Hey everyone,

First thing first I’m not the one experiencing this dream. I’ve been with my partner for a few years and he recently opened up to me about his reoccurring nightmares. I noticed things over the years and had asked but he felt uncomfortable telling me so I waited until he was ready.

Anyway he told me he has had this reoccurring nightmare since he was very young, but it comes and goes and he’s never told anyone about it because it makes him feel weird.

The contents of the nightmare started out with him being chased by vampire creatures and this lead him to being scared of the dark especially when he was alone. One night the dream changed (he wasn’t sure when it happened). He was still being chased by vampires, but this time a monster (sometimes a snake) appeared and killed all the vampires. Then it would turn on him and eat him alive. However when the monster turned on him he didn’t experience fear but relief. A calm relief when he was eaten. This latter part of the dream is what freaks him out.

To counter the dreams when they happened he’d stay up really late and/or read stories similar on the subject of being eaten alive. The stories he said helped calm him.

Obviously it is not my dream so I can’t fully comprehend what he is going through. We’ve only spoken about it once which is something that will probably have to change because I still feel puzzled and still don’t fully understand.
However this is why I’m making this post. I wanted some help understanding what this dream could mean. And maybe a way of helping him. Again I know since it is not my dream so any help might be vague because I’m not the one experiencing it. But any help on interrupting it and any advice would be very much appreciated.

All the best

BlueForest