dream overload this week

[tink67]

I've never been one to remember my dreams but that has changed this week. First I dreamed that I was driving on a bridge (no guardrails) over a raging river and I just drove off the edge. Woke up, wide awake and when I finally went back to sleep I had a similar dream. Driving on a bridge (again, no guardrails) over a big canyon with a small river way down below. Drove off the edge and started falling again. I woke up both times before hitting bottom.

The following morning I dreamt that I was standing in someone's back yard and my 2 yr old was standing alone on the 2nd story balcony. No fencing around it except for a little, freestanding baby gate on one end. I was telling her to get down but she pushed on the baby gate and just started falling off, still holding onto the gate. She & I were making eye contact the entire time. I woke up before she hit the ground and I stayed up. I didn't want to sleep anymore.

This morning I dreamt that I was in my husband's van. I put it in reverse to back around the house to pick him up but instead I backed really fast into the woods, hearing the trees crashing as I plowed backward over them. Then I went backwards, over a cliff into a very deep lake and the van was sinking SO fast. I knew that if I got out of the van, the suction from the sinking van would pull me down & not let me up so I didn't even try to escape. I remember hearing the deafening, gushing water sound. That's when I woke up and, again, decided I had had enough sleep for the night.

None of these places are familiar. I'm in Florida where we don't have canyons or high bridges over raging rivers. The house where my daughter fell isn't one I know. And while my husband does drive a van and the lot next to us is wooded, there's no cliff with a very deep lake. Any thoughts?

[bright_dreamer]

Hi Tink,
Maybe this link may help
Dream Moods: Common Dreams: Falling Dreams

Are you feeling overwhelmed lately with life in general, or with an important decsion?

I wish you peace,
Bright Dreamer

[Wolfjk]

Originally Posted by tink67

I've never been one to remember my dreams but that has changed this week. First I dreamed that I was driving on a bridge (no guardrails) over a raging river and I just drove off the edge. Woke up, wide awake and when I finally went back to sleep I had a similar dream. Driving on a bridge (again, no guardrails) over a big canyon with a small river way down below. Drove off the edge and started falling again. I woke up both times before hitting bottom.

The following morning I dreamt that I was standing in someone's back yard and my 2 yr old was standing alone on the 2nd story balcony. No fencing around it except for a little, freestanding baby gate on one end. I was telling her to get down but she pushed on the baby gate and just started falling off, still holding onto the gate. She & I were making eye contact the entire time. I woke up before she hit the ground and I stayed up. I didn't want to sleep anymore.

This morning I dreamt that I was in my husband's van. I put it in reverse to back around the house to pick him up but instead I backed really fast into the woods, hearing the trees crashing as I plowed backward over them. Then I went backwards, over a cliff into a very deep lake and the van was sinking SO fast. I knew that if I got out of the van, the suction from the sinking van would pull me down & not let me up so I didn't even try to escape. I remember hearing the deafening, gushing water sound. That's when I woke up and, again, decided I had had enough sleep for the night.

None of these places are familiar. I'm in Florida where we don't have canyons or high bridges over raging rivers. The house where my daughter fell isn't one I know. And while my husband does drive a van and the lot next to us is wooded, there's no cliff with a very deep lake. Any thoughts?

Hi,
One of the important functions of dreams is to wake you up. In your dreams you a problem with the lack of railing or safety rails. This is probably triggered by thinking your child might fall. Your own subconscious uses your fear to wake you up. If the dreams occur near morning, there is no need to worry as the dreams are caused by you being over tired or exhausted and need a strong dream to wake you. However if the dreams occur in the middle of the night or soon after going to sleep they might by caused by a physical reason. Cramp, indigestion or some other pain might cause waking dreams like yours.
Cheers Wolfjk

[questionnumber16]

I had this dream that wasn't anything too unusual. Near the end of it I was on a train and a member of the crew was showing me some unique features of the train. And every so often my fiance would interrupt us to show me a practical joke she was pulling.

I was getting very upset with her, but I don't recall any sort of deep negative emotions when all of a sudden there was a flash of white light and a sound like a television being turned off. For a moment I thought there was a power failure on the train, but almost immediately realized I was awake lying in bed. Not only that, but I was wide awake. I got up and turned on the lights and my eyes weren't affected by the bright light.

I was extremely freaked out by this because it felt like the part of my brain that makes me sleep just went out like an old television. For several minutes I lay in bed with this deep fear of not being able to go back to sleep, ever. I was terrified. After talking briefly with my fiance about my experience I decided to just lie there and see what happens. (I forgot to mention that I had gone to bed at around 11:30 pm buzzed off of a few beers. When I woke up it was 4:16 am)

The rest of the night was weird. As I was laying there on the bed I started to see tiny snippets of memories that I recognized. I would see glimpses of places I'd been and people I had seen in the past couple of years or so. I would also see glimpses of things I didn't recognize at all, odd pictures of figures that don't exist. I also heard a lot of weird snippets of thought or dialog. I line from a commercial, a couple of lyrics from a song, and a few words of thoughts that I recall thinking recently. And I couldn't control any of this. When I'd try to stay with a picture or thought it would drift away very quickly.

At the same time that I was having these visions that I couldn't control I was completely aware of my surroundings. I could hear the fan going and my fiance breathing next to me. I could feel my fiance next to me and everything. I would even nudge my fiance awake if she started to snore a bit. All while the visions were happening. But, I was happy and relaxed during all of this. The visions were comforting and I kept thinking that I was witnessing my memories and thoughts being filed away (some scientists speculate that while you sleep your thoughts separate the important memories from the unimportant ones).

After quite awhile of watching these visions I decided to see how much time had passed. It felt like a long time, but I was afraid I'd look and see it was still 4:30 am, a few minutes past the time I'd woken up. Fortunately the time on my ipod read 6:29 am. I went back to lying there and watching the visions and I noticed they were beginning to fade. When they finally faded to the point where they were almost not there I decided to get up and get ready for my day. It was 6:58 am. I went to the bathroom and came back to the bedroom to turn the alarm off that had gone off at 7:00 am.

The intense fear and the idea that the part of my brain that makes me sleep has gone out and that I'll never sleep again has left almost entirely, but I still have this small nagging fear in the back of my mind that it is true. That my brain has gone out.

If anyone can tell me if they've ever heard of this before or where I can go to see a medical doctor to help me with my problems, please help me.

[Varzandeh]

Hi,
Driving means your life guidannce.
And falling a bridge means not achieving a wish in the life.

[Shirah]

Tink...

You are definately having a lot of anxiety lately. From the sounds of it...it seems like you need a break...perhaps things to slow down quite a bit. There is a lot of motion in your dream...and danger from this motion. It is almost like you are believing you are not in control at this time and are overwhelmed. The dream with your child may reflect that being this tired and overwhelmed has you questioning your ability to parent effectively. Please ask your husband for additional help and do not feel guilty about it. You need to recoop and get your balance again. You will be more beneficial to your family if you have this break. Be well.