Thread: Recurring Nightmare

Hi Andy,

I don't know any way to ask but just to ask... is it possible that you were ever molested in a basement furnace area as a small child, or that you were ever asked to bring other children to the molester? Maybe not in your granparents' basement, but in their neighborhood, a house with a similar basement? That is such a sensitive subject, that I hate to ask, but it's the only impression I'm getting from this one, really. I usually don't do nightmares though, because I don't have many myself, and don't relate too well to them most of the time. But this one kind of reaches out to me as needing some response.

Sometimes, we repress childhood memories, and they crop up later in life when we're better able to deal with them as adults. It never occurred to me that you might be a serial killer. But repression is kind of keeping secrets from yourself until you're old enough to face them.

Furnace rooms always seem to be rather dreary, utilitarian, dirty, dusty, noisy when the furnace is running. The glass monster is sort of fascinating, because glass is formed by extreme heat melting glass, so he would come from a furnace. It's possible these are also related to extreme horror when hearing stories in Sunday School about hellfire, or the story of Daniel being thrown into the fiery furnace. If all of that took hold negatively, then I could see that also relating to the dark presences.

If you are fearful of anything really evil coming in these dreams, I would suggest White Light Shielding before you go to sleep. That might put a stop to them, and I am pretty sure is why I have very few nightmares, and I'll post what I use for you if you like, though there are a lot of different methods of doing it. It's really asking for God/dess's protection and shielding from anything dark like this.

Let me know what you think!

Well. As far as I know - no. Grandparents house was always a pretty happy place to visit. But I guess if somethings repressed I may not know it. I really don't think so though. And it's cool that you ask. I am putting my self out there with something personal, so I would expect the responses to be pretty personal as well.
The other thought about fire and brimstone. I was raised with Very little religion. was there but never spoken of, never did the sunday school thing. The one detail about that glass hutch was it was full of my Great-Grandmothers things, and she lived in a little pool house at my grandparents, adn i always think of her when i think about that hutch. She was a sweet little old lady

Originally Posted by Andy24

Well. As far as I know - no. Grandparents house was always a pretty happy place to visit. But I guess if somethings repressed I may not know it. I really don't think so though. And it's cool that you ask. I am putting my self out there with something personal, so I would expect the responses to be pretty personal as well.
The other thought about fire and brimstone. I was raised with Very little religion. was there but never spoken of, never did the sunday school thing. The one detail about that glass hutch was it was full of my Great-Grandmothers things, and she lived in a little pool house at my grandparents, adn i always think of her when i think about that hutch. She was a sweet little old lady

Hi Andy,

Did the dreams start around the time she died? Was her death upsetting for you? Could that be the source of it? If you were frightened by her death, and no one really explained things to you, that might explain it, possibly. Especially if you still need to seek to understand death as a subject, and figure out what you believe about it. Without the church background, that can sometimes be even harder, I think, and I grew up with a family with no religious focus, really, but I also went to church with a friend's family. Sometimes, the very things that are not talked about in families are the ones that build up in a child's mind to something spooky or scary.

My family would not talk about my biological father, so I had him all built up in my mind to something different than I would have if I had actual known him and had visits from him. The fact my mother would get so upset if I asked about him kept me silent. And all that was stuffed and I'm sure was part of a later depression I experienced. And I loved my stepfather dearly! But still was all the more aware that he wasn't my real father because of all the secrecy and silence. I imagine they were trying to protect me in some way, or, to protect themselves maybe. I don't know. I did go out and find my biological father in my thirties, during the depression I went through, and he's okay, but we didn't have much in common, really. I have six more half-brothers and sisters through him that I hadn't know about though!

And yes, if something is repressed, you might not know it! But it would likely stir some memories up if it's true, just being asked, and thinking about it.

Do you remember any of the actual items in in her glass hutch? Was anything there scary? Usually, they hold art treasures and collectibles, so it doesn't seem as if it should be that, but maybe...

I'm running out of ideas! But I know that just the act of dialoguing about it will probably trigger some things over the next few days, and maybe even some new changes in the dreams that help to clarify it.

My names adam im 17 iv also had a recurring dream which i dont understand only that it is different to other peoples iv read about.
i have had them since as early as i can remember before i started school i think and i get freaked out by them.
it is as though i am sleeping with my eyes open because i am aware of my surroundings and someone talks to me making me feel guilty for something really terrible because when i wake up i always start cry and screaming about what this person has said i have done. for some reason my mouth begins to feel incredible uncomfortable as though it is full of gravel and then to the opposite being soft but equally uncomfortable.
also i can never remember anything visual other than shapes but very rarely i can remember that
some times they can be triggered certain things like noises or images while im awake, these end up giving me panic attacks.
if anyone can help figure these out they would be very appreciated as im worried about them.