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.
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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.
Wow, so many like me, but no one to give definite answers. Well I do see complete movies in my dream; it is a kind of pleasant feeling. I get energised after such dreams. No matter what the reason, but now I thought if I started writing these stories, I would earn more. Personally, I feel that these are the movies you are going to see in your future life with full intensity. Enjoy these pre-released free movies.
Wow…my dreams are amazingly beautiful…long like a novel. Colors like never seen on earth. Sometimes I wake up and try to fall back asleep so that is continues and it does! Occasionally, it will be a nightmare and I wake and don’t want it to continue when I fall back asleep and it does.
Most of the time, they are fun and like movies. When I tell my husband, He asks me how long is it gonna take for me to tell him my dream.
I had a movie like dream the other night about a girl attending a boating school running away. On her journey she learns many life lessons and decides to cone back. When she gets back to the school she realizes shes locked out of the big garage dock doors. As she approaches, a little boy in her class opens the doors, as if waiting for her to come back. Anyway, in Tue end is their boating final. Everyone takes their places on the boat and the little boy, who is the captain, names the runaway girl co captain, and they ride off into the water to A Perfect Circle song. And I wake up as if I just finished a mm movie
dear lauren– i do dream as intensely as you i do remembe them and think the next day i am still tired they aer weird but sometimes too intense
i have dreams that play out like movies all the time. usually very vivid some of them have ends and some dont.
i try to write them all down when i can, i usually have no problem remembering them.
last nights dream was weird becase it was in a diffrent time period, lile 40s or 50s.
i wonder all the time if anyone else dreams as intensely as i do
about dreams i get dreams that could of easy be movies crazy dreams i get vivid dreams i write them down and think on what they could mean and what does God wants to say in them
I’ve had dreams like this since I was 8 or so, and I am 20 now. Every time I dream now I feel like my dreams are the craziest adventures. It’s just like a movie, if not more clear than a movie. The colors and images around me in my dreams are always so clear and vivid, it almost makes it seem nostalgic. My dreams always involve either running away from something or chasing something (or rescuing someone), and it always happens in a very adventurous way. I’m always on the coast or by a body of water, and i”ll travel a lot in my dreams, sometimes flying in a plane or Ill actual be driving a car or a boat. There’s always a mystery girl with me too, but I’ve never gotten close to figuring out who it is. Everyone else in my dreams are normally just family and friends. Ill be running through houses and buildings in my dreams, hiding occasionally, and I end up in some of the craziest environments. Normally I’m not in control of myself In my dreams, but every now and then Ill be able to kind of control what I do in my dreams. I’m always myself though. Just wish I could record these dreams, some of them are like scary movies and then there are some that are unbelievable epics. Just wish I could understand what they mean and why all of my dreams are like this.
Reading your letters is more interesting than watching TV. I recently had a dream that was a sequel to one of about 3 weeks prior. It surprised me, how real it seemed, especially that events triggered a memory of the first dream in this series. I find that after a day of good physical work or adequate exercise, I sleep well. Also, it is important to let go life’s concerns, for we read in Psalm 55:22 “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” NIV. Finally, I’d say that it’s very important to relax before bed-time with a magazine a book or Bible reading. What Doris says (April 11) seems like very good advice, if you feel that your dreams are a problem. Blessings!
The past three nights I’ve been a character in these movies…
night one: The Great Gatsby
night two: The Sitter, I was Jonas Hill’s character
Night Three (last night’s dream): “A Miracle on Ice” and “the Fantastic Four”, I was the “Human Torch”
Thank god I’m no the only one! I just woke up from a long one as usual and I feel like i’ve been studying the whole night or something. Inever thought I was alone but I didn’t think I would find people like me so easily like this .by the way i’m 30 and am a web designer/developer.I must say I love these movies, wish I could write them and make a movie career out of them(which I think would be awsome coz they’re usually well written and well directed.thankfully) but somehow I just cant seem to be able to do that.wish there was some dream recording technology out there, we’ll have our own box office.
