Confused Memories

**Kaiserlome** · 04-24-2011 05:31 PM

Does anyone else confuse their dreams with actual real memories? This has happened to me quite a bit recently.

Like before I went up to the bathroom and went to use mouthwash, but the bottle was empty. (It has been empty for a while now.) I asked my parents what happened to the bottle we just bought and they said they never bought a bottle. But I definitely remembered us having a bottle, later I realised that this was from a dream I had. The image of the full bottle is still clear in my mind.

Have you ever confused dream memories with waking ones?

**hashmash89** · 04-24-2011 05:49 PM

Yeah it is always a trip when this happens. It doesn't happen near as often anymore now that I keep a dream journal and most of my dreams are written down. Still here and there a random memory I missed will pop into my mind and i'll take it for reality. Last time this happened I had dreamt I had purchased some fine cannabis the night before and the next morning I was pretty excited. The excitement didn't last long though...

**Kaiserlome** · 04-24-2011 05:53 PM

Yeh exactly, it's like the memory just pops into your head and it's dissapointing when you find out it's from a dream!

**Binsk** · 04-24-2011 06:06 PM

Has happened a few times, mostly because quite often my dreams are realistic in the sense they copy my average day pretty well. There are still a few instances where I am not sure if it was a dream or reality, but those instances aren't anything all too important so I just ignore them.

**bihon** · 04-26-2011 03:20 AM

I've had tons. With conversations, I would randomly relate back to past events, and it would turn out they were all just childhood dreams. Kinda frustrating and annoying actually...

**Tripoli** · 04-26-2011 03:59 AM

Originally Posted by Kaiserlome

Does anyone else confuse their dreams with actual real memories? This has happened to me quite a bit recently.

Like before I went up to the bathroom and went to use mouthwash, but the bottle was empty. (It has been empty for a while now.) I asked my parents what happened to the bottle we just bought and they said they never bought a bottle. But I definitely remembered us having a bottle, later I realised that this was from a dream I had. The image of the full bottle is still clear in my mind.

Have you ever confused dream memories with waking ones?

This happened to me alot when I was younger, back in elementary school. I would have sworn I already went to school so I didn't want to wake up (This was all in a half asleep half awake phase, eyes were closed), of course I was then woken up by mom and I was angry to say the least

I mean, I was soo happy I had already went to school, and it felt so easy and ended so fast, then I had to go to real school. 2 schools in one day AHHHHHH!!!!