Dreams???

Does anyone else freak out over dreams and what they may mean?? I had a horrible horrible dream last night that my boyfriend was doing something so horrible to someone…I don’t even know where my brain got that image. I woke up feeling so sick and so freaked out. My boyfriend is the sweetest person in the world. He feels bad when he THINKS he’s done something wrong, he would never do something like what I saw in my dream…how do I get rid of these obsessive worries that something is wrong with our relationship because my dream *might* be a sign of insecurity in our relationship??? How can I get rid of the image in my mind??? good to know: my boyfriend is currently a missionary for our Church, so I have very very limited communication with him. I’m not able to tell him about my dream for another two days.

Relationship OCD

Username: NicaNica

Date posted: 2y ago

Dreams don’t mean anything, though stress dreams are a thing. Dreams help dump unneeded information and emotions.

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 2y ago

Vivid dreams are vicious. For you it must feel so real, and that is the anxiety cloak, the anxious feeling is manipulating you into feeling that it could be true but your rational mind is convincing you it is not. Write down the thoughts you are having as a way to let it out as opposed to it being in your mind which will reactivated ruminative process. I'm sorry you are experiencing these strong feelings and with time they will calm, but when it those thoughts start to pop back you have to seize that moment not to analyze or let anything else or it will spill in other areas of your life. I apologize if this long, I care too much at times and no one deserves this.

Username: cathiebethcathiebeth

Date posted: 2y ago

I have narcolepsy (another greatly misunderstood ailment) so I also have vivid dreams and lucid dreams. You could attempt to learn how to lucid dream so you can be aware that you're dreaming while you're dreaming. Also, it gets you closer to controlling your dreams. I've learned how to do that too. I still have hypnagogic hallucinations though, but rarely because I'm on meds to control that. I don't know if we can post links, but here's some info about lucid dreams. https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-lucid-dreaming

Username: cathiebethcathiebeth

Date posted: 2y ago

Here's good instructions on how to learn to control your dreams. https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/how-to-lucid-dream/1920351-11?utm_source=sem&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_content=416331551235&utm_campaign=googlepaid_ltm&utm_term=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuuKXBhCRARIsAC-gM0hx1xK1RIbJRdV2oDmVSiaFHATpbydAZ7T-3OrNGTQfbLC1oNFaTNwaAk56EALw_wcB

Username: Flash71 Flash71

Date posted: 2y ago

I’ve always had very violent dreams, dreams of defending people etc. Sometimes it’s too much though and I end up avoiding sleep or taking something so I don’t dream.

Username: Vilkas

Date posted: 46w ago

OCD dreams

I keep having horrible nightmares of me doing terrible things to people. Like being a sexual deviant or something and it scares me and makes me feel bad about myself. Is this normal?

Username: leila04

Date posted: 43w ago

Untrusting

Hi, I’m hoping someone can help me. I have been having the hardest time trusting my boyfriend because I constantly have dreams of him cheating, and throughout the day I make myself constantly imagining him cheating on me and make myself feel horrible. It’s come to the point where I worry that I am too needy with my reassure and making him actually want to do those things. It all started because I found out he was lying about watching porn, and he knew how I was feeling insecure about myself and thinking he wanted other people. So when I found it I felt like my fears were confirmed. He’s been doing such a good job showing me that he’s a “new man” like he says, but whenever we’re apart I can’t help but picturing him doing horrible things.

Username: stxrmads

Date posted: 21w ago

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why did I have a dream where I basically cheated on my boyfriend???? what I can remember of the dream was there was some random guy (No one who I know he was just random) and me and him were "testing things" like hanging out and we were kissing and stuff???? and then I went through a grocery registration line and my mom was there and looked at me a certain way when I kissed the guy as to be like "you know you have a boyfriend what the hell" and then after I told the guy "hey maybe we shoukd stop doing this I don't think it will work out" and then I don't remember anything else I kinda woke up feeling super guilty. I don't even know why I had this dream I have never wanted to cheat on my boyfriend or had a desire to be with another man like that why did this happen. what do I do. I feel like in some way I'm being unfaithful by having that dream. even if im.nkt I'm worried the dream may mean something about me or my relationship. please someone give insighf

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