A few Questions to enquire....

Hi everyone, I would like to introduce myself, I'm Creativenerd and is new to this forum.
I am currently doing my degree course and my dissertation topic is relating to dream, storytelling and individual lifestyle. Below is a short survey questions i hope you guys can take part in answering the question. It will be a great help. =)

Survey Questions:
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01) Have your dream been affected by what kind of food you eat and what you had done(such as reading a fiction book,watching movies,playing games) before going to sleep?

02) Have your dream been affected by the different environments/surroundings that you have slept? (eg: oversea, camping, temperature changes)

03) Have you tried to find out the meaning of your dream through dream dictionary/medium/tarot reading/ horoscope even though you do not believe in dream interpretation or do you believe in dream interpretation?

04) Have you ever had an imaginary friends when you were younger?

05) Do you agree kids have more creativity in storytelling because they have an imaginary friends to communicate with them?

06) Do you agree that storytelling is a form of communication/bonding between peers?

07) Have you use your dream scenes to tell stories to other people?

08) If you are going to make a film using your dream scenes, what do you think is the element that make your film interesting?

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Thank you very much :wink:

First, :welcome: to DV. I hope you stick around.

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01) Have your dream been affected by what kind of food you eat and what you had done(such as reading a fiction book,watching movies,playing games) before going to sleep?

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Yes, I tend to have dreams related to what I was doing before bed. dreams are thought to be composed largely of what we call at DV day residue. I don't think I get a change from different foods though, although sometimes I take a B6 or melatonin supplement, which do.

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02) Have your dream been affected by the different environments/surroundings that you have slept? (eg: oversea, camping, temperature changes)

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Yes, I've had more lucid dreams if I sleep somewhere other than my bed. Probably because I'm in a different place I'm doing reality checks more often. The content of the dream seems largely the same though.

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03) Have you tried to find out the meaning of your dream through dream dictionary/medium/tarot reading/ horoscope even though you do not believe in dream interpretation or do you believe in dream interpretation?

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No, although I often interpret my own dreams. I believe that most dream signs and hidden meanings are specific to an individual psyche and not universal.

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04) Have you ever had an imaginary friends when you were younger?

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No

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05) Do you agree kids have more creativity in storytelling because they have an imaginary friends to communicate with them?

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Not really, those of us who didn't have an imaginary friend can tell great stories too. :D

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06) Do you agree that storytelling is a form of communication/bonding between peers?

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Yes.
07) Have you use your dream scenes to tell stories to other people?

08) If you are going to make a film using your dream scenes, what do you think is the element that make your film interesting?

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Thank you very much :wink:[/QUOTE]

01) Have your dream been affected by what kind of food you eat and what you had done(such as reading a fiction book,watching movies,playing games) before going to sleep?
I'm still trying to determine if what I eat has a definite effect on my dreams. Watching movies/shows and playing games definitely has a great impact on my dreams.

02) Have your dream been affected by the different environments/surroundings that you have slept? (eg: oversea, camping, temperature changes)
I have felt cold or hot temperatures in my dreams which corresponded with the temperature of where I was sleeping.

03) Have you tried to find out the meaning of your dream through dream dictionary/medium/tarot reading/ horoscope even though you do not believe in dream interpretation or do you believe in dream interpretation?
I've looked for amusement, but I do not believe in universal dream interpretation. I think dreams can only be accurately interpreted by the person having them. Even then I still believe that most things in dreams have no meaning.

04) Have you ever had an imaginary friends when you were younger?
No.

05) Do you agree kids have more creativity in storytelling because they have an imaginary friends to communicate with them?
No. I was not any more creative when I was a kid.

06) Do you agree that storytelling is a form of communication/bonding between peers?
yes.

07) Have you use your dream scenes to tell stories to other people?
stories as in made up stories, or as in stories of something that happened in real life? Regardless, the only time I've used my dream sceces to tell a story is when I'm explaining my dreams to people.

08) If you are going to make a film using your dream scenes, what do you think is the element that make your film interesting?
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Welcome to the forum John. I always love to help members out with their surveys so here ya go.

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01) Have your dream been affected by what kind of food you eat and what you had done(such as reading a fiction book,watching movies,playing games) before going to sleep?

Yep. I find that my dreams are often themed along the same lines as my video games. I dont play much video games anymore but they do come up from time to time in my dreams. Movies aswell. Many of my dreams have been very like 'The Matrix' which is probably my favourite movie - Certainly my favourite dream related movie.

02) Have your dream been affected by the different environments/surroundings that you have slept? (eg: oversea, camping, temperature changes)

Yea, if i am in a different house, my dream will most likley take place in that house aswell. However thats not the case 100% of the time.

03) Have you tried to find out the meaning of your dream through dream dictionary/medium/tarot reading/ horoscope even though you do not believe in dream interpretation or do you believe in dream interpretation?

Nah i prefer to look for meanings in my dreams only if i feel that there is some meaning - and even then i will only attempt to work it out by myself - i beleive that the person who had the dream is the best one to interpret it.

04) Have you ever had an imaginary friends when you were younger?

Nope.

05) Do you agree kids have more creativity in storytelling because they have an imaginary friends to communicate with them?

I beleive they are more imaginative at times, but i wouldent put it down to the fact that they might have imaginary friends. I think the fact that they have imaginary friends is because they have such good imaginations, not the other way around.

06) Do you agree that storytelling is a form of communication/bonding between peers?

Yes.

07) Have you use your dream scenes to tell stories to other people?

I dont think so. Sounds like a good idea though.

08)If you are going to make a film using your dream scenes, what do you think is the element that make your film interesting?

Special effects and though provoking narration.




Hope this helps!

01) Yes. Things I worry about, and things I do or see often make it into my dreams. I expect that.

02) No. The content of my dreams follows the same pattern. If my sleep schedule is altered by this new place, often my recall is altered, but not the content.

03) No. I rely on my own logic to interpret dreams. My dream interpretations are logical. If I see trees of broccoli, purple clouds blustering downwards, and my friends are arguing about underage drinking, I will ignore the absurdities of the surroundings and focus on the situation. In this case, I'd deduce that I feel stressed about my friends' underage drinking, and should probably tell them my opinion.

04) Yes. A handful of them.

05) No. I used to make up stories all the time. I remember my first lie. Did they come from my imaginary friends? No, though they did inspire. My reflection friends gave me the idea of parallel universes. My shadow friends inspired many stories of superpowers.

06) Yes. Storytelling has greatly contributed to the evolution of human culture and development of knowledge. Language, ultimately, makes us human.

07) Yes. I have made dreams into stories, even in grade school.

08) Plot. It has to be thought-provoking, and express an often masked side of human nature.

Hello.

Hi guys,
sorry for late reply in this forum as i was not able to access to the internet the whole month as i was in oversea...
thanks alot for helping in the survey..
i would like to ask if u guys had tried how food able to induce dreams?
like besides activities done b4 sleep, what kind of food we eat determines what what we will be having?

and also our sleeping environment.. seem like our mood plays a big part in our lifestyle. having better sleeping environment will of cos lead to good mood, but will it lead to good dreams?

--creativenerd--