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Posted by Lucid Dreamer on October 20, 2000 at 15:03:46:

In Reply to: Re: Please analyze me (Strong dreams) posted by Sambersil on October 19, 2000 at 12:10:20:

I dream strong always, and about nightmares, please don't find me strange, but I actually like them.
They challenge me.
I'm not saying at times I don't get uncomfortable with them, (or get sick of them, is the real word), but I guess there is the point where I have found that nothing seems to shock or frighten me anymore, that is, in my dreams.
It is mostly because in my dreams I am aware that I can never die because I know I am dreaming in it somehow.
I can change, or fly, or run away whenever I want.
I know I will always be "stuck" in this "maze" of mine, these dreams I have, but I always know I have enough space/dimension to roam "free" in it.

Also, instead of not wanting to dream as "strong", I instead wish I could dream even "harder" still.
Intense as they are, I could always use more intensity.

Colors aren't really that vivid. It's the "speed", and the space, the movement, the fast pace, that is what is most intense about it, and I find this to be very thrilling for me. I also never get motion sickness from them, as opposed to real life, where I got motion sickness from some roller coaster rides earlier this month.

I like the fast pace too. Extreme opposite contrast to my slow/dead pace I have in real life.

Yes, I do get immensely satisfied feeling when I dream strong, too.
Thank you for responding.

: I have similar experiences sometimes. Whenever I go through some major emotional or inspirational change, my dreams go vivid and stay that way for a few days. When I have one of my beyond-real dreams where all the blues are somehow TRULY blue and all the greens are TRULY green and the dark reds TRULY dark red so that it seems that, while not actually darker or brighter than normal, the colors are stronger, I find it a bit hard to stop thinking about it and resume living when I wake up. Equally addictive and joyful are the dreams where I have telekinetic powers and can make things fly around. These dreams are usually "strongly colored" too. All of my dreams are very vivid and I often remember more than one of my dreams when I wake up. Watch out though - you need to learn how to wake up. If you are in a "strong" dream state when you have a nightmare - it happened to me twice - you have a big problem. If you don't want vivid dreams and you want to live a more reality-based life, all the advice I can offer is that you sleep in a warmer place. I have less strong dreams when I am warm, and in the winter, when the temperature in my room drops to around 30 Fahrenheit, my strong dreams occur much more often.

: Still, though, I don't know if you really want to eliminate these strong dreams. You know the sensation of drinking water or some sweet drink or milk when you just have been exercising hard for hours and are really thirsty? I get something like that immensely satisfying feeling when I dream strong. Do you?

: : I don't know about other 5 types/subtypes, but I live most my real life in my dreams as opposed to the awake hours.

: : I have lucid dreams.
: : I dream "hard" and vigorous.
: : Mostly about war.

: : And it's aftermath.

: : Air raids, landmines, bomb raids, fire, explosions, tanks, guns, weapons, shattered buildings, depleted towns, empty streets, evacuated, abandoned, in flight, extreme.

: : Never dream of anyone being "close" with/to me, only vaguely remember others.

: : They are either in the background, standing around, maybe waiting in line, passing me a ticket, or running about there own ways somehow,

: : Usually deserted, the places I go.

: : Sometimes it not war. It's peace time, but still, there's always that pending doom of terror about to reign once ahead.

: : I'm always on the run.
: : Always from one place to the next.
: : Can't ever seem to get away to a place nice and comfortable enough.
: : With people.
: : That I love, trust, care about, and know.

: : My childhood home in my dreams I go to is an empty graveyard.

: : My dreams are usually deserted.
: : Devoid of people, community, connectedness, belongingness,

: : Only empty, quiet, deserted places, with no names, no faces, and yet,

: : it is this that I live for.
: : This, my dreams, my dreams of terror,
: : sheer terror,
: : emptiness,

: : I find I am at least getting somewhere, making some progress somehow, someway, because I am always on the move, and I can move fast in my dreams, unlike I can in real life

: : this being always on the run, gives me a sense of accomplishment, I don't get ever from my waking hours

: : in my "real" world, I have no life, no place, no people I see, I go to, I can be with

: : Some day I wish...

: : The wars, the ones where I get shot, stabbed, chased over barbed wires, I get adrenaline from these, I feel "alive", "awake", feels better than after a great physical fitness workout in real life hours,
: : it's the only time I get a real sense of accomplishiment, and the only time I can move *real* fast, and the only time I can fly

: : I live to sleep, to dream.
: : I look forward to sleeping and dreaming, and I always prefer the wars over the end-of-the-wars because the end-of-the-war dreams always leave me feeling so depressed and devoid of life when I wake up. The warring ones at least give me incredible feeling of action, accomplishment, and success (because I never die). (I never get totally "out" though, but at least I never die.)

: : Anyone else with an addiction to sleep - where your dreams are much better than and give you your real life - and your waking hours are spent in chronic fatigue?

: : I have more energy in my dreams than I ever get in real life.

: : I go to sleep to dream to get this adrenaline and energy because I never get it in real life.

