Recurring dreams/nightmares

[Marj24]

Does anyone else have recurring dreams.

Mine usually involve being very inappropriately underdressed in public. For instance going to work with only a slightly too small towel to preserve my modesty, that keeps slightly dropping down! Another is wearing a very short skirt and realising I have no knickers on so I'm constantly pulling the skirt down.

I also have had many dreams that I have an exam that I haven't studied for as I skipped nearly all of the lessons. I left school nearly 40 years ago!

I don't know what these say about me!

 

[Cloak]

These are all classic archetypal dreams! I have had the underdressed in public theme before, and definitely am familiar with suddenly realising something is happening that I haven't prepared for.

I love dreams, they're fascinating. I'm quite interested in Jungian dream analysis — some people think dreams are interpretable according to a dream dictionary, but I think they require a bit of deeper thought... sometimes the subconscious is trying to get a message out, and it might not be as simple as 'you feel exposed' or 'you're underprepared'.

If you look at the setting of the dream and the other details, people, it's sooo interesting to try and piece together what's going on.

Of course that could all be a load of tit and it's just nonsense

My recurring theme is toilets and bathrooms. Trying to find them, being unable to find them, suddenly finding hundreds of them, but they're all dirty, or the cubicle walls have a hole in them, or people are watching, or it's high up on a stage. so vivid and real!

 

[Marj24]

These are all classic archetypal dreams! I have had the underdressed in public theme before, and definitely am familiar with suddenly realising something is happening that I haven't prepared for.

I love dreams, they're fascinating. I'm quite interested in Jungian dream analysis — some people think dreams are interpretable according to a dream dictionary, but I think they require a bit of deeper thought... sometimes the subconscious is trying to get a message out, and it might not be as simple as 'you feel exposed' or 'you're underprepared'.

If you look at the setting of the dream and the other details, people, it's sooo interesting to try and piece together what's going on.

Of course that could all be a load of tit and it's just nonsense

My recurring theme is toilets and bathrooms. Trying to find them, being unable to find them, suddenly finding hundreds of them, but they're all dirty, or the cubicle walls have a hole in them, or people are watching, or it's high up on a stage. so vivid and real!

I've had the toilet one too, once the loo was in a shop window!

 

[mcfeez]

Mine are always around travel, stress about not getting to places in time and not having travel organised, not being packed, waking late and forgetting about my flight/train.

I also have had ones like yours, particularly showing up to work in just my dressing gown with nothing underneath haha.

 

[Meangirl815]

Mine all feature trains

I have no interest in trains, probably been on one about 10 times in my 42yrs of life.

But yes, on a train, at a train station, waiting for a train etc

 

[Lalla]

I have the loo ones too. I think it's often a combination of actually needing the loo, and anxiety type feelings.

I regularly dream about houses - in the dream they are 'my' house but they're not a house I've ever lived in or even seen. I dream about one particular house fairly regularly. Am always a bit disappointed when I wake up and realise I don't live there!

Are all your dreams generally pleasant though? Mine always are, they're mostly quite mundane (going to work, going shopping etc!) but never scary or upsetting. Very occasionally I dream about my parents (who died over 20 years ago when I was in my early 20s) and that's sad, but I never have scary dreams. My partner however either doesn't dream about anything (most of the time) or has terrifying ones about being chased or stabbed or set on fire

 

[Babyyoda88]

My recurring dream is my teeth falling out. Apparently it’s linked to anxiety or stress over money. I actually think it’s anxiety and worry over losing my teeth

 

[AlanBanan]

Mine all feature trains

I have no interest in trains, probably been on one about 10 times in my 42yrs of life.

But yes, on a train, at a train station, waiting for a train etc

OMG, same! I came on here to say the exact same thing.

In most of my dreams i do be on the train near a beach or in the city centre. Idk why either as I haven’t used the train regularly in 10 years

I also have toilet dreams, it’s always in schools or office buildings I’m trying to find a toilet to use. One time I even was trying to use the toilet and woke up just in time because I would’ve pissed in the bed.

