Good evening, dear readers.
Everybody knows that sleep is important. It is. It’s said you should sleep at least six hours per day so your brains would be fully rested. There are many studies conducted about sleep patterns and sleep in general. I’m not going to talk about any of that.
As it was mentioned before, October is for spooky and weird and while sleep might seem normal for most, when you think about it, it’s a bit weird. Just think about it — you dress yourself in different clothes (or undress at all), you lay on something (usually it’s something soft and comfortable) and you become almost like dead for at least a few hours. Not to mention that you get hallucinations in that time as well. Your brain is projecting some images that you are most likely to forget when you wake up. But sometimes if you remember, it can be such images that will make you want to forget sleep for a while.
You have probably guessed that I am talking about nightmares (and I’m not talking about those horses from Might and Magic). These scary dreams that everyone has had at least once in their life and usually has them scratched in their memory. Why are nightmares so terrifying? Well, as most of you know, dreams are our subconsciousness projections about ourselves. So if you are having a nightmare, it’s usually about something you are already worrying. And then comes in your brain and projects the worst case scenario into your mind and you have it stuck there. Good luck thinking about success after that.
The most common nightmare themes are falling, getting embarrassed in public or being chased or followed. Each of these tell something about your state of mind. If you worry a lot, the nightmares can repeat themselves. For example, if you have a lot of nightmares that you are chased/followed, it might mean you might be avoiding something and you shouldn’t. The nightmares show what you are afraid the most and when you wake up you have the tools to change what you saw so that it wouldn’t happen at all.
Of course, all these things might mean something even more if you would consider the possibility that each time you fall asleep you access a different reality where the other version of yourself is alive and getting into all this action. Would your life become better or worse because of that? Maybe the life where you have a stable job, a partner is the nightmare of that person in the alternate reality? If you could switch your place with the person of your nightmares, would you? Sure, the nightmares might seem scary, but maybe it’s the kick you have been looking for. The rush of adrenaline, the danger — something more interesting than filing papers, isn’t it?
What if one day you would slip into your nightmare and realize you can control it? What if you told yourself it’s a dream, but you’d pinch yourself and you would still feel it? Would you step out to your chaser anyway? Would you jump of a building just to check?
Remember the last nightmare you had. What was it about? What did you do? Did you get stranded in the woods? Did you mess up your presentation? Did you try to fall and fell to your death? I bet it was interesting dream. I bet if you’d write it down you would find something compelling. Maybe you would find a differnt side of yourself. The one that was secret and can open up only in your dreams.
Dreams and especially Nightmares are something different. They are also enchanting. They grab your attention like an action movie. And of course, it’s not every person’s cup of tea, but some people get their kicks out of battling fear. We’ve already talked about this last week. And it’s the same with nightmares. That’s why some people would trade their lives with nightmares.
So I have a proposition for you. Try writing down the dreams this week and see what your mind says about you. You can lie to yourself as much as you want, but your dreams do not lie. Maybe you will find out something about yourself you were afraid to face.
But for now, dear readers, sleep tight. If you can.
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