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Can anyone here tell me about dreams? The kind you have when you sleep.

I know it's a strange question, but I've been thinking about it a lot recently. Dreaming isn't really something I'm used to. Sleeping I can understand, but dreaming is just. Weird, I guess. Is there a point to them, or do they just happen? Can you make yourself dream about certain things? Can you make yourself not dream something?




Sorry. Just wondering.

[Yeah, guess who's recently discovered nightmares.]

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[youbastard]

they can be different for everyone but from what I've heard the general consensus is that they're repressed thoughts or memories trying to surface. I've heard some claims that nightmares specifically can become more intense after something traumatic happens that you didn't get to deal with completely. I'm not sure about just regular dreams.

[ mostly because ellie herself doesn't have regular dreams. she just has nightmares. ]

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[Considering what kick-started his nightmares, he can completely understand the trauma theory.]

So nightmares are the brain trying to process something upsetting because you haven't processed it properly when you're awake. I hadn't thought of that, it makes a lot of sense.

Does that mean that dealing with the cause when you're awake will make those dreams stop?

[youbastard]

Supposedly that has something to do with it. I've heard that dealing with the cause can help to clear them up in time. It might be worth giving it a try if they're really bothering you and you know there's something you haven't dealt with the way you should.