My dreams seem like movies
I’m 29 years old. Since my early childhood, my dreams have been very vivid and they look like a whole movie, or series of movies every night! The ‘themes’ are miscellaneous, from frightening situations, hunting, arguing, struggle to survive, sometimes dancing (with lots of people)and rarely laughing. Sometimes, I fly, too, usually above wonderful places I’ve never seen in real life. I always remember colors in my dreams and usually vivid ones.
Advice: Please tell us more about your childhood and your family history. There are all sorts of reasons for the kind of dreams you describe. Some people have weaker senses of self, so it seems easier for past history to live in them and sweep over them. A lot of ancestral information is contained in each person’s DNA. The problem for you is that you probably have a more difficult time having your own life.
It would seem that you would want to find a professional counselor who can help you strengthen your sense of self, a more solid sense of who you are. You wouldn’t need to tell the counselor about your dreams; because what you need is to work on you and who you are, who you want to be, your interests. Develop your artistic talent, etc. What kind of a career do you want to pursue? Learn how to make friends and maintain those friendships, rather than live too much in the world of your imagination. Let us know what you think.
I have been having movie like dreams since I was 5. I am 30 now and like some you I feel I can write a movie. My daughter is 9 and she has same type of dreams. Some of the stuff she dreams are thing’s she doesn’t understand yet or are not on TV.
Rafael and Charlie, sounds like you have quite the vivid imaginations! It is interesting to try to figure out why we dream what we dream, and what it is that makes some people have such vivid dreams and others not have them.
Illness can contribute in some cases ie when a person is running a high fever they often have vivid dreams. Some medications also can contribute to more violent or bizarre dreams.
However in the case of this particular question the dreams were linked to issues in their childhood growing up and these are the kind of dreams that indicate that there are issues that we need to deal with in order to no longer have those dreams.
I have movie like dreams almost every night, sometimes with ridiculously complex plots even I couldn’t think of If I was writing it. I wake up feeling unrefreshed maybe even worse off than when I went to sleep, it is getting ridiculous heaving myself out of bed in the morning. Had a cool one the other day – zombie apocalypse movie, was crazy
this happens to me every night! its such a trip its just like a movie and it repeats sometimes. I get into some the weirdest adventures something you’d only see in a moviee i kinda like it haha its like im entertained while im sleeping.
So Ian and Matt (and anyone else who has vivid dreams) where does that come from? Is it a highly visual imagination or do you think there is another source? I know my wife gets frustrated with me because when she asks what my dreams are I have to respond, “Ummmm, I don’t remember.” That also happens when she asks me what I watched on TV :)
steph … I have the same situation… They are so vivid right when I wake. It is usually an incredible adventure. Just woke up from a 2 thumbs up one.. Email me to talk
I have similar dreams. I have a very developed sense of self and am comfortable with who I am. I dont really think you need to go to a counselor.
Isn’t it interesting Stephanie, that we all dream in different ways and some in fact are so vivid that they seem real. Have you every written them out and tracked to see what you did that day?
Stephanie June 19th 2011;
I would suggest that you ask Jesus to be with you and fill you with the Holy spirit and then when your dreams come, you will have someone there to consult, to find out where they are coming from…”Blessed Jesus be with Stephanie in her dreams, be with her and guide her, surround her with your presence and keep her in your light…in your name, Jesus amen.”
My dreams are usually unbelievably vivid. Not many are nightmares, because they don’t feel like movies. But the “good dreams” are beautiful and teach whole life lessons on love, religion, and hope. These dreams I am able to write screenplays for. I have more than once woke up from these dreams thinking “that could be a movie”. I’m never upset with these dreams. They’re so beautiful. I just want to know where they are coming from.
Thank goodness! I thought it was just me – what a relief
I have dreams that are like screenplays and movies, really exciting, like Karen above says I am exhausted when I wake up. The dreams usually contain all unknown characters, the dialogue and storylines are brilliant. Maybe I should turn them into real screenplays and submit.
I would like to know how and why this happens – I do have “normal” type dreams as well…………..
I tell my wife Sonya all the time how much I love her
we communicate to each other. I think that is the key to any marriage.
I also have dreams that are like long movies. If I wake up I go straight back into them from where I left off. Its amazing! I always feel so tired in the mornings like I have had no rest at all. A friend mentioned today that I may be astro travelling ie helping other people in need as I could be a stronger spirit? Who knows? If I didn’t dream I would hate it, I love dreaming every night but some are more exhausting than others.
I am doing the same thing. I could write screenplays. Sometimes it is hard to differentiate my dreams from reality. I dream things and think someone must have told me that. I don’t know how I am getting any rest at night? I do have a very weak sense of who I am. I try to be one thing but always feel like I am a fake. Or not being the best person I could be. I really don’t do anything wrong. It’s like there are two of me’s..I don’t think I’m schizophrenic. Who knows?