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How do you feel about the dreamrealm, personally? Do you find it a place of relaxation, truth, perhaps even terror? How much stock do you put in such images? Has your life been altered by a dream or nightmare in the past, or were you able to overcome a personal challenge in reality based on the outcome of a dream or nightmare? Is the stuff of dreams just random images, blurred and distorted? Or set images that are quite clear and meaningful? Do you find dreams useful or simply a hindrance? An uplifting reward, or a terrible curse?
But as I said, I'm a skeptic. Your own experiences obviously vary.
1) I find the "dreamrealm" to be a highly personal experience, one that I share with only those whom I trust to take matters seriously. A retelling of a goofy dream is one thing; an intense, vivid nightmare of other events is quite another.
2) All of the above. Dreams & Nightmare are both at once; one and the same. They stem from the same source, so all feelings of emotion could leak through in terror for a light dream, or relaxation in a nightmare. A bit confusing, I know. Ha.
3) I put as much stock in those images as I feel is relevant to solving a problem grounded in reality, otherwise I ignore said images.
4) Yes, though that is a personal matter. I will share through a personal message if you wish, but not in full view of the public.
5) Often so yes, but that leads me to...
6) Often so yes, but see above (5)...
7) Both at once, quite often. The greatest hindrance can be the most useful at times, and in reverse as well.
8) Ha! A little over-dramatic, but I get the point. I'd say that dreams are more uplifting then a curse.
I've had dreams in the past that had a person I knew in it that I'd have sworn was really in the dream too. Never bothered trying to find confirmation of it. I file such occurrences away as curiousities, and treat them as no more than such.
"How do you feel about the dreamrealm, personally? Do you find it a place of relaxation, truth, perhaps even terror? How much stock do you put in such images?"
Certainly not relaxation, but no longer terror. Since I've been having nightmares every night since I can remember I'm pretty used to it, but it's not relaxing. I don't remember ever waking up refreshed. As far as putting stock into them, I don't. Or at least, not too much. We do dream what we dream for a reason, whether because of diet or psychiatric problems.
"Has your life been altered by a dream or nightmare in the past, or were you able to overcome a personal challenge in reality based on the outcome of a dream or nightmare? Is the stuff of dreams just random images, blurred and distorted? Or set images that are quite clear and meaningful? Do you find dreams useful or simply a hindrance? An uplifting reward, or a terrible curse?"
I'm not entirely certain if my dreams just show what I really am and therefore allow me a view inside my twisted mind, or if there's something more to it. My first dream I can remember was when I was 4. My dreams are always insanely clear and vivid, and for a long time, were filled with terror and death. Every dream I can remember, someone has died. If I tell someone I dreamt about them, they ask if they died ^.^
I often wonder if my dreams are just showing the dark side of me, a side I've been running from, but that makes me wonder if I should embrace that side of me. Sounds dangerous. Either way, I've never had a happy dream, or what normal people consider a "dream" in general. Just nightmares. I don't think I've even found anyone else who's like me, always remembering each and every nightmare (or having only nightmares). It seems most people don't remember their dreams 
unless my next adversity is somehow regressing to high school-age and surviving the antics and shenanigans of a miko, a catgirl demon and a spunky sidekick who's high on pixie sticks, then the thing to do is go along with them and play the strait man to their antics, if going by what the protagonist in my dream was doing.
then again, it could be telling me not to eat a deep-pan pizza and drink half a jug of cranberry cocktail while reading manga before bed. shrug.
I don't think I've even found anyone else who's like me, always remembering each and every nightmare (or having only nightmares). It seems most people don't remember their dreams
Most people do not remember their dreams, though a good ritual is to repeat your dream out loud to yourself every morning after you wake up, and/or write it down as well. My girlfriend is of your dream-variety - she always remembers each and every dream/nightmare she has. It can be, as she says, quite a harrowing experience.
Growing up every dream was a nightmare, but then I had an odd childhood. Since reaching maturity I don't have nightmares except for when I was recovering from a little break down.
I've come to think that if your having a lot of nightmares maybe your in the wrong place for you.
The who?
Do you find it a place of relaxation, truth, perhaps even terror?
It's dreams, man. Dreams.
How much stock do you put in such images?
The bare minimum. They mean nearly nothing, really. Though occasionally I'll dream about something I'm feeling stressed about or drinking water when I'm hung over.
Has your life been altered by a dream or nightmare in the past, or were you able to overcome a personal challenge in reality based on the outcome of a dream or nightmare?
Yes, it has. I've had nightmares that woke me up during my sleep cycle. This makes me an unhappy camper in the morning.
Is the stuff of dreams just random images, blurred and distorted?
It can be.
Or set images that are quite clear and meaningful?
How about quite clear yet meaningless? I get those, too.
Do you find dreams useful or simply a hindrance?
They can be entertaining, I guess. And they can wake me up. That's a hindrance.
An uplifting reward, or a terrible curse?
A fact of life.
.Dreams are you brain processing and sorting information. There is no "Dreamrealm", no spirits, no prophetic ability, no "past life" regression - no mysticism whatsoever. Dreams have no "meaning" beyond how the information thrown up relates to you, your experiences, and your mind, and all that dream analysis symbolism stuff (a snake = X, a cloud = Y, etc.) is complete and utter bull
What he said.
