Big question.

[xReno7]

Lately I've been having dreams where I see people dying, and that I'm not actually there, it's like I'm floating/gliding and seeing it. And it's not just people. It's animals and almost like I'm going back in time and watching wars happen. It's starting to really scare me.

Like just a few hours ago I woke up from a nightmare that started out peaceful, I was just doing what I always do in a dream which is run around like a chicken with it's head cut off, and then bam it goes into this... murder mystery-esque dream. And then before I wake up, I'm walking up to my house and it's late, dark out already, and I walk up and see my cat standing there as if she's hurt. I scream "OH MY GOD" run up to her and examine her leg. Nothing seems wrong with it and then I take another look and half of her paw is missing! And the half that isn't on her paw is a few feet behind her! I scream "OH MY GOD" again, and my grandma comes up behind me and tells me to calm down and that it's nothing to worry about. But I know my grandma wouldn't say that. But after I see my cat hurt, I feel like I'm drowning. And then I wake up.

After reading a couple posts on here, I guess that my sub-conscious made me feel like I was drowning to wake me up?

But when I woke up, I was breathing heavy and went in to talk with my mom and I started crying because I love my cat so much. I don't know what I'd do if I lost her.

Why is my mind doing this to me? I haven't experienced anything traumatic except a couple years ago when I was raped, and I don't have a very stressful life. I try to eat as healthy as I can. I am lonely, however, and it's not medically assigned to me, I determined it on my own after doing hours of research. And I've been depressed because of the loneliness. I have a pretty good social life. So I don't understand why my mind is all of a sudden forcing me to watch these nightmares.

Any type of help would be welcomed. Even if it's religious.

[Wolfjk]

Originally Posted by xReno7

Lately I've been having dreams where I see people dying, and that I'm not actually there, it's like I'm floating/gliding and seeing it. And it's not just people. It's animals and almost like I'm going back in time and watching wars happen. It's starting to really scare me.

Like just a few hours ago I woke up from a nightmare that started out peaceful, I was just doing what I always do in a dream which is run around like a chicken with it's head cut off, and then bam it goes into this... murder mystery-esque dream. And then before I wake up, I'm walking up to my house and it's late, dark out already, and I walk up and see my cat standing there as if she's hurt. I scream "OH MY GOD" run up to her and examine her leg. Nothing seems wrong with it and then I take another look and half of her paw is missing! And the half that isn't on her paw is a few feet behind her! I scream "OH MY GOD" again, and my grandma comes up behind me and tells me to calm down and that it's nothing to worry about. But I know my grandma wouldn't say that. But after I see my cat hurt, I feel like I'm drowning. And then I wake up.

After reading a couple posts on here, I guess that my sub-conscious made me feel like I was drowning to wake me up?

But when I woke up, I was breathing heavy and went in to talk with my mom and I started crying because I love my cat so much. I don't know what I'd do if I lost her.

Why is my mind doing this to me? I haven't experienced anything traumatic except a couple years ago when I was raped, and I don't have a very stressful life. I try to eat as healthy as I can. I am lonely, however, and it's not medically assigned to me, I determined it on my own after doing hours of research. And I've been depressed because of the loneliness. I have a pretty good social life. So I don't understand why my mind is all of a sudden forcing me to watch these nightmares.

Any type of help would be welcomed. Even if it's religious.

Hi,
Dreams are always responses to what happens to you in the sleep.
You say you're running around like a headless chicken! There is a reason for it!

see my cat standing there as if she's hurt. I scream "OH MY GOD" run up to her and examine her leg. Nothing seems wrong with it and then I take another look and half of her paw is missing! And the half that isn't on her paw is a few feet behind her!

The above quote explains why you're running around! Your legs gone to sleep, or has pins-and-needles in it! However your subconscious transfers the feeling onto your prescious cat. Actually it is because you can't feel your leg!
Your bad experience of getting raped can impact on your dreams and it is probable that the thoughts of it occasionally intrude into your slee.
Being breathless is mostly caused by bad sleeping positions especially sleeping on your back.
Relax about your dreams! They are helping you and keeping you safe!
Cheers Wolfjk