I always have really bad nightmares when I am stressed in life. I’ve been more than normal stressed this week and I had a dream about demonic presence, and possession. It felt very very real, I woke up scared and the verge of tears. I went back to bed and had a dream of being kidnapped and put in someone’s basement. When you researched about this kinda stuff it talks about real stressors in your own life.

In other ways I used to have dreams of taking my **** to the beach and they are running into the water and they don’t know how to swim. And I just am screaming and no one is helping. When you research that it talks about ocean dreams typically meaning having anxiety about not being able to control things. Which in my real life I feel scared to take my **** in public bc I’m scared they will run away or idk just anxiety.

Anyways do you think dreams can hold real life meaning? Have you ever had a dream that left an effect on you? Do you have mostly good or bad dreams?

I have bad dreams sometimes and I like to look up their meanings. One time I had a dream that my teeth were falling out and I looked up the meaning and it said it can symbolize loss or change and it could also have to do with fear and anxiety. The meanings of whatever I dreamed about were always accurate to what I was going through so I believe dreams can be based on how you’re feeling IRL. I have all kinds of dreams but not too many nightmares. They’re usually weird or take place at houses I used to live at or where I’ve been in the past.

1 hour ago, K.C. said:

I have bad dreams sometimes and I like to look up their meanings. One time I had a dream that my teeth were falling out and I looked up the meaning and it said it can symbolize loss or change and it could also have to do with fear and anxiety. The meanings of whatever I dreamed about were always accurate to what I was going through so I believe dreams can be based on how you’re feeling IRL. I have all kinds of dreams but not too many nightmares. They’re usually weird or take place at houses I used to live at or where I’ve been in the past.

That also kinda makes me wonder if they have spiritual meaning as well… bc I also have dreams a lot that take place in a house where a lot of trauma happened

Has anyone ever had a dream where they told someone in their dream about a dream they actually had in real life? I have a couple times and last night as well. Our brains are weird lol

I think most dreams have meaning. Maybe not to a degree of "my dreams predict the future" or "this person must be thinking about me", but I do believe that it means something about my current subconscious and state of being. Can I decipher what a dream usually means? no but I have to assume it's relevant to whatever i'm processing or something 🤷‍♀️

On 9/15/2025 at 10:04 AM, mary said:

Anyways do you think dreams can hold real life meaning? Have you ever had a dream that left an effect on you? Do you have mostly good or bad dreams?

Dissect it... you're starting at the end. Maybe it would be good to try starting at the beginning... like asking "What creates human thought? What creates images in our minds?" then go to "What makes our brains have images/thoughts while we sleep?" - etc.

Rather than asking if it has meaning, instead ask about the foundation. Once you understand the science, the answer should be evident.

On 9/17/2025 at 9:18 PM, Onision said:

Dissect it... you're starting at the end. Maybe it would be good to try starting at the beginning... like asking "What creates human thought? What creates images in our minds?" then go to "What makes our brains have images/thoughts while we sleep?" - etc.

Rather than asking if it has meaning, instead ask about the foundation. Once you understand the science, the answer should be evident.

I like the way you think, thinking about it deeper.

On 9/22/2025 at 2:03 PM, mary said:

I like the way you think, thinking about it deeper.

Most the stuff we go through is explainable by looking at the roots.

I feel a bit delulu but i sometimes think my dremas mean ill be where i want to be eventually ?

11 hours ago, Friendlyfriend3 said:

I feel a bit delulu but i sometimes think my dremas mean ill be where i want to be eventually ?

what does that mean for nightmares then?

Of course they do..

4 hours ago, mary said:

what does that mean for nightmares then?

Nightmares are dreams that show you're fears

On 9/25/2025 at 10:36 PM, mary said:

what does that mean for nightmares then?

Usually my nightmares are things im already stressing about or sorta know about. so i assume itll happen one way or another i just feel like i have to deal with it.

On 9/26/2025 at 12:08 AM, Sheila89 said:

Of course they do..

Nightmares are dreams that show you're fears

I had a dream about meeting Mark Zuckerberg.

9 hours ago, Onision said:

I had a dream about meeting Mark Zuckerberg.

How did that dream go?

Snippets of them can

On 9/30/2025 at 8:31 PM, mary said:

How did that dream go?

He was talking to me about something, not sure what, but it was weird - like talking to an NPC... I know that assessment is impolite but that's what it was.