What do you do about explicit dreams when it comes to your journal?

[JohnnyBoi]

Say if you have some awkward fetish like dream, would you still write it in your journal? Wouldn't you be worried about someone finding your journal and reading that explicit entry? So basically what do you do in this situation?

[FancyRat]

I've worried about this more than I should probably admit, lol. Thankfully I have a really respectful family and so have never had any problems but I'm still a bit paranoid. I used to skip writing bits down or write really badly so it would be hard to read. Now I just journal as if no one will ever see though. Seriously, my DJ would be really boring for anyone else to read as I don't write like a piece of creative writing, just reports of what happened, so I don't think anyone who found it would get very far even if they thought it might be worth a look -- I mean, it's not like a juicy diary or a novel, just reports, as I said. That's the one thing I really don't get about this community actually, though I haven't posted about it, is all the shared journalling. I can't wrap my head around the idea of sharing that stuff because (if you're writing truthfully) it's either a) boring b) not relevant to strangers, or c)embarassing.

[Puffin]

I don't really have any "explicit" dreams, but if I did, I probably wouldn't record them. It's just one of many dreams I could record, so it's not like it's going to hurt my recall or anything.

[Darkmatters]

You can get creative with the wording so that when you read your journal years later you'll understand what it means, but anybody who doesn't need to know wont understand it. Ex - rather than write "Had sex with my mom's best friend" you could write "S with MBF" or just use very creative wording. It's more fun than just not writing it at all and then forgetting all about it later.

[Puffin]

Ex - rather than write "Had sex with my mom's best friend" you could write "S with MBF" or just use very creative wording. It's more fun than just not writing it at all and then forgetting all about it later. I always used to do that in my paper entries. When I started looking back at the older ones, though, I had issues deciphering "F w/ LaSM" and all the other weird acronyms.

[Binsk]

Hm, for me it is less of a worry that someone will read it, and more of a desire not to have dreams like that. I figure if writing down your dreams tells your subconscious they are important, and to remember them, then explicitly neglecting to write down those kind of dreams will do the opposite. This is why I usually don't write down these specific dreams. If I really like the rest of the dream, and just not a specific part like that, I will write it out or do as suggested above and write that part in a creative manner. This is all out of personal preference, though.

[FancyRat]

Really, you guys don't have/don't want to have sexy dreams? I thought that was almost the "marketing" slogan for LDing -- flying, superpowers and whatever sex you want. Although yeah, the really awkward non-lucid ones like "had sex with mother's best friend" that you cringe at even remembering, I can see not wanting those! Also, I have done code. Could be fun but I found it got annoying. Locked computer is another idea.

[Evolventity]

If it's too personal, I don't post it, but most of the time I do. I'm pretty open about my dreams in IRC.

[jacal1]

Great question - and one that comes up all the time in more general senses such as what to do about dream content that might offend a partner if they find your journal. Basically, you really need to be able to write things down or your data will be flawed. The best way may be the use of technology - using a computer, or perhaps even a smart phone that you can use passwords with to protect documents or even a voice recording file.

[speedbasssux]

Yeah, I would opt for using a separate DJ for your "explicit" dreams and keeping it on your computer, passwords of course. Although, I've never been a big fan of telling my more "explicit" moments during any kind of dream with anyone ever, so I assume no one would be suspicious of my dream life. I think most people really don't care what you dream because they dream some crazy stuff too.

[nito89]

I literally just write them down. I mean, their freaking dreams man. At the end of the day i want to know all the details i can, ESPECIALLY if they're saucy or violent. If anyone reads it, its just like "yep, that was my dream last night" im not ashamed of my dreams, whatever happens.

[kookyinc]

The people around me understand the concept of privacy very well and thus I will be as detailed as I see fit in my (real life) DJ with explicit content. On this site, though, maybe the details should be spared.

[Quantiq]

I always used to do that in my paper entries. When I started looking back at the older ones, though, I had issues deciphering "F w/ LaSM" and all the other weird acronyms. That's exactly what I do. Except I looked back on my journal once and I couldn't understand any details because it was made up of strange acronyms. That's when I actually stopped caring about writing acronyms and just writing them out anyway.

[Oneironaut Zero]

I keep an offline journal, as well as the one I keep on DV. Anything that I don't think I'm willing to share with the world (as well as semi-coherent notes and whatnot), I just keep in the offline journal, instead of pasting it here.

[Robot_Butler]

I never worry about it. Here is the big secret... Everyone is just as perverted as you are. They will never admit it, of course.

[Mancon]

Well if your really worried about it, just don't write the dream down. Like others have said you have use secret coding or something if you want, but it shouldn't harm your recall unless ALL of your dreams are explicit.

[eldante]

Most dreams in my opinion, are neither meant for others to understand or critique or even be interested in. If you think it is important to record them, I don't know why (other than accepting that others say it is important to record them) you would even bother. Here is an example. If I dream a Bear sees me in the forest and runs away, and a Siberian Tiger leads me to an abyss and hugs me and wishes me well (actual dream once) there is no way for someone else but me to decode that. It did make sense to me at the time, and it still does, but I doubt it can make sense to anyone else. Maybe for someone knowing about Shamanism and shape shifting, perhaps?

[Darkmatters]

Well, it is nice to read other people's dreams and learn that you're not a complete freak, that other people have dreams just as messed up as yours. It's also nice when a lot of people post similar dreasm, because then we can find commonalities and begin to understand the language of dreaming better. Plus it's just cool!

[Emiko]

I have a paper DJ, a text-document DJ on my hard disk, and my DJ here on the Dream Views website. The paper one mainly contains shorthand notes to be expanded later, which occasionally includes weird or explicit stuff; I've never been particularly worried about anyone reading it. I consider the text-document one to be the authoritative, master version; it contains the fully-detailed, expanded versions of everything. I can write whatever I want to there, since no one else ever uses my computer. When I'm posting dream journal entries to DV, I just delete anything explicit or embarrassing when I'm on the Create DJ Entry page.

[yuppie11975]

I tend to avoid writing about sexual encounters, incase my dad visits, or whatever, just incase. I normally code it. E.G: "I summon a badger, just for the lols" (sex)

[madvorak]

I don't have many explicit dreams. If I do, I write them down in a way, which is understandable only for me .

[sharkanana]

I just write em down, unless its something REALLY freaky.

[Matte87]

Some really weird things might be left out, but I usually write most things down. I've explained to my girlfriend loads of times that having sex with other people in dreams doesn't mean you want to cheat. Killing people in a dream doesn't mean you want to kill someone in real life. I just put a spoiler with 18+ on and type away. If I have a sex dream or something like it with someone in it that I know, and don't want people reading about, I just change the name or something like that.

[Waterknight]

I just don't record those normally. But there is a girl that is normally inerested in reading my DJ. I write in school in the morning sometimes and if she sees me writing she will as if I have an new entries and I let her read them so I censor stuff for her benefit.

[kookyinc]

I just don't record those normally. But there is a girl that is normally inerested in reading my DJ. I write in school in the morning sometimes and if she sees me writing she will as if I have an new entries and I let her read them so I censor stuff for her benefit. She'll fall in love with you forever when she sees how sexy and kinky you are. Disclaimer: Do not trust TheDoctorMouse. He lies.