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Vivid Dreams

JuniperFromGallifrey

Does everyone else here have really vivid dreams? I'm in my 40s. They haven't ceased. They're intricate and colourful and sometimes creepy and like an entire movie. There's always so many people! How is this possible?? How do I see all these intricacies and faces and these elaborate structures or interiors. Sometimes I wish I could convey them when I wake up because they're so vivid but... just out of reach. I used to log them years ago.

Do all autists think in pictures? Is this a particular marker of ASD or are these things which all Children experience which seem to fade with age. 

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  • This is an interesting topic, something like this is hard to talk about because dreaming is so personal and 'internal' to a person it's like describing colours to someone who was born blind.

    For my self I don't dream often but when I do they are vivid and are nightmares 99% of the time the most recent one I had was where I was basically killing people (people that I don't know) and I didn't want to do it but I couldn't stop I won't go into detail but its was very ... graphic and traumatising for me when I woke up because I though it was real. as I'm typing this I have a question for anyone who wants to answer that is on the spectrum.

    When you dream are they usually nice or more often nightmares?

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  • This is an interesting topic, something like this is hard to talk about because dreaming is so personal and 'internal' to a person it's like describing colours to someone who was born blind.

    For my self I don't dream often but when I do they are vivid and are nightmares 99% of the time the most recent one I had was where I was basically killing people (people that I don't know) and I didn't want to do it but I couldn't stop I won't go into detail but its was very ... graphic and traumatising for me when I woke up because I though it was real. as I'm typing this I have a question for anyone who wants to answer that is on the spectrum.

    When you dream are they usually nice or more often nightmares?

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    My son had a recurring nightmare of being forced to kill one parent. It was horrendous!! When he finally told me I told him he could kill me in the dream as I'm magical and will always be with him. LOL But serious though. I knew why he had that dream too. His father (we split when my son was 2) was always demanding loyalty as if I were the competition. In fact, when my son wanted to stay with me for the summer at 10, his father responded with, "but who will take care of your cat?" Now, I don't need to get into the anger I've been processing and resolving for years. However, his father passed away. So, letting it live and let die. 

    I often have enjoyable dreams or incredibly random dreams. When I worked out Lucid Dreaming, it was fun. I was always flying over fantastic night skies, the world would be sparkling but hues of blues and greens. Lush gardens and architecture... But I often have dreams where it is Crowded! Hundred or thousands of humans. I hate crowds. And how do I invent all these faces. It seems they're associated with feeling pressured and trapped and typically overworked.

    Sometimes dreams are as random and indulgent as daydreaming or escaping. Sometimes they're deep-rooted fears which need addressing. The first thing I hear you say is the need to share yours. A thing kept in secret can turn into a monster. I'd find a trusted source or even a therapist - or even just a helpline (Haha) and unload!!  Even this space can be good if you feel comfortable. 

    Technically, it's perfectly fine to kill others in our dreams. "Kill your darlings" is a nice quote - things society has echoed which are worth killing. Destruction and deconstruction, decay are part of a life cycle. Necessary to further life. NTs especially love a good dance with the symbolic! Jung wrote an extensive deal on dreams. Everything permitted in them. The mind is a powerful dimension. Allow yourself the space to be however you wish in them as perhaps this might be the next step in enjoying them.