I’m liking because you articulate a horrible situation well. I tend to find myself in a runaway car where I’m not in the driver’s seat, and have to try to get to the wheel or pedals to steer or brake. Sometimes in dreams my legs stop working or I slump to the ground like a marionette with the strings cut (doesn’t need much analysis). I did once dream I died in the dream and woke up feeling a little startled but basically ok, so that helped! When I can’t get deep asleep I dream I am lying barely submerged in running water. These are nightmares, but not so distressing as yours. The worst ones are when I’m overdoing it and crashing. I’ve learned that - for me - a nightmare usually means slow down and rest more while awake.
Thank you so much for sharing! Those sound plenty distressing too! And yes, I have certain dreams/nightmares too that are a sure tell-tale that there is something I’m overdoing.
Over the years I’ve had a few different dreams where I’m about to die and then wake up. Like car crashes.
Sometimes I also have realistic ones where I’m able to have conversations with people that I’m not able to have in real life due to conflict etc.
And sometimes my boyfriend that died many years ago come for a visit. Those dreams are often about me either telling him it’s not working out or he’s telling me it’s not working out or I’m so happy to see him again. They feel like my brain trying to make meaning of what happened when he died so suddenly in an accident.
I rarely have really horrible nightmares, but when I do they are tiring and can leave me feeling out of sorts for the day.
Thank you so much for sharing! Wow, I’ve actually had similar ‘near death’ dreams, but with drowning (I thankfully forgot about those). And yes, I think a lot of our dreams are our brains trying to make meaning out of difficult things.
It is definitely hard when the dreams takes such a physical toll on the body, as it is responding to the dream as it is a real event happening. Our bodies and minds and the intricate connection is a mystery. And fascinating too.
Wow, these are some dreams. After much resistance a few years ago, I started journalling dreams. Gleaning them for insights, messages, clues to how I was really feeling. I used to regularly dream i could fly, especially when I was doing well at work - success in the eyes of societal terms. I couldn’t fly the whole time I was chronically ill. When I first started having bodywork as a treatment I would often dream about an ex or about work. I ended up writing a letter to them both (amongst other healing work) and received a lot of healing on the back of it (after I passed out, fell asleep writing the first one because it was traumatic 😆). I’ve got out of the habit of writing my dreams down and keep meaning to get back into it, I feel there’s so much in there for us.
I’m liking because you articulate a horrible situation well. I tend to find myself in a runaway car where I’m not in the driver’s seat, and have to try to get to the wheel or pedals to steer or brake. Sometimes in dreams my legs stop working or I slump to the ground like a marionette with the strings cut (doesn’t need much analysis). I did once dream I died in the dream and woke up feeling a little startled but basically ok, so that helped! When I can’t get deep asleep I dream I am lying barely submerged in running water. These are nightmares, but not so distressing as yours. The worst ones are when I’m overdoing it and crashing. I’ve learned that - for me - a nightmare usually means slow down and rest more while awake.
Thank you so much for sharing! Those sound plenty distressing too! And yes, I have certain dreams/nightmares too that are a sure tell-tale that there is something I’m overdoing.
This sounds incredibly stressful 🥺
Over the years I’ve had a few different dreams where I’m about to die and then wake up. Like car crashes.
Sometimes I also have realistic ones where I’m able to have conversations with people that I’m not able to have in real life due to conflict etc.
And sometimes my boyfriend that died many years ago come for a visit. Those dreams are often about me either telling him it’s not working out or he’s telling me it’s not working out or I’m so happy to see him again. They feel like my brain trying to make meaning of what happened when he died so suddenly in an accident.
I rarely have really horrible nightmares, but when I do they are tiring and can leave me feeling out of sorts for the day.
Thank you so much for sharing! Wow, I’ve actually had similar ‘near death’ dreams, but with drowning (I thankfully forgot about those). And yes, I think a lot of our dreams are our brains trying to make meaning out of difficult things.
It is definitely hard when the dreams takes such a physical toll on the body, as it is responding to the dream as it is a real event happening. Our bodies and minds and the intricate connection is a mystery. And fascinating too.
Wow, these are some dreams. After much resistance a few years ago, I started journalling dreams. Gleaning them for insights, messages, clues to how I was really feeling. I used to regularly dream i could fly, especially when I was doing well at work - success in the eyes of societal terms. I couldn’t fly the whole time I was chronically ill. When I first started having bodywork as a treatment I would often dream about an ex or about work. I ended up writing a letter to them both (amongst other healing work) and received a lot of healing on the back of it (after I passed out, fell asleep writing the first one because it was traumatic 😆). I’ve got out of the habit of writing my dreams down and keep meaning to get back into it, I feel there’s so much in there for us.
Wow sounds interesting re dreams about an ex and how it promoted healing for you! Thank you for sharing!