Keenly Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 I am no stranger to some pretty wicked nightmares. Chase dreams, shootout dreams, abduction dreams, helpless dreams.... I mean, even three days ago I had a dream in which I was attacked and eaten by a dinosaur, only to "respawn" and have it repeated with varying species. They are always so vivid, my dreams. I can feel the phantom pain, the fear, the adrenaline. I have actually come to enjoy these dreams because they remind me I am alive. The dreams I can not stand are the good dreams. The ones that remind me that I am alone. The dreams in which I am with a girl, usually a non existent one, and I just have an amazing , realistic time, only to awaken to the cold realization that it's not even close to how my life is now. Last night was a dream about, at least I think it was , one of my ex's, or at least her likeness. I could FEEL myself touching her. I can feel my hand resting on the small of her back, just before I awaken. These are always the start of the days in which I am cold, heartless, and bitter. How does one either avoid these dreams, or just ignore them altogether? 1
Brit Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Not sure how you can stop yourself from dreaming....I do not have dreams or if I do I do not ever remember them...sounds like you feel doom impending....if a dinosaur keeps ordering you for a feast.
Author Keenly Posted February 4, 2013 Author Posted February 4, 2013 Not sure how you can stop yourself from dreaming....I do not have dreams or if I do I do not ever remember them...sounds like you feel doom impending....if a dinosaur keeps ordering you for a feast. Its not those dreams that bother me. I like those dreams. Its the damn good ones that get to me.
Brit Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Its not those dreams that bother me. I like those dreams. Its the damn good ones that get to me. Not sure, funny you like being eaten by dinosaurs.....but feeling alive is good! Sorry with the vivid emotional ones, I can see those hurting. Being a man maybe you bottle the pain up....and need to curl up a few times and let the pain run dry once in awhile.
Brit Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 My senses are wired....i was thinking all day this was a Coping Thread as is...just coping...living...not coping after a break up....all making sense now....
RogerWallace111 Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Smoking marijuana regularly does tend to halt the "dream mechanism" for most people. But I don't personally dig it as it makes me feel empty & foggy through the day. And I think there are sleep-aids that are known to f*ck with the ability to dream. Anyway, I'm with you though, those dreams blow. Aside from the random, rare finding of an old photo or note, theyre the only thing that really makes any painful thoughts of my ex resurface. Otherwise, when I'm not directly confronted by mental images or physical relics, I'm content & optimistic. So hopefully they stop at some point, cause now I'm having one every week or two. It's just something beyond your control that you have to deal with, sadly...
TouchedByViolet Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Yeah, the good dreams invoke a deep sense of longing for me as well. When awake try not to get stuck in the past as much as your mind wants to. Life is about living in the present and for the future. The past and what could have been will only drain you.
Mina Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 If you find something to stop dreams, let me know. I've been having the same 6 dreams or so for the past 8 months or so, every night, all about my ex. None of them are pleasant, and they are why I only sleep 2-4 hours a night.
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