I don’t really dream. It’s extremely rare to the point where I’ll have a handful in a year and I don’t remember them. Waking up with an emotional reaction to an odd dream inspired by life events or entertainment… Then the details slip away from me and I can’t even talk to anyone about the experience.

What’s it like for you?
Do you enjoy, dislike or analyze your dreams?
Is it really a window to the subconscious for you?

  • lath@lemmy.world
    11·
    1 day ago

    There are many kinds of dreams, each with a different sensation.

    • There’s vivid nightmares which leave you in a state of panic, often unable to go back to sleep due to a hyper focus on every little sound and touch.
    • There’s action dreams which give you an adrenaline rush and a state of random anger.
    • There’s emotional dreams which leave you as an empty shell, crying or full of longing for something out of reach.
    • There’s horny dreams which leave a puddle in your bed.
    • And there’s also happy dreams which fill you up with joy and leave you refreshed and full of love for life.

    Of course there’s also the forgotten dreams which can be anything, but don’t really matter to you because you can’t remember having them. But they often leave behind the feeling you’re supposed to be doing something, which can drive you crazy during the day.

    • Landless2029@lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      1 day ago

      I got an emotional dream a few months ago. Woke up feeling a wreck and distraught while having no idea why. Very frustrating.

      • lath@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 day ago

        Yeah, I lose a day being on low energy every time it happens. But the subconscious dreams what it wants, regardless of an attempt to influence. We can give a scenario through our activities before going to sleep, but they tend to stretch out on their own even so.

    • Aquila@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 day ago

      Also the dreams that feel like distant memories and can sometimes be difficult discerning if they really happened or not