Vivid Dreams

[_ludwigm]

"Who tells about his dream is a fool, and even crazier, who listens"

[_Jason Bourne]

I have had numerous vivid dreams of a wide variety. Many have been like yours, and I woke up thinking this had actually happened. I have even dreamed vividly that I can fly, more than once and woke thinking I actually could, though I realized I better not try it.


Yes this could account for what people think are visions, etc.

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

I had a very vivid dream a few years ago that makes me laugh every time I recall it.

I lived with my sisters in a quaint old house on the top of a high cliff overlooking the ocean. One day, I was in the front yard looking out over the sea when a huge storm blew in. It grew dark and windy and very ominous, and then Jesus appeared in the sky! My only thought in the dream was that: oh, those crazy religious nuts are projecting that image up there to fool people.

I guess I'm a hopeless case. Oh, well.

[_moksha]

Years ago I marveled at the vivid dream inducing powers of Halcion. Years later I briefly tried this medication again, but only felt sleepy.

[_Sethbag]

As someone who periodically experiences Sleep Paralysis when I was younger I did mistake some experiences for reality.
I've heard others describe waking up with the devil choking them unable to move and they're convinced it's real. When realistically it is much more easily explained by sleep paralysis.

I have had sleep paralysis a number of times, mostly as a late teenager. It seemed to me that a vaguely man-shaped evil spirit was sitting on my chest, suffocating me. Classic sleep paralysis.

As far as vivid dreams go, I dream a lot. I'm not sure how vivid you are talking about, but I've had dreams before (though not very recently) that were so real to me that it took me a good minute or two after waking to realize the dream wasn't still happening. I could easily see a person experiencing this while waking from a religiously-themed dream and believe they've experienced a visitation or vision.

[_Drifting]

This thread seems to be evidence against the benefits of eating cheese close to bedtime...

[_PrickKicker]

This thread seems to be evidence against the benefits of eating cheese close to bedtime...

True
And Bananas do it for me.

[_krose]

But the best dreams are the sexy ones...

Those were the only ones that for me were truly vivid. I had a lot of realistic sex dreams as a celibate youth, but I could never fully enjoy them, because I would wake up in a panic, convinced that it had really happened. All I could think of was that I had just ruined my life for a momentary (intense) pleasure, having just committed the sin next to murder.

[_PrickKicker]

But the best dreams are the sexy ones...

Those were the only ones that for me were truly vivid. I had a lot of realistic sex dreams as a celibate youth, but I could never fully enjoy them, because I would wake up in a panic, convinced that it had really happened. All I could think of was that I had just ruined my life for a momentary (intense) pleasure, having just committed the sin next to murder.

You are bang on!

Guilt stricken, wakes.
Or seeing the woman/women/girls/ladies/sisters/mothers at church, thinking do THEY KNOW???


I had the same about smoking and drinking/partying, It seemed so real, that when I woke up I thought Ah Crap I am a despicable Mormon, but thought hang on I haven't done that for years!?!
But was so convinced.