Hey there Lethe and

Well its great that your interested in dreaming, your definately in the right place and you will find many members on here to discuss your dreams with. We have dreams every night, its whether we remember them that is the key factor. Nightmares seem to become less frequent as we get older, lol, that reminds me of when i was younger, i used to coward out and allow the dinosaurs to eat me

Can you actually control your dreams? When in your dreams are you aware that you are dreaming or do you just dream that you are flying?

Well i guess that the dream that you experienced seemed to have lasted 7 years but it is a trick of the mind, you would not have lived the entire 7 years, just to clear up that in dreams it is not possible to lengthen the amount of time you remain in the dream for whilst in the dream, especially not to lengths such as years, sorry, just cleaning that up because alot of members ask.

I think you seem very fascinated by your dreams and you seem to have a very good understanding already, i suggest you check the main page www.dreamviews.com and check out some of the information on Lucid Dreaming because this allows you to take charge of your dreams and do whatever you wish. You are then the master of your dreams and you can do anything Basically a lucid dream is a dream in which you are fully aware that you are within the dream state whilst still dreaming. Its very cool and can enhance your dreaming experience so much!

If you have any other questions please feel free to ask