Thread: A lifelong avid dreamer

Hey everyone!

I remember this site from about 2 years back when I experienced some weird dream related stuff, and have finally signed up just to tell people how I dream without being looked at funny.

As long as I can remember, I have had extremely vivid dreams. I can recall them with every minute detail, every morning.

I can even remember dreams that I had as a 6 year old, now.

I have only had a lucid dream once, when I was around 11. I had a standard dream, but was then sitting at a desk, with a pad and pen, and anything I wrote on the paper I could dream about. It was the most exhilerating and comforting thing I had every experienced and I can see how people can easily become addicted to lucidity.

I have always been able to dream while having short naps (5 minutes), and a night of deep sleep will often produce up to 9 or 10 unconnected dreams.

My dreams vary from euphoric, bizarre and some times tear inducingly sad. I have on numeous occassions woke up bawling my eyes out. I have also sometimes woken up with a large dopey grin and wishing it could never end.

The experience that happened a couple of years ago was quite amazing. I was lying on my bed on a 2 hour break from work, and was concious the whole time, but could feel myself drifting asleep. It was as though I was sinking into my bed, but my mind was completely active. It began to get darker and darker (even with my eyes closed) and a slow whooshing noise filled my ears. This was a strange feeling and when it felt like it was about to hit a 'peak' so to speak, I panicked and woke up.

I now regret that and wish I had gone along with it.

Any explanations/comments/insight would be greatly appreciated!