Dreams of Black Shuck.

Hello everyone,
I am troubled by something that haunts my dreams.
Since as far back as i can remember I have had nightmares about Black dogs, or hell hounds, or whatever you call them. before I knew they existed I had to describe them as giant demonic red-eyed dogs. and that's a mouthful, but I just recently learned what they are.

for the first ten years of my life I was powerless to these monsters, but then I learned how to kill them, so now I am at war with the darkness within me. I have never had a dream before in my life that did not have a black shuck in it.

if anyone could help me figure out why I always dream about them and why they care so much about killing me, that'd be great.

they dont care much about killing you, its YOU whos caring too much about them! ^^
Are your dreams lucid? cause my first LD (in my chilhood, in wich i didnt know a... about LD) was my LAST nightmare :boogie:
i got lucid during men in black aliens trying to kill me. i realized that monsters DONT EXSIST, so i knew that this was a dream... and since that i never had fear of monsters or something any more :boogie:

maybe thats helping you.

Edit: Or a little shorter: you need to overcome your fears. For example I dont fear anything instead of the natural fear of gettin hurt (for no reason ;-))

If you can become lucid, this will be a great opportunity for you to confront these dark hounds. When I say confront, don't try to kill them or even dominate them. Instead, walk up to them calmly, look them in the eyes, and ask them what they want. When dealing with hostile dream characters, it's often very effective to open up a positive dialogue. You might get some surprising answers from them. Heck, even just looking at them and talking to them head on could make them look less threatening. Try to befriend these characters, then if they still show up in your dreams they won't be so scary.

Give it a try! Good luck. :)

I guess talking would be effective, but i dont remember the last time i had a lucid dream. and they ambush me so i'm already getting my face ripped off before i have time to say anything. =P
if i fly then i can escape them.
sometimes if i fail to defeat them i become one then i start going around attacking people. i know that sounds alot like a werewolf but i'm sure that it's not.

Try to capture yourself in a reflection. Victims bedroom mirror. Car or house window.
Or maybe water. Reflections can do wonders for awareness. Then again, they also can backfire.

all right I can try that. I know what you mean by backfiring though.

Hello.
I read the thingy abut the "hell hounds"/etc., and would like to assure you, you're not alone. I've seen this thing alot, often as a tree, a frog in a tuxedo, dog, cat or a person.
every time, its face has had giant red "cartoon" eyes, and a large grin with sharp teeth.
I have found they are more interested in either trying to scare me, or telling me about bad things that will happen in the future.

Try not to dwell on them too much, as they cannot actually harm you unless you let them. They are also definately beings of darkness, so violence won't solve much, but makem stronger. Just tell em to go away, works for me :)