Hi.

My first question is a general dreaming question that I can't find the answers to on the main site or anywhere on Google for that matter.

I was wondering if there were theories about why people dream the way they do. (Dream types?) Sometimes at work or home a bunch of us will tell about their dreams from the night before. The discussion ultimately ends with people telling me I'm weird. :-/

My dreams are very seldom about day to day tasks. Sometimes they are like epic movies where I invent entire worlds and story lines. Often the topics are quite intense like the the end of the world via hale, tornado, lightning, flood ect. More often they are not so much epics but still very complex with lots of unordinary activities. For instance last night I dreamt I rode my bike to a prison where it was common for the public to walk in and have lunch. Other dreams include swimming in rivers with dolphins, flying through malls on my back several feet in the air, and being given tests of loyalty by God himself (yikes).

I have had two types of reoccurring dreams for many years only they are not conventional reoccurring dreams. The subject is the same only the way they play out is different. For instance I have a mansion appear in my dreams. It's always the same house just in a different location. The first time I dreamt about it I didn't know my way around and was frightened, each time after I knew the house better and knew I had been there before. Now when I dream about the mansion (of which the "tower room" is always of highest importance) I feel as though I own the place. I know every hallway and secret passage.

I also have had reoccurring dreams of plane crashes. Only I'm always on the ground watching it crash. Sometimes the planes are big commercial airliners and other times small crafts. Following each dream's crash I knew exactly the number of people who have died on board.

What I'd like to know is why I rarely have mundane dreams. Why are mine always so bazar and complex? I'm grateful for the entertainment every night and look forward to dreaming but I feel like I'm the only one who dreams this way. Is there a reason?