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SweetForDaddy -> Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 11:15:04 AM)
This kind of came from the sleeping with the TV on thread and I thought it might be interesting to hear what other people have nightmares about, or dream about in general. As a kid I had a recurrent nightmare that happened pretty much every single night for a long time, I was scared to go to bed as every time I went to sleep I was very close to being beheaded with a machete by some psycho under a bridge. I've never dreamed of dying but I have dreamed of being dead. I've watched people coming to view my body in a morgue. My latest delight is sleep paralysis. I'm asleep and I dream that I wake up and theres a strange man in a saw mask (Saw the film) straddling me in bed. He's pressing down on my chest with both his hands and stops me breathing. I do then actually wake up but I'm completely paralysed, I can't move a muscle. I want to shout for help but no sound will come out. It probably only lasts a minute but its bloody scary (also quite interesting, once I'm over the panic). I have changed dreams sometimes, when I was a kid I could change a bad ending into a good one (how I stopped the recurring dream). I have no idea how I did this. I can also wake myself up laughing sometimes if I'm having a good dream, or if I have an alarm set, the sound will turn into something else in my dream, like a fire engine or something and it won't wake me up. I would love to dream about flying but that one has passed me by so far. Nightmares and dreams people, lets hear them!

DaddySatyr -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 11:54:33 AM)
I lost two fingertips on my right hand, fourteen years ago. As a result, I suffer from PTSD. I cannot sleep for more than about three hours at a time, except on rare occasions (really, really ill or up for days, at a time) because of the nightmares. When it first happened, I didn't sleep for nine days. Every time I so much as closed my eyes, I would see the incident, repeated. Almost from the beginning, I had that vision as a nightmare and a couple of others that kept repeating but it was mostly that one for quite some time. Since my son was killed, almost two years ago, I've been treated to a new nightmare where he and I are on the same fire team and I get to watch him get cut to pieces by the enemy's machine guns. I'm held down by two other members of the team; helpless to do anything to save him. PTSD and outliving one of your children suck ... BIG time. Michael

freedomdwarf1 -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 11:56:21 AM)
FR~ Never have any - none that I can ever remember and certainly no nightmares. I rarely sleep for more than 90 minutes at a time. I obviously do have REM sleep but I never seem to remember anything when I wake up.

SweetForDaddy -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 12:20:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr I lost two fingertips on my right hand, fourteen years ago. As a result, I suffer from PTSD. I cannot sleep for more than about three hours at a time, except on rare occasions (really, really ill or up for days, at a time) because of the nightmares. When it first happened, I didn't sleep for nine days. Every time I so much as closed my eyes, I would see the incident, repeated. Almost from the beginning, I had that vision as a nightmare and a couple of others that kept repeating but it was mostly that one for quite some time. Since my son was killed, almost two years ago, I've been treated to a new nightmare where he and I are on the same fire team and I get to watch him get cut to pieces by the enemy's machine guns. I'm held down by two other members of the team; helpless to do anything to save him. PTSD and outliving one of your children suck ... BIG time. Michael That sounds bad, I'm sorry. With the PSTD nightmares, are they all re-living the experience? I have a thing where I don't actually dream it but when I'm trying to fall asleep I get images in my head of various body parts being slashed with a knife, but I've never experienced being slashed by anything so I have no idea what the cause is. It's really strange and it can take me forever to get the images out of my head. I almost lost my son once, he was in a medically induced coma for 5 days and that was super traumatic and can still make me feel sick today, I can't imagine how bad it would have been had he actually died, I can remember having conversations with myself at the time about what I would do if it happened and they were mostly suicidal thoughts. I hope time heals some of the pain for you.