I am 54 and this has just started happening to me–dreaming dreams that could be movies and/or screenplays. I just had my second one. I wake up and try hard to remember each scene and the dialogue. The two that I have had were so entertaining. The theme or plot for them was really a novel idea for a movie or book. I think it strange that this is all of a sudden starting at my age. I’m glad there are other people out there and I’m not the only one.
Have you tried keeping a journal and pen on your bedside table? I’ve heard some experts say that the window in which you can recall a dream and write it down is very short. I know a lot of writers who sleep with pen & paper close at hand for this very reason. These dreams that you are having, are they pleasant or unpleasant? How do you feel when you wake up from them? Do you feel like you are getting a good night’s sleep?
I have the same types of dreams! my dreams, I kid you not are like Summer blockbuster movies! So insane! For years now since my time deployed in Iraq I can explain the dreams in detail. line for line but can’t seem to put them on paper! These dreams are so entertaining! Not in a million years have a seen a movie quiet like these visions. I would like to hear back from anyone with some advice if anyone has any at all! thanks!
Hi Lui,
You are not alone! It seems like lots of people have dreams that feel like movies, but they are caused by a lot of different things.
What you do in your waking hours can impact them, as can stress or worrying about what is happening. That might be why you dream about the restaurant that you manage. Do you worry about things at work? Do you find yourself being anxious about it? That will often reflect in our dreams when we are worried about things in real life. What do you fear? Check out this video and accompanying Life Lesson to look a bit more at this topic. http://powertochange.com/studies/facing-fear-up-a-tree/?section_id=100&ft=BSG-OS
I have dreams that feel like movies a lot. This is the first time I googled it. A lot of times am never in them. I see my dream in 1st or 3rd person view, but am not a dream story characters. They don’t look like me. Sometimes I am but must it some random person I don’t ever know. Not from tv, in real life or games I play . All I know is that sometimes I do feel tired in the morning, but I don’t know if its the dream or the long hrs I put in to work. I work like 13 hrs days some times. What I do know is that they are my Fav type of dreams. Also I have a lot of dreams about work. I the manger of a polish resturant and have lots of dreams about it. Any toughts way?
Hi jahjazki -
It’s interesting that you have action-type dreams and then wake up feeling tired. Are you active in your waking hours? I wonder if it would help you wake up feeling more refreshed if you had exercise regularly, and perhaps still dream but not sleep restlessly if you are waking up feeling tired.
Glad to know am not alone in this. It is entertaining but . . .
I so hate the puffy-eyes tired look i get when i wake up
especially coming off an action-adventure type of dream.
Sometimes it’s hard for me to wake up coz i get so into
it at times. Yeah its probably my repressed thoughts in
life and in myself plus having an artistic mind adds up the to the
vividness and colors. Oh well,as long as this aint a serious
disorder, then am fine with this. :)
Sounds like you really do have a very vivid imagination Georgia!! I didn’t think that I did but some of my dreams are pretty ‘out there’ too! You shouldn’t be surprised that you are tired when you wake up…sounds like you are very active in your dreams so your mind isn’t getting much rest.
This is crazy, I’m exactly the same. Sometimes my dreams are like movies, sometimes they’re like very extended video games; in those ones I’m usually lucid, and as I’m quite determined I always have to go back and re-do them to get the right result. They’re so much fun! My dreams always have an element of saving someone, and I’m usually the main character. They’ve been like this as long as I can remember, but over the years they’re becoming more and more complex ;) I do have a very vivid imagination, and because I’m 18 I don’t have a hugely strong sense of self… I’m also really tired when I wake up, and sometimes I can barely remember the previous day, as if I’ve lived a whole lifetime in that time. I can return into a dream if I wake up in the night. I love it!
So how do you feel about that Mike? What does your daughter feel like when she has those dreams?
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?