Hi everyone!
Nothing personal today, but I’ve been having strange dreams for years, even before I was on sedatives or antidepressants, and sometimes these things make them more vivid, but they’re always strange. I can’t remember them most of the time, but I remember flashes of things, like dizzying heights, zombies, the end of the world (actually pretty common for me), people getting mutilated, trying to solve a mystery or stop a crime.
Anyway, I wondered if anyone had any dreams or nightmares they would like to share. I’m wishing I could remember what I dreamed last night, but apart from a few snapshots, it’s gone.
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Eastern lowlands
Inclement weather
I was part of a Recon patrol scouting a local village that had just come under attack by enemy insurgents, we’d observed them pulling out and decided to push ahead. We were cut off from the main force and thus could not intervene with whatever had gone down. I was Bravo Gunner, carrying a MAG 58 “Gimpy” as we called them. Our Section had taken the Southwest approach to the village, past a farm and in sight of the local water supply.
My No. 2 was right beside me when we happened past a water well riddled with bullet holes – the body of a deceased girl not a day older than ten lay lifeless beside it. I dipped my head at the sight, fighting back tears and the urge to cry out in remorse. Moving closer to her, my radio crackled on, as her head contorted and gestured unintelligible gibberish. She slowly dislodged her head whilst mouthing “this is death…” over and over again. The radio static became louder, then I shook myself awake.
It was all a dream, as I was never deployed overseas, but I did take part in training scenarios which mirrored what I dreamt about. Except without the dead bodies.
Wow, dude. That’s intense. And really well written, too.
The last time I could remember my dreams anywhere near as clearly as that I was on antipsychotics (quetiapine with mirtazepine) in a mental hospital. It was so vivid and powerful that I started keeping a dream diary. Maybe I’ll post them up on the forum when I’ve had a chance to rewrite them as eloquently as you.
Nightmares have become more intense for me lately, mostly of my ex wife.
yeah, lately I’m having nighmares too. I’m dreaming that I’m running all the time, especially running away from somebody. And sometimes I see that I’m slipping over the stairs or that I’m jumping down from edges or bridges.
My typical dreams are that I have been sold to medical research and am being used in medical experiments. Not suprising where these dreams come from because it comes from having had too many medical procedures. I also dream about animals being tortured along with me. I also dream about being attacked with scissors, and being a flying witch.
That particular dream has stuck with me for the past three or so years. I never forget it and ensured I wrote I down for future reference, analysing every little detail of it. The image of the deceased girl has stuck with me ever sense – for a dream, it surely felt as if I were there.