The dream that picks up where it leaves off.

[Alysia]

First of all, My apologies to the people who answered me in the noobie thread section when i first came here asking, I decided not to resurrect a dead thread and figured would be best to start a new one, Unforunetely computer troubles caused me to be unable to respond for awhile. Anyways, as the thread says and as the people here who know me know, For over 4 years, since sometime around spring in 2006, which would make me 12, I started having a dream, One that, as the title explains, picks up where it leaves off every time, (Why place it in this section you might ask, Reoccuring is the closest thing to a continuing dream as far as i can tell) At any rate, These dreams, are incredibly real, To the point that it sometimes becomes difficult to tell what is reality anymore, I have sought professional help, my parents have had me see several different psychiastrists, None of which have been able to figure it out, and have had several EEG's, done sleep labs, been placed on sleeping pills, etc. I have also been attempting to gain control of this dream, For over 2 entire years now, In my dream, I have full control of myself (Ran tests over the course of 4 years, my physical and mental capabilities are the same), I have all my memories, I can remember everything i did in my dream when im awake, and everything i did while awake in my dream (No i cant recall something in perfect detail from like 3 years ago, lol) As for a Dream Guide or whatever lucid dreamers call them, i have encountered, thousands of "people" that if you encountered in the real world, you would not know the difference between them and real people, Sensory wise, Everything is consistant, touch, feel, smell, sound, taste (there is a weird thing to that but not important atm) Size wise from what i understand, the expanse is immense, I've done some mapping of 2 different continents, (No i dont mean large islands) The consistancy is whats disturbing, Its as consistant as reality, in every way shape and form, besides the geography and technology. I appreciate the people from the previous thread assuring me and giving me advise, it has helped alot, I am still open to idea's and am willing to answer any questions you guys might have, Im mainly concerned trying to find someone else who experienced or is still experiencing this. P.s Please, I know that alot of people wish they could have this kind of dream, I sympathize, But i dont really wanna hear it, The difference between myself and a lucid dreamer is, They have a CHOICE, I dont, I hate my dreams, I dont have control like them no matter how much i try, If i could give this away to someone else in return for sleep that i could remember nothing of, or just being able to normal lucid dream once in awhile when i wanted, I would do it in a heartbeat. Anyways thanks, I will be checking in every so often (at least once a day, i promise) to answer any questions, And if someone is willing to take the time to help, I might be open to starting a dream journal. Heres the old thread, Please do not post in it, As you can see my responses trail off right where my computer failed on me. I did answer questions, But i did try and provide all the information i thought was helpful, However your welcome to look through the old one in case your curious and the question might of been asked already. http://www.dreamviews.com/f20/i-have...-think-114848/

[Alysia]

Update; Tried using Binural beats at recommendation of dakotahnok, a 1 Hz frequency which is supposed to put brainwaves into delta mode for black out sleep (according to the little research i could find) Informed him of the result and he never answered me back (or the msg didnt go through) so may as well post here in case someone has a better idea or in case i did something wrong. Anyways intended result is for dreamless sleep Result that happened for me was, I still fell asleep here and woke up in my dream, Difference was, When i fell asleep there finally, I woke back up there, I wasnt able to wake back up here, iTouch batterys gave out eventually, and i ended up sleeping for about 19 hours.

[PeterP]

