Movies/television-How do they effect your dreams?

Hey DVers,

During the last five months I haven't spent much time watching movies/anime, while in my childhood and past I watched those things or played on the computer almost every single day. Yesterday, however, I decided to relax completely and veg out since I've been stressing lately. So, I spent a lot of time reading manga and surfing youtube, etc, about like six or so hours over the course of the day [okay, probably a bit more:cheeky:]

THE POINT [as I'm sure you'd like to know] - My dreams last night had a very continuous feel to them, as if they were well scripted, and all of my dreams were from the third person, I was an observer and felt quite emotionally disconnected from the dream content, kind of like I was watching TV. All except for a short fragment directly before waking up where I was exploring part of a dream scene I had just exited [non-lucid but amazing vividness].

The last dream of the night felt like a super interesting comic/movie scene, incredible vividness, most than I've had since my last lucid - I'll post it in it's entirety in my DJ later this week when I have more time since the library is now closing :[

I was just wondering if anybody has noticed/ played with this at all, and what they've come up with. How does the day-residue of watching TV/spending a lot of time passively absorbing information [or junk] effect your dream content, vividness, and recall?


oh, and also

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I have never experimented with this but that is a great idea and I would like to try this and see what changes. One thing thats weird to me is I am on my computer a lot of time. When I dont have class thats what I do most of the time usually on here or facebook or just surfing the internet but I have never had a dream of being on the computer/internet.

I've thought about this for a little while as well. I play a game called Minecraft (it's win btw go try it) and I've had some pretty strange dreams about being in the actual game, but with real people. It's quite strange. I think that whatever your focused on the most before bed, you'll most likely end up dreaming about it. But I'm not sure, it just seems that way to me. Interesting though.

I dont notice it with TV as much but usually after watching a movie I have vivid dreams about the movie and im the main character, These dreams can last to a day to a week.

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Originally Posted by iDreambig

I've thought about this for a little while as well. I play a game called Minecraft (it's win btw go try it) and I've had some pretty strange dreams about being in the actual game, but with real people. It's quite strange. I think that whatever your focused on the most before bed, you'll most likely end up dreaming about it. But I'm not sure, it just seems that way to me. Interesting though.

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Ive had some dreams about minecraft. It's addicting :).

i don't watch much TV, and have never experienced "third person" dreams. However if i play intense video games during the day and night, when i go to bed, my mind just chucking thoughts around my head. It is complete gibberish and i cant control it. I have to try to "snap out of it"

i don't watch much TV, and have never experienced "third person" dreams. However if i play intense video games during the day and night, when i go to bed, my mind just chucking thoughts around my head. It is complete gibberish and i cant control it. I have to try to "snap out of it"