 

[Clojo92]

My recurring dream is my teeth falling out. Apparently it’s linked to anxiety or stress over money. I actually think it’s anxiety and worry over losing my teeth

I used to have this dream all the time when I was younger and then it suddenly stopped! Although I feel I am way more anxious then I was back then

 

[Alistess]

I also have had many dreams that I have an exam that I haven't studied for as I skipped nearly all of the lessons. I left school nearly 40 years ago!

This is one of my reccuring dreams. I am in the school hall taking O levels. Or going back into sixth form for A levels.
I left school after my O levels and my mother didn’t speak to me for three months. This is over 40 years ago.

 

[Lalla]

This is one of my reccuring dreams. I am in the school hall taking O levels. Or going back into sixth form for A levels.
I left school after my O levels and my mother didn’t speak to me for three months. This is over 40 years ago.

The worst exam I ever sat in real was a French law exam at university. I clearly remember sitting there and not knowing what to write. I had recurring dreams about that for nearly 20 years after on and off. It's only in the last 5-10 years I've finally shaken it off!

 

[Marj24]

Are all your dreams generally pleasant though? Mine always are, they're mostly quite mundane (going to work, going shopping etc!) but never scary or upsetting. Very occasionally I dream about my parents (who died over 20 years ago when I was in my early 20s) and that's sad, but I never have scary dreams. My partner however either doesn't dream about anything (most of the time) or has terrifying ones about being chased or stabbed or set on fire

My dreams, recurring aside are mainly pleasant little mini movies. I did, however, recently dream that one of my arms had been amputated from the elbow down. First thing I did on waking was check I had both hands!

 

[Kim Mild]

I have had 2 different recurring dreams , 1 is that when I go outside my car isn't where I parked at it is somewhere else. I haven't had that since a neighbour woke up and their car had gone cos it had rolled down the hill .

Other is that aeroplanes fall out the sky. I usually dream that I tell people I have dreamed about that happening.

I also often dream that I have to go through a gap that is too small and it makes me feel uncomfortable.

 

[Sheabutter]

I’ve had vivid dreams since I was a teenager but a couple years back they started taking on a different feel. Dream bible dot com is an interesting resource for investigating dreams. I look up what I think are the most salient elements and somehow there always seem to be an entry.

My dreams leave me so tired, I have got to the point where I pray every night that I won’t have any and I try to meditate to clear my mind. Doesn’t help lol. If anyone has suggestions, please tag me!

 

[watermelon sugar]

My recurring dream is my teeth falling out. Apparently it’s linked to anxiety or stress over money. I actually think it’s anxiety and worry over losing my teeth

I always dream my teeth are falling out too!

 

[Unspiralled]

My recurring dream is my teeth falling out. Apparently it’s linked to anxiety or stress over money. I actually think it’s anxiety and worry over losing my teeth

I often dream this too!

I also often dream that I'm back in school doing an English exam and my pen is too heavy to lift off the desk so I can't write anything.

 

[and nothing happens]

Oh my god I have found my people! I relate to so much of this haha!

Always dream of toilets, I’m bursting but all the cubicles are locked or when I find one it’s overflowing or the seat is really high/the cubicle walls are really low, so everyone can see me.

Always dream I forgot to hand in one assignment and I need it complete my degree. Even though I graduated 15 years ago! And I’m getting on a train to travel to my uni and get to the library and start researching, it’s so stressful lol. Alternatively I’m back in high school with no timetable, running about trying to find out where I’m supposed to be. While at the same time thinking, “im 35 why am I back at school” lol.

Always dream I need to quickly get ready for a massive event I’d forgot about like a family wedding. Like everyone is dressed to the nines and ready to start the ceremony and I’m frantically trying to blow dry my hair still, just out the shower.

 

[emerald]

I'm always dreaming about eating. But that might just be because I love to eat when I'm awake

 

[Hendrix]

I’ve only suffered from recurring dreams once and it was before I went to New York with my partner. We booked it 6 months before we went and I had dreams all the time leading up to it that we didn’t have enough time to do everything we wanted to do, it was so strange.

 

[Gizmo92]

My recurring dream is my teeth falling out. Apparently it’s linked to anxiety or stress over money. I actually think it’s anxiety and worry over losing my teeth

My partner had this when he was younger and it coincided with him losing his hair!