Insanely long and vivid dreams.

[split_figs]

I'm looking for someone who shares my dream experiences. My dreams vary, but all the "tricks" for checking if you are dreaming simply don't apply to me. Clocks work normally. Mirrors, phones, calculators, books, computers, imagination, calendars, hurting myself. I don't have dreams where I run super slowly etc. Sometimes I have multi-day or multi-week long dreams, all rooted in real life logic and rules. My longest was a month long.
Tonight, for example, I had a two-week long dream during which I was going to work, working and going back home. Living a normal life, but the job was so grueling I woke up exhausted. Basically, I had two weeks of extra life. I also died or "killed myself" in my dreams a few times and the dream continued. I have more typical dreams that are silly, funny or amusing too, but those are normal, so I don't really care. I don't want to lucid dream because that's very boring to me and I lose my typical dreams. I've always been like this. My first lucid dream was when I was six or so. In general, I can never be sure if I'm dreaming or not because I woke up from something I thought was real life and worked as perfectly.
I haven't met anyone who shared my experiences or read anything similar, so maybe such a person is here. Let me know lol.

 

[PaulKH]

Well met, fellow dreamwalker (I mean, what else can it be, heh)! I suspect your described type of dreaming is incredibly rare (and perhaps even a gift, if you will let it be your gift, through your acceptance and ability to learn vicariously (which is the most important skill in growing experienced/wise far faster than you normally can).

I, too, have had dreams so realistic that they pose as memories: I had a short, mundane one that convinced me my shower drain was clogged and I'd have to go buy some stuff for it. I felt *every single* aspect of that, including the exact layout, hearing and seeing the water pool rather than drain, the stage the room's construction was in, the slight echo of the room, and dread of having to screw with it when I had so much else I had to do! It wasn't until I ran my water later that morning and saw it drain fine that I realized the "memory" had to have been a dream. And yes, I felt a moment of panic/disorientation, as would be normal when you realized you have basically been tricked. My mind exercising a likely scenario to train me? To allow me to feel relief that I didn't actually have to be bothered with a clogged drain after all, heh? A vision about the other things about to go wrong in the house (though as far as visions go, this one was too mundane, inaccurate and ridiculously detailed to serve the normal purpose of visions)? No clue, but after thinking about it, I made the conscious decision that it would amuse me, even adding a brief mention in my novel with one of the students joking that, "Hey, at least the drain unclogged itself!"

I've dreamed longer periods, too, though mine tend to skip over the boring bits like the actual drive on a trip, or when those I dream about are sleeping. But I did have such a detailed storytelling in one epic that the first 23 chapters of my novel were me basically following the script I was given, and that covers a college semester and a half, roughly. I chose to delve and identify--to savor and even "live"--those experience in such a way that I feel more experienced and "informed" than I would have had I simply ignored this type or let it bother me. By opening myself to the possibility that they were incredible lessons, I got more of them, and it began to seem even more the case that they were trying to teach and train me. As for my novel, Dream Knights, I had to struggle to be as true as I possibly could to what I dreamed, each character and each subtle plot weaving, and then I also struggled to complete the rest of the 38 chapters with where I knew the dream plot arc was sending me. This took about two years of my life, but it was a *wild* ride--and again, I think it only happened because I was receptive toward it (heh, I was about 40 pages of research and planning into a different novel when I had this dream and switched gears to follow it).

So, consider how much more you might learn from your dreams if you, too, were to become more open/receptive (and perhaps be prepared to record anything you feel as meaningful right as you awake); this could very well be your rare opportunity (gift) to learn incredible things, much more than you have time to learn within a "normal" lifetime. Regardless, I wish you the best, both in how you dream and in how you handle those dreams.

 

[split_figs]

Well met, fellow dreamwalker (I mean, what else can it be, heh)! I suspect your described type of dreaming is incredibly rare (and perhaps even a gift, if you will let it be your gift, through your acceptance and ability to learn vicariously (which is the most important skill in growing experienced/wise far faster than you normally can).

I, too, have had dreams so realistic that they pose as memories: I had a short, mundane one that convinced me my shower drain was clogged and I'd have to go buy some stuff for it. I felt *every single* aspect of that, including the exact layout, hearing and seeing the water pool rather than drain, the stage the room's construction was in, the slight echo of the room, and dread of having to screw with it when I had so much else I had to do! It wasn't until I ran my water later that morning and saw it drain fine that I realized the "memory" had to have been a dream. And yes, I felt a moment of panic/disorientation, as would be normal when you realized you have basically been tricked. My mind exercising a likely scenario to train me? To allow me to feel relief that I didn't actually have to be bothered with a clogged drain after all, heh? A vision about the other things about to go wrong in the house (though as far as visions go, this one was too mundane, inaccurate and ridiculously detailed to serve the normal purpose of visions)? No clue, but after thinking about it, I made the conscious decision that it would amuse me, even adding a brief mention in my novel with one of the students joking that, "Hey, at least the drain unclogged itself!"

I've dreamed longer periods, too, though mine tend to skip over the boring bits like the actual drive on a trip, or when those I dream about are sleeping. But I did have such a detailed storytelling in one epic that the first 23 chapters of my novel were me basically following the script I was given, and that covers a college semester and a half, roughly. I chose to delve and identify--to savor and even "live"--those experience in such a way that I feel more experienced and "informed" than I would have had I simply ignored this type or let it bother me. By opening myself to the possibility that they were incredible lessons, I got more of them, and it began to seem even more the case that they were trying to teach and train me. As for my novel, Dream Knights, I had to struggle to be as true as I possibly could to what I dreamed, each character and each subtle plot weaving, and then I also struggled to complete the rest of the 38 chapters with where I knew the dream plot arc was sending me. This took about two years of my life, but it was a *wild* ride--and again, I think it only happened because I was receptive toward it (heh, I was about 40 pages of research and planning into a different novel when I had this dream and switched gears to follow it).

