Terrifying nightmare that I don't understand. (Long)

Hello everyone I'm new to the forum. I'm glad to be here and I hope someone will help me understand my experience. Recently I had a new twist with dreaming, screaming and crying in my sleep and as I wake from the nighmare.

Quite honestly I've never really remembered many of my dreams. Every now and then I would have a vivid one and I would remember it. But last night I had one that was MUCH more vivid and terrifying.

I'll share some more information about my self later, but for now I would like to tell as much about this nightmare as possible.

I was in my house on the top floor in the old bedroom where my brother (we'll call him "Evan") I and slept as children.

(I'll use north east west south to help give the layout of the room) The room was a small square room about 10X10. There were twin beds in the room like my childhood. The feet of both beds were pointing north the heads south. They were side by side.

The door to the room was in the bottom left corner of the room, the door was ajar in the dream.

Now I was in the bed farthest from the door on the east side of the room. My best friend (we'll call him "Will") was in the bed closest to the door on the west side of the room.

Outside the door was what we call the "great room" at my house. (Basically the kitchen and 2 bedrooms are upstairs. A balcony with a railing looks down to the floor below. A large staircase flanks the western wall, at the bottom of the staircase is a glass door that goes outside. It's one big room so you can walk out and see everything.)

Now back to my childhood room. The room itself was dark as was the great room outside except for the nightlights which give off a faint orangeish light. It was still dark though just as it is normally.

I started from a first person view I was lying in the bed, head on my pillow, looking left out the open door. The faint orange light was flooding over my head and shoulders into the room. I could see clearly out the door and the room beyond. I looked over and saw Will asleep in his bed (normally in my childhood Evan would be sleeping where Will was)

I never heard any noise but I got up regardless. Will did as well. At this point I went to a third person view and watched myself and Will walk out onto the balcony.

At this point I see myself out there on the balcony side by side with my friend. Then my view pans down the stairs to the foot of the staircase next to the glass door. Then I see HER. I don't know who she is or WHAT but when I saw her I felt a wave of ABSOLUTE TERROR wash over my body.

I then see myself (still in third person here) begin to scream at the top of my lungs, I mean scream bloody murder. I clutch and grab at my friend next to me who does nothing he just sort of stands their motionless. But I see myself freaking out.

Now about the girl. I couldn't see her well but what I could tell I will describe. She was about my age somewhere in her late teens early twenties. She was caucasian with dark hair. She was wearing what looked to be a white sundress. I couldn't make out her facial features at all they were fuzzy. She was slim and of adverage height for a woman.

One more important thing about her I remember is that she was faintly translucent.

She didn't do anything threatening, she just slowly began walking towards the staircase, pausing only to step over some object I could not make out before she began to ascend the staircase. She was not moving fast just at a slow deliberate pace up the stairs.

All this time I was screaming this was the only noise throughout the dream. At the end the disembodied third person looked back to my body and moved rather quickly towards my body jumping into it and complete darkness.

At this point I could feel my body and the position I was sleeping in. I was still crying/sobing, screaming. I could tell now I was doing this in real life but I could not move my body I was frozen in place. This lasted only a short time a few seconds at most.

Then, I awoke with a start and one final scream.

I was still scared even after I woke and could not sleep for the rest of the night. It was about 3:00AM when I woke from the nightmare, it sucked because I have to get up at 5:30 for work.

So that's it. Sorry if it wasn't gory or whatnot but it sure frightened me.

Now a little about myself. I'm male and a 23 year old junior in college.
I don't live on campus I commute from my house. (The same one from the dream)My family is ok my parents are still together and we have family dinners all the time. My brother is a freshemen at another local college so I seem him often too.

The only other person who I know who was in my dream was "Will" who has been my best friend since the 8th grade. He's a Marine who is stationed at Camp Lejune in NC.

Some other recent things that might have contributed to the dream. My 23rd birthday was on Sunday, I had a few to many drinks. On monday while at a lake I was thrown from a tube being drug behind a powerboat, while goin about 40+mph. I did a couple head over heel flips (FUN!!). I crashed like this twice. Flipped both times.

Now I think I got a mild concussion from the crashes which might have given me these dreams, thats just my guess. I have never, ever, had a dream that I woke screaming too.

Well that's plenty for now (perhaps way too much, but the sticky said to tell everything).

Feel free to ask any questions about me (I'm willing to divulge some personal stuff) or the dream if you think you might know what it's about. Thanks!!