DaddySatyr -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 12:34:01 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SweetForDaddy quote: ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr I lost two fingertips on my right hand, fourteen years ago. As a result, I suffer from PTSD. I cannot sleep for more than about three hours at a time, except on rare occasions (really, really ill or up for days, at a time) because of the nightmares. When it first happened, I didn't sleep for nine days. Every time I so much as closed my eyes, I would see the incident, repeated. Almost from the beginning, I had that vision as a nightmare and a couple of others that kept repeating but it was mostly that one for quite some time. Since my son was killed, almost two years ago, I've been treated to a new nightmare where he and I are on the same fire team and I get to watch him get cut to pieces by the enemy's machine guns. I'm held down by two other members of the team; helpless to do anything to save him. PTSD and outliving one of your children suck ... BIG time. Michael That sounds bad, I'm sorry. With the PSTD nightmares, are they all re-living the experience? I have a thing where I don't actually dream it but when I'm trying to fall asleep I get images in my head of various body parts being slashed with a knife, but I've never experienced being slashed by anything so I have no idea what the cause is. It's really strange and it can take me forever to get the images out of my head. I almost lost my son once, he was in a medically induced coma for 5 days and that was super traumatic and can still make me feel sick today, I can't imagine how bad it would have been had he actually died, I can remember having conversations with myself at the time about what I would do if it happened and they were mostly suicidal thoughts. I hope time heals some of the pain for you. With regards to the nightmares: anymore, they're almost never related to the original incident that caused the manifestation of the PTSD. They are, however, made up of all the bad stuff that I witnessed or was part of, before that. In one instance, for a while, I was a member of a television show (not an actor. One of the characters) and all kinds of awful incidents from my life played themselves out in that venue. Honestly, I've never had suicidal thoughts because of the death of my son. Homicidal ones are a different story. I'd like to get my hands around the neck of the bastards responsible for sending him to his death. Anyway, thank you for your kind words. If you're of a mind, have a thought for Jaime on the 22nd? Michael

Kaliko -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 1:11:25 PM)
I have recurring dreams. I went through a phase for a good number of years about twenty years ago when I was constantly dreaming of a crane falling down over me. (I still panic a little bit when I drive by one.) The dreams my past few years involve me missing flights, or forgetting my passport, or getting lost in the airport. I went through a small spell recently during which I was dreaming about getting stuck in a movie theater and there's some sort of doom on the way for all of us in the theater. Most nights I'm dream-free. Or, at least, I don't remember them. But when I do remember them, they're usually ones I've had before but with a twist.

camille65 -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 1:17:04 PM)
My dreams are pretty freaky 90% of the time. I'm usually in Eastern Europe as a spy, there is a lot of travel involved through foreign cities as I smuggle documents and sometimes people across borders. They can also get violent if I have to fight my way out of situations. I rarely dream about people or places I know, or even familiar situations. Years ago I had a serial dream that was very disturbing. I was a slave on a large farm, I had a husband and children. It went on for over three years until my oldest boy was taken to be sold, I dropped to my knees and could feel the gravel cutting into them. I was crying for my son when I woke up, I never dreamt of being her again and I'm glad because it was seriously intense.

InHisHeart -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 1:27:09 PM)
Nightmares are more often than dreams for me. Having a pleasant dream is rare, getting a good nights sleep is a thing of the past, I can't remember the last time I slept more than a few hours. Yes, PTSD sucks! I've experienced sleep paralysis many times, I find it very frightening. My nightmares are most often a replay of being raped in various ways repeatedly for hours, being restrained, seeing my blood on the knife. There have been times when I woke up from nightmares with body memories where I can feel the pain, my whole body is burning with pain. Occasionally one of the rapists' face will turn into a male I know, love and trust, it's been Master, it's been my former Dom/husband, it's been a close male friend and I find when that happens it's more disturbing to me than the nightmare itself. I did have a great dream a few nights ago, it was going down the path of a good hot sex dream. In my dream, Master surprised me by having the dungeon completely done over. He lead me in to show me, told me to undress and stand naked in the middle of the room and wait for him to come back. I looked around the room thinking this is awesome, my dream dungeon and I heard him walking down the hall, heard the door knob turn when the friggin' alarm went off. That was it for the dream, pissed me off.