Follow Ups:

Re: Nightmares (Second of my own) Sambersil 20:10:57 10/20/00 (5)
- Massachusetts? Margaret 10:20:24 10/21/00 (4)
  - Gee, how relevant [nt] Sambersil 16:26:15 10/21/00 (3)
    - but - Margaret 05:00:48 10/22/00 (2)
      - Different parts of Massachusetts look different. For one thing, we are in a PINE forest, no leaves in the conventional sense. (nt) Sambersil 22:04:47 10/23/00 (1)
        
        Outside 128 perhaps? 495, maybe? Amherst?, Berkshires, even? Cod almighty! 01:05:23 10/27/00 (0)
Re: Nightmares (one of my own) Sambersil 16:16:38 10/20/00 (5)
- Re: Nightmares (one of my own) Nyks 13:08:11 10/24/00 (0)
- NLP in dreams LD 16:55:27 10/20/00 (3)
  - Re: NLP in dreams Sambersil 18:57:46 10/20/00 (2)
    - the greatest nightmare of all LD 10:03:39 10/21/00 (0)
    - Re: NLP in dreams Laurence 07:38:45 10/21/00 (0)
also Lucid D 15:09:22 10/20/00 (0)

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: I dream strong always, and about nightmares, please don't find me strange, but I actually like them. : They challenge me. : I'm not saying at times I don't get uncomfortable with them, (or get sick of them, is the real word), but I guess there is the point where I have found that nothing seems to shock or frighten me anymore, that is, in my dreams. : It is mostly because in my dreams I am aware that I can never die because I know I am dreaming in it somehow. : I can change, or fly, or run away whenever I want. : I know I will always be "stuck" in this "maze" of mine, these dreams I have, but I always know I have enough space/dimension to roam "free" in it. : Also, instead of not wanting to dream as "strong", I instead wish I could dream even "harder" still. : Intense as they are, I could always use more intensity. : Colors aren't really that vivid. It's the "speed", and the space, the movement, the fast pace, that is what is most intense about it, and I find this to be very thrilling for me. I also never get motion sickness from them, as opposed to real life, where I got motion sickness from some roller coaster rides earlier this month. : I like the fast pace too. Extreme opposite contrast to my slow/dead pace I have in real life. : Yes, I do get immensely satisfied feeling when I dream strong, too. : Thank you for responding. : : : I have similar experiences sometimes. Whenever I go through some major emotional or inspirational change, my dreams go vivid and stay that way for a few days. When I have one of my beyond-real dreams where all the blues are somehow TRULY blue and all the greens are TRULY green and the dark reds TRULY dark red so that it seems that, while not actually darker or brighter than normal, the colors are stronger, I find it a bit hard to stop thinking about it and resume living when I wake up. Equally addictive and joyful are the dreams where I have telekinetic powers and can make things fly around. These dreams are usually "strongly colored" too. All of my dreams are very vivid and I often remember more than one of my dreams when I wake up. Watch out though - you need to learn how to wake up. If you are in a "strong" dream state when you have a nightmare - it happened to me twice - you have a big problem. If you don't want vivid dreams and you want to live a more reality-based life, all the advice I can offer is that you sleep in a warmer place. I have less strong dreams when I am warm, and in the winter, when the temperature in my room drops to around 30 Fahrenheit, my strong dreams occur much more often. : : Still, though, I don't know if you really want to eliminate these strong dreams. You know the sensation of drinking water or some sweet drink or milk when you just have been exercising hard for hours and are really thirsty? I get something like that immensely satisfying feeling when I dream strong. Do you? : : : I don't know about other 5 types/subtypes, but I live most my real life in my dreams as opposed to the awake hours. : : : I have lucid dreams. : : : I dream "hard" and vigorous. : : : Mostly about war. : : : And it's aftermath. : : : Air raids, landmines, bomb raids, fire, explosions, tanks, guns, weapons, shattered buildings, depleted towns, empty streets, evacuated, abandoned, in flight, extreme. : : : Never dream of anyone being "close" with/to me, only vaguely remember others. : : : They are either in the background, standing around, maybe waiting in line, passing me a ticket, or running about there own ways somehow, : : : Usually deserted, the places I go. : : : Sometimes it not war. It's peace time, but still, there's always that pending doom of terror about to reign once ahead. : : : I'm always on the run. : : : Always from one place to the next. : : : Can't ever seem to get away to a place nice and comfortable enough. : : : With people. : : : That I love, trust, care about, and know. : : : My childhood home in my dreams I go to is an empty graveyard. : : : My dreams are usually deserted. : : : Devoid of people, community, connectedness, belongingness, : : : Only empty, quiet, deserted places, with no names, no faces, and yet, : : : it is this that I live for. : : : This, my dreams, my dreams of terror, : : : sheer terror, : : : emptiness, : : : I find I am at least getting somewhere, making some progress somehow, someway, because I am always on the move, and I can move fast in my dreams, unlike I can in real life : : : this being always on the run, gives me a sense of accomplishment, I don't get ever from my waking hours : : : in my "real" world, I have no life, no place, no people I see, I go to, I can be with : : : Some day I wish... : : : The wars, the ones where I get shot, stabbed, chased over barbed wires, I get adrenaline from these, I feel "alive", "awake", feels better than after a great physical fitness workout in real life hours, : : : it's the only time I get a real sense of accomplishiment, and the only time I can move *real* fast, and the only time I can fly : : : I live to sleep, to dream. : : : I look forward to sleeping and dreaming, and I always prefer the wars over the end-of-the-wars because the end-of-the-war dreams always leave me feeling so depressed and devoid of life when I wake up. The warring ones at least give me incredible feeling of action, accomplishment, and success (because I never die). (I never get totally "out" though, but at least I never die.) : : : Anyone else with an addiction to sleep - where your dreams are much better than and give you your real life - and your waking hours are spent in chronic fatigue? : : : I have more energy in my dreams than I ever get in real life. : : : I go to sleep to dream to get this adrenaline and energy because I never get it in real life.

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