimes imagining how the dream could transition to something pleasant and happy. Eventually, you will become lucid when faced with this dream. Now you're in control and nothing can hurt you.

Hope this ends for you soon. I'm sure the stress of an upcoming life change isn't helping.

Good post. One thing that’s helped me more than anything is simply making sure I don’t get too warm. Uncovering my feet from the blanket, setting the thermostat lower, etc. if I overheat it’s like my brain cooks and spits out scary rubbish.