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[megabytes]

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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[functionoverfeels]

That's a bit of a strange question, and admittedly not one I'm very familiar with. Can I ask what brought this up, Megaman?

[hypnotherapy]

[ JOIN THE CLUB, KID, HE'S BEEN HAVING NIGHTMARES SINCE HE GOT HERE ]

I've been told that tiring yourself out extensively ensures dreamless sleep, but I've never consciously tried it.

Some people believe their dreams have meaning about problems in their waking life. I suppose that holds some water.

Having trouble sleeping?

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[112ounces]

They just happen to me, I don't know how to stop it.

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[fistofthejoestar]

[his replies will be noticeably slow, but this is a non-crisis conversation and so Jonathan has no excuse not to practice his typing skills! big bara hands and tiny keyboards can't fight him forever.]

I've heard that in recent years there's been significant study done in regards to dreams on a scientific level, although I'm afraid I don't know much about the particulars.

Dreams are merely our minds trying to work out the problems whose answers have eluded us during the day, I think. I don't think there's much to be done about avoiding certain things, although I have heard you can induce lucid dreaming willfully.

[if there was a way to avoid certain dreams, Jonathan probably wouldn't have had to suffer through that recurring nightmare for so long. alas.]

[industria]

dreams are like if you took all the thoughts you have and the things you've seen when you're awake and you threw everything into a blender. there's not much rhyme or reason to it.

if you're worried, though, that helps to fuel the bad dreams.

[ A beat. ]

i have those, the bad ones, more often than i'd like to.

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[shotofsherry]

Often times dreams will bring up things we'd rather not think about or have buried deep in our subconscious.
Usually when we least expect it or under stress.
They can be particularly nasty like that.

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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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[restingstitchface]

[Nightmares? Even if this is one of those mechanical beings, Crane's in like a shot. This is his favorite subject.]

There are medicines humans can take to stop themselves dreaming. Admittedly, I prescribe them without encouraging analysis of underlying thought, in select cases where the effects will immediately prove beneficial.

I do not enjoy the thought of leaving someone in pain, and am a strong advocate for the effects drugs have over the mind and body.

[Ahaha.]

I am always encouraging of the two-handed approach, though. One cannot heal the mind without understanding the psychological fracture behind it all.

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[hoboagogo]

yeah dreams are weird as hell a lotta the time
like once i was playing mahjong against a dog in one
and the dog was winning

im sure theres a way to try and dream about certain stuff but i aint tried it
i figure it's all just bullshit in your mind, and it goes away when you wake up.

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[pushtheboundaries]

You could probably find some studies if you did proper research on it.

That said, from what I know- generally, they 'just happen'. Dreams are our brains trying to make sense of the events we've gone through, or what we want to have happen. And when you're not in full control of your thoughts, they can get away from you.

But what you're talking about sounds like lucid dreaming. I haven't had much luck with that myself, but it's worth a try.

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[kreiastophe]

Dreams are widely considered manifestations of our unconscious thoughts. As we’re unconscious, these thoughts come quicker, uninhibited, and more intense than they do in the waking world, so it's very hard to exert any control over them.

But it is possible, and regularly practiced by lucid dreamers. You would be lucky to achieve what you're after, though. It takes time, often a very long time, so it might be a better idea to deal with the source of these dreams you’re trying to avoid rather than the dreams themselves.

[fastballspeciaaaaal]

dreams are awesome cause its like your brains a movie producer that comes up with THE AWESOMEST PLOTS