Mm.. I'm used to dream a lot as a younger - now after I started my studings a year ago, I cant really remember most of the dreams I have. That's annoyin', cause I really love dreams.
It's actually kinda cool and weird, but something like 90% of my dreams are located in this city, which is similiar to my town, but still so much different (geographically). I can almost write a map of it, if I were to see few more dreams from there. At first it was pretty confusing (when I was a kid). I couldnt always notice if I dreamed or not - until I noticed the roads ended totally different that they were used in real live.
And secondly. There has always been this one person in my dreams since years ago. When I wake up, I know it was him/her, but I can't simply remember anything what that person looks like. Only thing I can actually remember, is that he/she is always the same age as me. I remember this one dream really clearly: I had a lots of nighmares - I think I was something like 6-9 years old back then. I hated it. Then in one dream this person came and told me how to weak up: "lay down and sleep". And it actually worked O_O Not only in that dream, but laterly too!
There's another thing about my dreaming: I develop as a dreamer. I have read about it, yes, so I wanna hear your stories too. Here's few examples what I have noticed
The one of the most common ones, ability to wake up when you want. I got more skilled with wakin' up after that
person helped me. First it took huge ammount of concentration, but now I simply open my eyes and that's it. Last level? BUT... nowadays I don't really wake up no matter how loathsome the dream is - 'cause I'm scared I miss something if I wake up too early xD
Another example of mine, is about flying. As child, I had this huge urge to fly in my dreams, but I just couldnt. I tried and tried and tried, and then little by little, years after years, I got better. And since few years ago, I can actually fly whenever I want in my dreams o/ And it's easy too. Only problem is to fly straight up with the speed, lol.
I know many ppl who can't control their dreams, but I also know some ppl who can entairly control their dreaming (place, ppl, actions, skills and everything). I did envy those ppl as younger, but now I have really been thinkin' that it may be funnier the way I go trought my dreams. It's like playing a RPG game and getting more skilled o/ But yeah, everyone has their own way to dream - it depends on imagination and the mind of the dreamer.
And what comes to books and interpretation of dreams.. well, I do have a huge amount of books related to dream, but I don't no longer use them as a tool when trying to understand my dreams. It tooks more time time that way, I know. And the explanation can just pop up from nowhere at any moment.
As I said, I have nowadays problems with remembering my dreams - that's cause my way to wake ups are now different than it used to be. When I wake up this morning, everything run before my eyes in lesser than second. Then few hours later, in class room, I did remember for second what that dream was about, while teacher was talking. I think it was some certaind word she said, which made me remember my dream for that short time. No I can't remember a thing about it. It may pop out few days later from now, or then not at all.
Like a week ago, I saw this dream that still freaks me out 'cause I can't understand it. I hanged all my friends one by one in that dream of mine. I can't really think up anything that could explain that dream. o_O;
Is anyone here familiar with sleeping paralysis? (I'm not sure if that's what it's called in english) I have gone throught it twice - first as child then again like a year a go - and I were sick the same time, it was freakin' nasty.
And what about the pain? It's nasty if ya hit the wall or something accidently in yar bed while sleeping, hehe. But yeah, sometimes it makes dreams feel too realistic when your senses are "acting" (they really arent, I think). Smell, taste, touch, argh. Once in my dream I was choking 'cause something that came up my throat. It felt like jelly, tasted and smelled like rotten strawberries. I wonder what in the world was that dream about. There wasn't any signs I tried to eat my pillow while sleeping or anything (and my pillow does not smell like rotten strawberries, lol). I also lost a limb in one dream the way that really DID hurt. I remember it so well. Those two dream experienses have been the most shockin' ones I can remember now.
Btw, do you talk or walk or do anything else freaky while sleeping? :'D
Mom once told me she noticed me sleepwalking only once - and that was when I was like 5 years old. And I seriously think she was jokin since she said she could see my eyes white, lol xD She told me laterly I just came to living room and stand there while she was watching the tv - and I didn't react at all when she told me to go back to sleep. Maybe she had drink or two that night, but geez, that's too much for me to believe. It cracks me up everytime when I remember mom telling this to me.
... no way, how did I end up writing a whole book?
