Zenith Nadir
Senõr Member
Me too! I have the most mundane dreams ever! last night it was about buying a pair of shoes. Sometimes it's about washing the dishes. Oh dear
Hope you don't mind me hijacking this and moving it to off topic, but I find dreams fascinating.
Some of the bizarre things about my dreams.
• People will pop into my dreams that I haven't heard of/from for years. Your brain must have some kind of incredible backup drive, where long forgotten people or events get recalled during a dream.
• No matter how absurd the dream, you never question the reality of it until you wake up. So the fact that you are walking on water or flying somewhere is perfectly logical in your dream. You'll fly off to the shops, only to find the shop closed. The part of the dream you grapple over is why the shop is closed, and not how you've suddenly learnt to fly.
• I don't dream about events beyond the immediate future. Maybe something that I have to do later this week or later this month, but I never put myself 15 years forward, or imagine myself as a pensioner feeding the ducks.
• I occasionally have incredibly frustrating dreams. The other night I dreamt I was in the army, and it was my final day of service. They wouldn't let me clear out because I didn't have a badge on my beret. I then went to the army supply shop, who refused to sell me a new badge (cue Catch 22 moment) "because I was clearing out that day". I was stuck there forever. Quite funny when I woke up, but frustrating as hell during the dream.
• I'll wake up laughing about the absurdity of a dream, and make a mental note to tell so-and-so all about it. More often than not, by the time I've brushed my teeth or had my first cup of coffee, for the life of me I can't remember what the hell the dream was about and who I was supposed to tell.
• Animals can talk. Be careful what you tell your cat!