So, consider how much more you might learn from your dreams if you, too, were to become more open/receptive (and perhaps be prepared to record anything you feel as meaningful right as you awake); this could very well be your rare opportunity (gift) to learn incredible things, much more than you have time to learn within a "normal" lifetime. Regardless, I wish you the best, both in how you dream and in how you handle those dreams.

Thanks for the answer! It is very interesting that you also use those type of dreams as inspirations, I paint and draw (but I also got a tattoo which I had in one of my dreams). I have no problems handling my dreams, I have dealt with that when I was very young, five or so. I think of my dreams as me going somewhere or being shown/gifted something from my brain since that age. Otherwise I think I'd go insane as a kid, when I thought I was going to school and learning for days on end and then wake up "here". Basically I'm never fully sure if I'm dreaming or not, or if this is physical. I'm fine with that, I'm here and there and in between. I get inspiration, advice, new experiences, cool or fun things, new insight, revelations and many other things from my dreams. It's nice to know others also have those type of long dreams, shame it's so hard to read about.

 

[unclesirbobbyrobson]

Maybe you unable to switch off from work issues. The dream seems to say that you are fed up. That seems a simple enough thing to say. How did you feel in real life about work? Did your dream life reflect your feelings about work and responsibilities. Suicide in dreams does not always mean you want to go to the extreme lengths of killing yourself. It often means that you simply want to give up on something. That you no longer want to put the effort into something.

 

[split_figs]

Maybe you unable to switch off from work issues. The dream seems to say that you are fed up. That seems a simple enough thing to say. How did you feel in real life about work? Did your dream life reflect your feelings about work and responsibilities. Suicide in dreams does not always mean you want to go to the extreme lengths of killing yourself. It often means that you simply want to give up on something. That you no longer want to put the effort into something.

Oh I'm not even working at this moment and none of my jobs were similar to my dream. The work was more akin to a light gulag honestly lol. In general I have no problems with switching off from work/uni, I get out and forget about it. No reflection of my work life in the dream, I wrote that more to illustrate that one type of dreams I have is a long, mundane, detailed and vivid to the point it's like living there. Just trying to find people who have similar experiences and live both here and there and in between. Someone who also has always been like this and kind of accepts the way those super realistic and long dreams ultimately mean we can never be sure whether we're dreaming or not. For me due to that there is no difference between my real life and dream life, it's all my life.
Suicide in my dreams is escaping a dream when I'm aware and it's a nightmare (super rare). For example I was trapped in a dream loop and knew I had to kill myself to escape the monster looking for me. I knew the way to die was to fall asleep, a dream suicide. I felt myself fall asleep inside the dream, knew I died and woke up here. I'm not disturbed by suicide and dying in dreams. When I die or wake up dead in a dream it's super interesting. As a person, I'm not scared of death and dying and never was, it's a part of life, death isn't inherently negative (this is somewhat reflected in my culture too).
However when I was actually suicidal and at my worst physical + mental health wise IRL my dreams were very abstract. Some senses not working, me not existing and being embraced by pure nothingness, me just "experiencing" the sense of smell and sight while not existing and witnessing the various shades of green and the smell of watermelon. I can't really describe those dreams, just remembering them is a whole new experience and feeling. Never had a dream about death during those times.

 

[PaulKH]

"All that we are or seem, is but a dream within a dream." --Poe

We are in fine company, heh, and yes, we are far more advanced in our life journey if we also include our dreams as part of that learning process. And note the conditioning/mentality: I don't just *have* the dreams, but I *experience* them and dwell in them, as do the lessons/experiences dwell within me. As with you, I have been many places that have zero perceivable tie to my waking life, even bending over backward to try and find a trigger in the sub-/unconscious mind (ala Freud). If you want to read much more about them, and the positive things they can mean for those who explore, then feel free to check out my novel--it's loaded with that kind of stuff: adventure and insights. Just google "Dream Knights Paul Hudson" to find your favorite source/format (I even spent 6 months doing the audiobook for those too busy to read a novel).

Cheers!

 

[split_figs]

"All that we are or seem, is but a dream within a dream." --Poe

We are in fine company, heh, and yes, we are far more advanced in our life journey if we also include our dreams as part of that learning process. And note the conditioning/mentality: I don't just *have* the dreams, but I *experience* them and dwell in them, as do the lessons/experiences dwell within me. As with you, I have been many places that have zero perceivable tie to my waking life, even bending over backward to try and find a trigger in the sub-/unconscious mind (ala Freud). If you want to read much more about them, and the positive things they can mean for those who explore, then feel free to check out my novel--it's loaded with that kind of stuff: adventure and insights. Just google "Dream Knights Paul Hudson" to find your favorite source/format (I even spent 6 months doing the audiobook for those too busy to read a novel).

Cheers!

Yeah honestly I never got as to why people separate their dreams from their life. Then again, most seem to not dream like I do and those similar to me. I think similarly to you, my dreams are a place I go and things I experience. Little gifts that mean a lot to me. Maybe I'm dreaming right now, who knows. I certainly don't.