January 24, 2008
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Pointed Questions
I keep having these dreams. They are so strange. Do they really count as dreams? There are no images. No places. Just dialog. Just language.
In them people I know, friends and family mostly keep asking me these pointed questions. They ask them on the phone or via IM. Never in person. The questions are very personal. About how I’ve lead my life. About my feelings. About my ambitions. About my experiences. Sometimes it’s the same questions over and over again. Sometimes it’s the same people asking them. Other times it’s entirely different people asking the same questions.
And the funny thing is, I feel completely comfortable answering these questions in the dream. In fact, I feel sort of relieved. And I answer them carefully and in depth so that there are no misunderstandings between me and whoever is asking. I’m not nervous. I don’t hesitate. Even when I fear what I am saying might offend.
But the answers change too Sometimes right in the middle of the dream.I’ll give one answer. Then the person will ask me again. And I’ll give a different answer. It’s always the same basic concept I’m trying to get across each time, but I say it in an entirely different way. I’ll stress different aspects of the response.
I wonder what it means.
Comments (2)
Oh, dreams! I love talking about dreams.
I think this one could be taken a couple of different ways (coming from someone who doesn’t really know you at all). First, it could be saying you feel like you need to confide in someone. You may be a tight-lipped person in real life, but in your dreams you’re able to have these conversations and analyze these things in a way you may not be able to with these people in your waking life. You could consider who you’re talking to and why you’re not able to talk to them like this. The fact that they’re never in person in your dream could symbolize a barrier you have from fully expressing yourself around these people/topics.
Or, it could just be a simple processing dream. When you sleep your brain goes through the process of organizing and pruning information. It’s kind of like someone’s going through the files in your head and being like “Keep that.” “Don’t need this anymore.” “Let’s research this.” Also if there are topics you’re thinking on in your waking life you’ll go more in depth and access bits of information and old ideas that aren’t readily available when you’re conscious. Processing dreams are good. Make you think clearer and feel better about ideas, opinions and decisions you’ve made.
@elvesdoitbetter - Interesting analysis. I think it’s more likely the first explanation is probably closer to on the mark. The thing that’s weird is that even in my dreams I don’t come out and just start talking with people. They usually ask me stuff and then I’m able to open up. In real life of course nobody would ever ask me questions like those. I guess a part of me sort of wishes that they would.