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Hello, I'm new here. I'll be 20 years old in January and have been having lucid dreams since I was around eight years old. I would stop telling my dreams at around that gae because no one else really liked to hear about the more nightmarish ones and such. I have good ones, I have bad ones.
When I was sixteen I had one really bad one and I started staying up later so I wouldn't get into that stage i sleep we learned about in high school. I just stopped. About two years later, I miss my dreams. I slept a lot less and started getting frustrated when I'd wake up, unable to remember what I dreamt the night before. I KNEW they were important. I wanted the vividness back, and I was wanting to learn to control them more. I've found, I try to interfere as little as possible intentionally and let the rest just flow.
I have them back, but they seem a lot more intense, which is good. I don't really know why I'm here. A woman I knew was very into the paranormal and I told her about my dreams, especially one concerning my Nana. She believed it was no coincidence I had a dream so real and then have my Nana become as ill as my dream suggested. My Nana is dying, this isn't the first time I've had a lucid dream coincidentally relate to something that does happen in the real world. It has happened concerning people close to me however, not as close to me as my Nan. Everyday I'm seeing a repeat of what I already saw and it's depressing.
I'm very skeptical, I don't truly believe it. My mother's into it and I never tell her, she'll analyse it. I'm wondering what your intakes are on it, orif I'm in the wrong place :D I'm curious to see what other people believe. Even if I never agree or will never come forth to believe what some people try to convince me, I do love to hear everyones' opinions. I hope to learn more :)
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Hi there, Vespertine :) Welcome to the forum! I can't believe I'm the first to reply to your great intro thread.
I believe what you're describing is called precognitive dreams. I've had a few dreams in my life that I dreamed of something happening, then it did. You may want to check out the Beyond Dreaming forum, or do a search for precognitive dreams.
Anyway, glad you found the forum. Good luck and see you around :)
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Welcome!
Honestly, I would be skeptical as well. We often dream about things that hit close to home. I, for example, always dream about friends and the environments I'm in.
It's not uncommon for our greater fears to be planted in dreaming, as dreams are often about what happened recently and/or deeper feelings. (in essence it is keeping the pathways in the brain active.) I've had dreams where horrible things happen to those I love, more often then you might think.
You mentioned just how close this person is, leading me to believe this was a dream depicting your fear. Also you mentioned having nightmarish dreams early on, making this even more likely. Unfortunately something did happen in real life that corresponded with it. Do I think it was precognition? No, my humble opinion is coincidence.
I'd love to talk to you more about it. Feel free to respond.
- GA
