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Maybe they were looking for someone that looks like you with long hair.

I’ll give it a shot. Thank you!

The thing is that in the dream I think that my real-awake body is in physical danger, so I need to wake up to protect myself from the real danger, but I can’t wake up. It’s like I’m paralyzed and can’t do anything to protect myself from the impending doom that feels very real in the dream. If it was just normal nightmares, I would generally be fine with them except for the poor sleep. These new ones are something else because they feel so real since they involve my real-awake body.

The thing is that the dream is so realistic, that in the dream I think I’m in danger in real life. I think I need to wake up because what is happening in my dream is actually happening in real life. Waking up from my dream will help me respond to the danger I believe is present in real life.

Like imagine you are sleeping in a hammock in the jungle. While sleeping, you dream of your real situation. During the dream, you suddenly think that in real life, there is a gorilla coming for you so you need to wake up. No matter how much you try to wake up, you can’t. Throughout the dream, you think you finally woke up only to realize that you’re still really sleeping. That is what keeps happening. It’s terrifying and exhausting. I almost didn’t go to sleep last night, but a friend agreed to stay over.

I had a friend stay the night. They kept pushing me to lay on my side when I would snore. I didn’t have any vivid intense nightmares that I remember, and I awoke feeling much better than usual. I think it could be a combination of a lot of things, but that seemed to help. I tend to be near people I trust when I’m scared. It’s how I feel safer. I have a thing where I overlook a lot of factors, so having someone nearby that can cover those areas intuitively helps with safety. Having them around may have helped with the fear in the dreams. They also pushed me onto my side whenever I would snore, so maybe that prevented me from having as much difficulty breathing. I want to order one of those long maternity pillows that keeps women on their side to see if that helps. If it’s only sleep apnea, then that would be a nice remedy. But I’m certain there are some psychological and situational factors influencing this as well.

When you run away, never look back. Don’t visit, don’t call, don’t keep numbers, don’t give out your number. Just disappear and start a fresh new life. Find someone that you admire and start figuring out how to be like them.

Between another comment and yours, I think what my dreams are representing are how little control I feel I have over anything in my life. I just have to prepare for the worst. That’s what I’m feeling.

I like this idea. It will help me realize if I woke up or I’m still in a dream and need to prepare for the upcoming doom. I already have a book on my nightstand. I’ll start the habit of reading it every time I wake up. Thank you!

I’m starting these wake checks today! Hopefully, I can get them to happen in a dream before it goes into nightmare mode. Once in nightmare mode, I can’t tell if I’m in a dream or not because they seem so real and I’m overwhelmed with fear which makes thinking difficult. Appreciate the response and hopefully you’re doing better with your sleep!

Yep, I’m going to look into learning about lucid dreaming. Thank you!

Yep! It’s that scary doom feeling that no matter what you do, you can’t avoid the fear. It’s exhausting.

So id caution against resorting to extreme measures, especially if you are unsure of what is reality. That can have very permanent consequences.

Exactly! I think this is why I only employ them when the outcome is the same, so I choose a favorable method in which I am in control…ooh, maybe there’s something related to control that I need to think about. Thank you!

This is a great suggestion. I have had repeating nightmares in the past that resolved by confronting the fear in my dreams. The doom did not realize and the dreams eventually stopped afterward. Let’s see if I can remember to try it in the dreams and how it turns out. I’ll let you know if I’m able to do it. Thank you!

I’ll look into the lucid dreaming. I don’t really think my current situation allows for the peaceful pre-sleep period, but it should change within a few weeks. Now that you mention it, I’ve been quite stressed lately, so that may be causing the dreams. We’ll see if they go away when things change. Thank you!

I can’t really do cannabis, but jumping and spinning sound like they might work. Thank you!

Except he promised people life saving treatment in exchange for payment up front, but when 16% of those people asked for the life saving treatment, he didn’t deliver it.

Sometimes being a witch can get out of hand and take over your life