Being in your childhood bedroom could represent your innocence in this situation and as well the aspect of yourself that you are keeping private. Having your friend there.. I believe is showing that your friend is there to help you no matter what during this situation or whatever you are going through. Also, with seeing “will” where your brother would be could represent how strong your friendship is, as he could have taken your place of your brother, or you trust him like a brother. Going on the balcony could mean that you want to be noticed/your desire to be seen. Though, with the balcony and it's meaning could mean that you actually want to see her/it is time to face her ( what the women means, which I'll get too.) Though, because this is taking place in your house in your childhood bedroom leads me to think that you may not be ready (which leads to the fear and panic) when she enters. dreaming of your childhood room could mean that you need to join the two together( your adult personality) to the situation. Also, it could mean that you wish to go back to that where you had fewer responsibilities.

Now, the women. She is the key factor to the dream. As the presence triggers fear. A woman in a dream represents the nurturance, caring and love. This refers to your own female aspects of yourself. Though would you go as far to say she is a ghost? If so, these aspects represented are the aspect of yourself that you fear. Maybe, putting yourself out there, you know what I mean? like, putting your emotions to who you are for everyone to see. As, this is taking place with childhood bedrooms things that involve childhood memories, this dream could be that it is your transition from being a 'child' living like your childhood. to moving on from that a showing everyone else your nature and who you really are. I think the women strikes fear, as I said because you may not be ready/you may think your not ready. But if look at the dream. Your family isn't in it and the lights are dark. I know you said that is normal but it could be showing you that there is nothing left that you can transition yourself. Kind of like the childhood room is dark (abandoned, nothing left.) But you have your friend to help you through it as he was there to help you and to take care of you through this situation. As everything is dark except for outside.. Where you fist see her. so you can kind of say the light is guiding you there.. that there is your opportunity to leave the childhood and your old ways of doing things behind.

With you screaming throughout the dream.. I think is your fear of 'it's coming' but I'm not ready attitude. though, she was moving slowly, so that could mean that you can do the transition slowly and at your own pace. i.e take your time. Though at the end of the dream seeing it in third person could have helped you see it for what it really is, as you weren't experiencing it one on one. Without having those emotions. From the viewers perspective... there is women coming up the stairs and you're screaming bloody murder for nothing. Which could mean that there is nothing really to fear it's your own thoughts and doubts that are making the situation more fearful. As at the end they jump back into your body could mean that your ready to face the situation now, now that you've seen it through a different perspective and for what it really is.

To a conclusion: I kind of think it's a dream of transition childhood to adulthood, boy to man, etc.. And letting society see your true nature as your family and friends have seen it.

I hope that made some sense. Though, this is only my guess from the information was given to me. Remember the dreamer can only figure out their own dreams. But I hope I gave some light on the situation.

Thanks for the response Erin. I think you pretty much nailed it. I've had some time to digest it and I think that it was about me growing up getting older and the need for me to get over some fears of mine. I've made some serious changes to myself as well after I had this dream. It wasn't just the dream, it was alot of things in my life that sort of lead up to a crossroads. Cliche but I don't care!

I've had a bad habit that developed in high school of coming across as aloof, anti-social, bitter, angry, etc. But after the dream and thinking about it I've tried a complete 360 of this attitude and so far I feel great, like I'm on top of the world.

All the fear, hate and regret I have of the past (and of it repeating) I'm now beginning to cast aside and act differently. Without all of this I am SO much happier than I was before. I smile more, socialize more, and am more confident in myself and my abilities. It's really strange, but I like it and I don't ever want to go back to the old fear. It's still there and will always be a part of me. The difference is that I'm just not listening to it anymore :D

Hi Outsider
I normally look for links to the preious day to explain dreams. We have a good incident that could have easily triggered a dream. The previous day you were involved in a fun accident. The dreams we have sometimes judge our own actions. Often if we have been especially reckless our dreams will point this out to us and give us a real scare. This time you were OK and it was all fun. But your dream maybe is pointing out how things could have been. It could have been a lot worse. Mixing drink and games like this is not good.
So the fact that the dream appeared the day after you had been extremely reckless may have caused this dream. But what is not so clear is how this links. Well first it takes you back to childhood. Perhaps,the childhood aspect shows you judging yourself - behaving like a child. But why the girl. Well maybe the incident was brought on by a wish to impress girls. The dream also links to ghosts - people who have died - something that could have been you.

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