I Dreamed of A Man Though We've Never Met

[Bailey]

Last night I had a dream that I've not been able to shake from my mind. Before I go into the details I should explain that although I've always had vivid dreams, I've recently been dianosed with Narcolepsy/Cataplexy. The medications that I take have seemingly spiraled my dreams from glitches of this or that, to in depth little mini movies, that I can easily bring back during scheduled nap times and it seems to just repeat.

I dreamt that I lived in a house that I've never seen before, although it was in the town I spent my teenage years. Across from me lives a man. He has just moved in it seems as I can sort of stand outside and see through the walls that he is organizing his place.

Suddenly, I'm beside a road and he is across the street looking at me. As I look at him, I seem to be wearing a silky sheet. We stare and I drop the sheet and I'm naked. People in cars are going to and fro on the road and some stare at me, but none say anything. He walks across the road to me with a stern look on his face. He is not watching for cars, it's like he is not impeded in any way by the traffic.

When he reaches me, we go from the side of the road, to the inside of his place. Standing in his living/dining room. His looks are clear to me. He looks Brazilian, or Spanish. His eyes are brown, and his nose comes to my eyebrows. He is telling me, in perfect english, with no accent, that he does not want me that way.

He goes on to say that I am not ready for him in the way he needs me to be.

I wake up. It stayed with me all day. I had a nap this afternoon and thed dream picked back up by the side of the road. Then back to his place, then I am back home with a guy I do know from my teenage years, who was a a good guy friend. In the dream, I am loking out my window for my neighbor. He seems to be leaving.

I feel frantic, but I don't know why. I go outside with my friend and I keep waiting to see if he comes out of his place. I don't know how I know he's leaving, I just feel it.

I never see him leave, but he is gone. Then he is back. It's like a few days have passed and when he returns I see the uniform and learn that he is in the reserves. He tells me I'm silly to worry. He smiles at me and I feel emotional. He touches my arms and speaks but I can't hear the words and I wake up.

I have no clue what this means, but it's been on my mind all day. It's bugged me so much that I looked up dream websites and found this place. I was hoping that even if no one replied, that perhaps just getting it out would help me to get it out of my head because sitting here, I feel lost. Like part of me is missing and I want to go back into the dream. With the man in my dream, there was a sense of rightness that I have not felt in years. I am not dating anyone nor do I like anyone right now. I just wish I knew what all of this meant, if anything.

[vanessajade]

Your home in a dream is meant to mean security, the fact that it is a foreign house and that you are standing outside it may show some sort of insecurity or a feeling of not belonging. What does the road/street look like? the road may show your sense of direction was it windy and bumpy or dark or was it smooth straight lined with trees? The stranger may represent a part of yourself that is repressed and hidden. And most obviously the nudity shows vulnerablity and insecurity particularly as you can see people are seeing you naked.
Hope that may help a little bit?

[Wolfjk]

Hi,

The medications that I take have seemingly spiraled my dreams from glitches of this or that, to in depth little mini movies, that I can easily bring back during scheduled nap times and it seems to just repeat.

I hope your medication and treatment will help you.
I guess the doctor told you that some medicines cause strange dreams. I don't know about your treatment schedule, however if you have frequent naps, your dreams will be more vivid because you dont go into a very deep sleep. Apart from that your subconscious combines your dreams with your intended waking times.
Many dreams are dreamt for entertainment and diversion. Your dreams will be roughly based on your experiences and thoughts. Your subconscious will also create the scenarios and the aims of the dreams. There will be a waking element also that you remember most clearly when you wake up. However you've no need to look for any meanings. Dreams do their job while you are dreaming them! Once you wake up there is only the memory of the dream and it is no different from you watching a play or a film. There is very little meaning to dreams. The important factors are that they entertain you while you sleep, and wake you up when you need to wake up.
Cheers Wolfjk

[Bailey]

vanessajade - Thanks for your input. The street was a small town street with trees and sidewalks. I've never really looked much my dreams before, besides a dream I had after my grandmother died, but this one seemed to come to life in my sleep.

Lately, with my health, I have been dealing with some insecurities that involve work. Wondering what the outcome will be. My condition makes the type of work I do more of a challenge. With my cataplexy I have moments where the muscles in my body seem to shut down and I can't stand, hold anything, I just end up in a heap. Meds have made things better but I live in fear of having an episode and losing my job. Cataplexy is triggered by emotions, whether happy, sad, angry. None the less, that has been on my mind and perhaps it came out somewhat in my dream

Wolfjk - Thanks for your thoughts. As I stated above, perhaps the many things on my mind right now helped created that mini movie in my sleep. Before the meds, I dreamed, but nothing compared to what I call my Sound of Music montage.

So far with the narcolepsy the Dr. is still ironing out a good combination of meds that will help me. So far I fall asleep quickly and often if I don't nap. During my sleep tests, they found that it takes me less than 1 minute to enter REM. With the meds it is better, but at this point I could talk to you and fall asleep during our conversatioin. My Dr. said a side effect could be a change in my dreams. with all of the stimulants and the stablizer, I am fortunate that dreams seem to be the main side effect I have.

On a good note, at least I have not been naked in the past couple of days in my dreams. If it was as cold in them as it is in real life, I would have frostbite