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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 9:04:43 GMT -5
Do you have the dreams where you are doing whatever in the dream, but you either make note to someone in the dream about a limited amount of time for the dream to continue because your alarm is going to go off, or you just make that note to yourself in the dream? Because I have done that. Interesting. That's a new one on me. I used to have dreams -- well, quasi-dreams; they used to happen when I was only about half-asleep -- in which I was speed-reading (I mean, really speed-reading -- more like skimming) pages of nonexistent books & of course picking up plots, characters, dialogue, etc. Creeped out my first-wife-to-be (who unlike me actually was a speed-reader) when I told her about that fairly early in her relationship when it happened while we were sunning in the yard. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 16, 2014 9:05:44 GMT -5
I rarely eat before bed. I don't think I ate anything after about 1 p.m. yesterday, in fact -- just wasn't hungry. Actually, I really enjoy (at least in hindsight, after I wake up) my nightmares that feature scenarios straight from horror movies, like what you & adam describe above. But the ones that are too close to reality, like last night ... no. No, thank you. And then there are the dreams that contain echoes & references to other, previous dreams, not to mention the dreams in which I'm telling someone about something I'd dreamed that same night, & at least a couple of times in which I'm telling someone about my dream of telling someone about something I'd dreamed earlier that night ... That is a LOT of brain activity. Wow! Do you have the dreams where you are doing whatever in the dream, but you either make note to someone in the dream about a limited amount of time for the dream to continue because your alarm is going to go off, or you just make that note to yourself in the dream? Because I have done that. For me that always ends up being the good dreams if you get my meaning. My nightmares or standard dreams always seem to run their course. :-( |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 9:11:19 GMT -5
Yeah, that happens with me as well, adam. *sigh*
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 9:17:43 GMT -5
That is a LOT of brain activity. Wow! More than I'm capable of when awake, I sometimes suspect. Maybe that's why ... |
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Post by Cei-U! on Nov 16, 2014 9:17:58 GMT -5
My, what a cheery little thread THIS has turned into.
I suffered from chronic insomnia for years and years, from my junior high days until the late '90s. It took help from a hypnotherapist (who I was seeing for other, non-sleep related problems) to learn the bedtime relaxation techniques that now allow me to get a refreshing six hours of sleep a night. In fact, my internal clock is now so attuned to that interval that I can't go to bed earlier than 11PM or I'm wide awake in the middle of night. (Of course, now that I'm older, I often supplement those six hours with a mid-afternoon nap.)
I've had several recurring nightmares plaguing me over the course of my life but they aren't a problem since I've gotten the hang of lucid dreaming. Now when I see one of those old scenarios starting up, I either steer the dream in a different direction or will my dream counterpart to have whatever super-power needed to survive. That's right: even in my sleep I'm a big ol' nerd.
And, oh, yeah, good morning!
Cei-U!
I summon the early riser!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 9:29:34 GMT -5
I'd have to talk to a shrink about it (haven't seen one in about a decade), but I suspect my sleep problems can be traced to my adolescence, when I'd be awakened during the night by my mother's crying, singing, talking to her imaginary god, etc. As I've said before, she was a classic case of bipolar disorder; I'm lucky as hell to have gotten only a minor tendency toward that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 9:31:43 GMT -5
Man -- mildly bipolar, light version of Crohn's disease, slightly diabetic ...
It's like I just can't commit.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 9:39:03 GMT -5
Man -- mildly bipolar, light version of Crohn's disease, slightly diabetic ... It's like I just can't commit. Probably better than being committed though, just saying  -M |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 16, 2014 9:43:02 GMT -5
Lol Dan. I'm the complete opposite. Even the doc and my wife agree when I commit to hurting myself I go all in. No bruises for me I go broken bones and exploding appendixes. I even commit to my one addiction (though some say disease, I don't).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 9:44:54 GMT -5
No doubt, mrp.
My mom never was committed per se, even; her admissions to the State Hospital were always voluntary. Otherwise, the court proceedings required would've been truly onerous (& for good reason, of course).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 9:48:21 GMT -5
I think I make up for it, adam, by being a totally addictive personality when it comes to my pet interests -- comics, sf & horror movies & literature, punk & its numerous offshoots, political extremism in general & anarchism in particular, the paranormal, true crime, baseball, defunct sports league, post-Depression U.S. history & especially the '60s, ad seemingly infinitum.
And of course cats.
No wonder I never get anything accomplished in real life.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 16, 2014 11:02:21 GMT -5
Wakey Wakey Eggs And Bakey
Sunday means Brunch with bagels and cream cheese ,stealing the Sunday NY Times from one of my neighbors and watching old movies or football on TV.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 16, 2014 11:24:45 GMT -5
If you can't beat em, join em huh Dan ?
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Post by hondobrode on Nov 16, 2014 13:22:39 GMT -5
Good morning everyone !
Light snow here in OKC this morning with up to 2" of accumulation projected.
Momma last night decided we'd stay in and put a roast and vegetables in the crock pot overnight.
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Post by shaxper on Nov 16, 2014 13:23:23 GMT -5
Who's making me breakfast?
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