Let's just say that I have Deja Vu occasionally...
Let's just say that I have Deja Vu occasionally...
Everyone has deja vu. It's simply a momentary neurological/perceptual anomaly. There is nothing remotely precognitive, mystical or supernatural about it and it is entirely unrelated to dreams and dreaming.
IMO, they can have meaning, in that you are taking in information of which you are not aware. They can be prophetic, in that your body has picked up patterns and clues to future occurrances (or currently hidden actions) that you are not conscious of (such as someone disliking you, or losing your job). They can also be your brain trying to deal with a large amount of stress in your life, processing things as you sleep. Some people claim to have had their "great ideas" in dreams, which may be their brain operating in different ways than when awake.
I believe that the sleeping mind can use the near-universal symbols as, well, symbols of things, because they have been ingrained in someone's mind through their culture. Though note I said near-universal, as I don't think that any symbol is actually universal. A dream guide (snake = X, cloud = Y) is really only useful if it correlates to the dreamer's culture. However, with the proliferation of different cultures, there is a better case for symbols becoming universal.
So, yes, dreams can be prophetic and symbolic and helpful. I think the source of these things comes from internal reactions to unconsciously-notices cues from the waking world.
Dreams are you brain processing and sorting information. There is no "Dreamrealm", no spirits, no prophetic ability, no "past life" regression - no mysticism whatsoever. Dreams have no "meaning" beyond how the information thrown up relates to you, your experiences, and your mind, and all that dream analysis symbolism stuff (a snake = X, a cloud = Y, etc.) is complete and utter bull
Oh, ok. Because you said so it must be true....
Some odd questions, but I've been having very vivid dreams, and nightmares, recently for about seven months now. Usually any such dreams are vague, blurry images that I cannot remember upon waking. As of late though my dreams have become more intense and quite clear, with odd images and settings. I've been doing some research into the Dreamscape theories and such, and as my curiosity takes hold, I find myself wanting to hear the experiences of others. If you would indulge me?
Yes-- I've been having strange dreams, too. It's weird-- it's like you can remember some of the highlights of your dreams, but the rest is like POOF!-- it's not there anymore...
I kind of find dreams as very uplifting at times. You never know what happens... that's my opinion, anyways...
How do you feel about the dreamrealm, personally?
Eh... dreams are a strange phenom in the human's sub-conscious. I think it's something that needs a closer look into.
Do you find it a place of relaxation, truth, perhaps even terror?
Oh, yeah! Relaxing- Definintely; Truthful- sometimes; Terror- rarely
How much stock do you put in such images?
A lot of my dreams have been about adventuring and going to different places that I've either been to or places foreign to me...
Sometimes I may have to do something specific, and other times I just wander around aimlessly.
Has your life been altered by a dream or nightmare in the past, or were you able to overcome a personal challenge in reality based on the outcome of a dream or nightmare?
Eh, my dreams have been very random, so it's hard to tell whether I've actually been affected by dreams or if I've had anything accomplished as a result of a dream. In truth... I've no clue.
Is the stuff of dreams just random images, blurred and distorted? Or set images that are quite clear and meaningful?
A lot of the times-- yes; however, some of the places I've visited in my dreams were very familiar. It just goes to show you how your memories are associated with your dreams-- which I have absolutely no clue how that works...
Do you find dreams useful or simply a hindrance? An uplifting reward, or a terrible curse?
Never a hindrance, I find dreams to be quite pleasent for me. Some dreams may curse me with everlasting images of something or things.
Because you said so it must be true....
No, because it's true I said so.
So, yes, dreams can be prophetic and symbolic and helpful. I think the source of these things comes from internal reactions to unconsciously-notices cues from the waking world.
A well said response, KillerGM. Quite true on many different levels. I use my dreams to help interpret information I may have missed in the waking world, and help me deal with future events as they come. A very useful tool in dealing with the anomalies of life, not to mention the other uses the Dream World carries with it.
As a spiritual person myself I cannot speak for those who feel that the spiritual is nothing more then folly, and so I shan't. All I will say is that everyone is entitled to their own opinions and, so, we should not judge one another harshly or with contempt simply because we have differing views on a matter of personal interest.
I don't think I've even found anyone else who's like me, always remembering each and every nightmare (or having only nightmares). It seems most people don't remember their dreams
Most people do not remember their dreams, though a good ritual is to repeat your dream out loud to yourself every morning after you wake up, and/or write it down as well. My girlfriend is of your dream-variety - she always remembers each and every dream/nightmare she has. It can be, as she says, quite a harrowing experience.
So what can it mean when the earliest dream you can remember involves you dragging a dead body through the forest? I was dragging a girl dressed in a white nightdress through a forest. She was covered in blood, as was I, and I stopped to wash up but when I looked up into the mirror, I saw her face staring back at me.
I've been trying to figure out why I dream like this, why for as long as I can remember. rbdreamblog.blogspot.com/ I write the more exciting ones down sometimes. I can remember the details, they're always so clear. The smells, the emotions, the textures, the pain.