SweetForDaddy -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 1:41:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: InHisHeart Nightmares are more often than dreams for me. Having a pleasant dream is rare, getting a good nights sleep is a thing of the past, I can't remember the last time I slept more than a few hours. Yes, PTSD sucks! I've experienced sleep paralysis many times, I find it very frightening. My nightmares are most often a replay of being raped in various ways repeatedly for hours, being restrained, seeing my blood on the knife. There have been times when I woke up from nightmares with body memories where I can feel the pain, my whole body is burning with pain. Occasionally one of the rapists' face will turn into a male I know, love and trust, it's been Master, it's been my former Dom/husband, it's been a close male friend and I find when that happens it's more disturbing to me than the nightmare itself. I did have a great dream a few nights ago, it was going down the path of a good hot sex dream. In my dream, Master surprised me by having the dungeon completely done over. He lead me in to show me, told me to undress and stand naked in the middle of the room and wait for him to come back. I looked around the room thinking this is awesome, my dream dungeon and I heard him walking down the hall, heard the door knob turn when the friggin' alarm went off. That was it for the dream, pissed me off. PTSD sounds so terrible, I didn't realise it invaded dreams so much :-( I would probably have turned that alarm in the sexy dream into something else and had some good sex. I love having sex dreams when they are with someone I want to have sex with but they almost always seem to be with the strangest people. I had one once about Jim Robinson from Neighbours (obscure soap star) and I've dreamt of sex with family members and stuff. It makes me feel uncomfortable even typing that last bit, those are not good dreams to have. quote: ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr Anyway, thank you for your kind words. If you're of a mind, have a thought for Jaime on the 22nd? Michael I'll do that, thats a tough date :-(

InHisHeart -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 3:05:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SweetForDaddy I would probably have turned that alarm in the sexy dream into something else and had some good sex. Well, I would have if I could have. I'm not home at the moment, I'm back in PA taking care of my mom who's ill while he's keeping the home-front fires burning. I told him about the dream, maybe he'll redo the room for when I get home. :)

LittleGirlHeart -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 3:25:37 PM)
I dream sometimes of being molested again, or of seeking out my brother out and we are tring to have sex, an my mom somehow knows this an keeps following us so we can't get a moment alone. Often i dream that my partner is cheating on me and I catch him. Sometimes I have sex dreams. When I was a kid after watching little mermaid, I had an extremely scary and vivid dream that ursula was coming to get me. I have also given that a gambling king pin and drug Lord had me mistaken with somebody else and they killed my dog to straiten the score .

ydd -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/7/2014 8:10:20 PM)
I have had the same recurring dream for over 40 years now. We are in a car, driving on all these crazy mixed up roads, up and down and around over and over. Then the perspective changes and I can see the road like it is has been drawn by a child, and it looks suspiciously like a roller coaster. Then suddenly, the road ends and the car is just falling.......... Falling has become a big fear for me. When I was really little (3-4), my uncle would pick me up and sit me on top of the fridge. When I was 10, my Dad fell down the basement stairs while carrying a 100lb bag of water softener salt, cracked 3 vertebrae. In 1992, while carrying a basket of laundry, I slipped at the top of the main staircase...hubby came home and found me crumpled at the bottom of the. stairs. In 1997, my Dad fell off a ladder while cleaning out the eavestrough. In 2011, I fell off my front steps and tore everything possible in my left ankle. Every winter, I am terrified of falling on the ice.......we had freezing rain last night. LOL...maybe falling is a justified fear after all.

WinsomeDefiance -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/8/2014 5:02:28 AM)
I don't remember the nightmares, but I know I have them because I wake up to my own screams and I've apparently jumped out of bed and ran across the room. Having a history of dissociative amnesia, I guess my brain is still processing things it won't let me remember. Thankfully, they are infrequent. There was a time when I wanted to use therapy to try and uncover the memories, but my therapist said our brains bury things for a reason and trying to force the memories can be too traumatic. It wasn't the memories of the trauma I wanted to regain, but my childhood memories and much of my children's younger years that I've packed away somewhere in this Swiss cheese brain of mine. I do have run of the mill dreams, some of them unpleasant, but the nightmares I don't recall.