Your experiences sound very similar to what Robert Monroe (the author of "Journeys out of the body") described in his book as "Locale III". Aside from his typical OOBEs (Out Of Body Experiences, I don't know if you're familiar with the term) he also experienced something that could be thought of as travels to an alternate physical reality. Here's a small fragment of a chapter describing this "parallel world": "Locale III, in summary, proved to be a physical-matter world almost identical to our own. The natural environment is the same. There are trees, houses, cities, people, artifacts, and all the appurtenances of a reasonably civilized society. There are homes, families, businesses, and people work for a living. There are roads on which vehicles travel. There are railroads and trains." The consistency of your dreams was also present in Monroe's experiences: he visited "Locale III" a few times and neither the "place" nor its inhabitants changed in the meantime. However, his actions did affect his life and lives of his relatives "there". To be precise, each time he entered "Locale III" he possessed the body of the same person that he himself described as "I" who lives "there" and became an integral part of what seemed an independent reality. If we interpreted Monroe's experiences as dreams (which is a bit irrelevant), we'd come up with another analogy: every "dream" picked up right where the previous one left off, a continuity was preserved between them. Even though this anti-world looked very much like our earth reality, the author noticed some subtle differences. "Locale III" looked neither modern nor old-fashioned compared to our reality, but it was different in many aspects: "Now for the "almost." At first, the thought was that Locale III was no more than some part of our world unknown to me and those others concerned. It had all the appearances of being so. However, more careful study showed that it can be neither the present nor the past of our physical-matter world. The scientific development is inconsistent. There are no electrical devices whatsoever. Electricity, electromagnetics, and anything so related are non-existent. No electric lights, telephones, radios, television, or electric power. No internal combustion, gasoline, or oil were found as power sources. Yet mechanical power is used." "Habits and customs are not like ours. What little has been gleaned implies a historical background with different events, names, places, and dates. Yet, while the stage of man's evolution (the conscious mind translates the inhabitants as men) seems to be identical, technical and social evolution are not completely the same." I'm not telling you and Monroe share the same experience, but it was the first thing I thought about after reading your entry. I definitely recommend you his book: https://www.dmt-nexus.me/Files/Books...t%20Monroe.pdf , especially chapter 6: "Reverse Image" which describes just what we're talking about. You may skip the beginning. Also, don't be worried if you don't understand the meaning of some of the terms he uses (such as "vibrations") or a peculiar way he enters Locale III-you don't need to unless you plan to read the whole book. I'd be glad if you read chapter 6 and told me how much in common his descriptions of "Locale III" have with your dreams. I have some questions, too: Are you aware of your location in your dreams? I mean, when you dream, do you know/feel you're somewhere in the USA or a totally different country/continent? Or maybe even some places you know don't exist in reality, but look real, just as if you were in some parallel reality resembling ours, but with different people/locations/historical background etc.? Did you memorize any names, see any maps of your dream locations (or maybe even the whole "dream world") or try to draw them yourself? How do people look, how are they dressed? Does it look like 21st century, earlier, later? Did you see any major differences between the two realities, e.g. does "their" scientific development match "ours" or did you notice some devices are used "there" and not "here" or the other way? Maybe I got a little too excited but, unless you're making it all up, your experience is one of the most original and interesting ones I have ever read here.

[Alysia]

lols, no im not making it up (Way easier ways to get attention, I hear acting slutty is great LOL), i'll look into the book though thanks for the reference. Location wise, its not earth, Georgraphically its impossible. lots of similaritys with plant and animal life. Continents dont really appear to have names, Technologically wise its primitive but varies by location, Think feudal (that might be misspelled im not much of a historian so im not sure on the proper spelling) age, give or take abit. Historically wise, theres history to these places, I've heard some of it, stories of how certain towns were founded, or stories behind different area's and whatnot. Yea i've memorized names, I did draw some maps, I'd copy them down there before sleeping and then draw them down here on some graph paper i designated for this stuff. Not the best artist but its pretty accurate. People look. . . normal. . kinda dirty, fashionwise it looks simple and primitive but in larger towns i've seen some fancier clothing, Still i mean, Think maybe. . 14th century fashion and technology. (Once again im not much of a historian) Devices. . . i havent seen any real machinery, I think i saw what looked like a very basic steam engine once. I've seen wind and water mills. -going to go check into that book-

[Alysia]

Theres some similaritys but, main difference is, no window (that and i dont think its a out of body experience persay, i dont rise up out of my body or w/e o-o I just fall asleep here. . and i wake up there), People notice me, he describes how people dont actually know hes there until he merges temporarily. same as his theres no modern technology, Only real mechanical things i've seen are what appear to be early prototypes or are things i made for testing purposes. Likewise customs and habits, sayings and whatnot are different, History of its different, etc etc. It sounds like something similar but at the same time theres enough of a difference i dont think its exactly the same unless its something everyone has thats different with different circumstances and such?