UnholyBear -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/8/2014 9:11:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: SweetForDaddy My latest delight is sleep paralysis. Oh hell....those are the worst! Suffered from that for as long as I can recall and still have episodes randomly. I have had a few occurrences where I'd have 2-3 episodes in one night otherwise it'll be once. It is random, and still haven't determined what the triggers are yet. It is rare I will have a nightmare. I had nightmares where I fell off a high ledge or building or cliff and I would wake up after I hit the ground. One childhood nightmare I still recall is dreaming I was playing on the roof of my house. I lost my balance and while falling backwards, I grabbed onto the nearest thing which was the hydro wire that runs to the house. I recall everything when white before waking. Another nightmare consisted of me being in the center of a pile of TNT and the plunger depressing by itself and I was caught in the resultant explosion. Many past nightmares were usually me being chased by a shadowy entity or a swarm of bees or some animal that grows out of proportion and is trying to literally devour me. As I am trying to escape, I'd either wake up right before being caught or a couple times, I saw myself bending over while running with arms outstretched and then be flying like a bird.

FieryOpal -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/8/2014 9:34:44 PM)
I don't remember my dreams very well anymore like I used to when I kept a dream journal. Not only were they vivid and detailed, but I was able to do some lucid dreaming for several years. The trick is to guide your dreams with your thoughts spontaneously when you become cognizant of your dream self, and it has to be subtle. At least, that's how it worked for me in the past. Thankfully, I don't get nightmares. Or else I don't remember having had them. At times there is anxiety present, but I don't consider those to be nightmares. I've woken up crying because I was moved by a dream, but more out of sentimentality than anything else. Again, not what I would count as a nightmare or even a bad dream.

SweetForDaddy -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/9/2014 2:33:40 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: UnholyBear quote: ORIGINAL: SweetForDaddy My latest delight is sleep paralysis. Oh hell....those are the worst! Suffered from that for as long as I can recall and still have episodes randomly. I have had a few occurrences where I'd have 2-3 episodes in one night otherwise it'll be once. It is random, and still haven't determined what the triggers are yet. The triggers for me seem to be sleep deprivation. If I'm already not sleeping well, not just losing one nights sleep but sleeping less than say 4 hours a night over a couple of weeks then it can happen, and for a few nights in a row sometimes. Which is weird, because you think the body would allow itself to rest once that tired, not make sleeping harder.

LittleGirlHeart -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/9/2014 9:54:16 AM)
This morning I dreamp that my sister(i don't have one) was kidnapped, and then shortly after my mom was abducted and the killed andt the killer called to taunt me. Then we har to to to court or somthing for some reason and relive the pain. I woke up crying.

RockaRolla -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/9/2014 11:16:46 AM)
Shortly after my brother got engaged, I had a couple of dreams that he and I were in a relationship. It disturbed the hell out of me, because that was definitely NOT what I wanted. So after pondering that for a while, I came to a conclusion that might explain things: I was single at the time, and envious of what he had (though certainly didn't want to be in her place.) Those dreams stopped afterward, so either I was able to work through what I was feeling or managed to disturb myself enough that my brain decided not to subject myself to them any more.

YouName -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/9/2014 2:34:13 PM)
Ah thanks ydd for reminding me. I have something similiar. I've got a couple of recurring themes, most of which I've sadly forgotten. I used to build upon them, progress the story in my mind. It took a serious effort. At times I wouldn't know I as in a Dream and in others I would and I would attempt to move it forward. I am in a state of complete bliss after almost any type of Dream. Even some of the most horrid ones keep me so entertained and fascinated that I can't help to appreciate them. Dreams are most marvelous things, I wonder why it feels like I Dream less nowdays. It's a great pitty, does anyone have any ideas?

YouName -> RE: Nightmares/Dreams (12/9/2014 2:37:18 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FieryOpal I don't remember my dreams very well anymore like I used to when I kept a dream journal. Not only were they vivid and detailed, but I was able to do some lucid dreaming for several years. The trick is to guide your dreams with your thoughts spontaneously when you become cognizant of your dream self, and it has to be subtle. At least, that's how it worked for me in the past. Thankfully, I don't get nightmares. Or else I don't remember having had them. At times there is anxiety present, but I don't consider those to be nightmares. I've woken up crying because I was moved by a dream, but more out of sentimentality than anything else. Again, not what I would count as a nightmare or even a bad dream. A lucid dreaming! Very few things make me as angry as to have one interupted and thus lose its trail of thought. Have you or anyone else here tried astral projection? I doubt it's real but its illusionary effects are supposedly even strong than having a really lucid Dream.

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