Pegasus Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I was a bit flabbergasted recently to learn that DD16 dreams mostly in still pictures, with a smaller number of very short "moving dreams" (like video clips) and NO conversations/talking. She never mentioned it before because she thought everyone dreamed this way. When her younger sister mentioned a dream conversation, DD16 thought it was really weird that her sister was dreaming about talking to people. So, now I'm curious about how other people dream. Anyone like DD16? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I'll bump your post because it's an intriguing question. You can also ask your daughter whether she sees a movie when she reads fiction. Many people do; I don't. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingmama Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Dreams are fascinating. I don't dream at all like either of those. I dream in thoughts. I don't "see" anything. I just "know". Hard to explain. It's not like a movie or radio. I just wake up knowing I had a dream and what it was. Almost like impressions but not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khselee Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 When I read a book, I see an incredibly vivid movie running through my head. I "hear" voices, note fabrics, lighting, everything. I really don't like to watch movies of stories that I've loved, because what I see is so vivid that the movies always differ greatly, and I am disappointed. However, I do not dream in mental "movies." I dream in still pictures, too. There is very little sound, if ever. Occasionally something will bang. Every once in a great, great while, there will be something short that "moves" (like someone raising a hand and yelling, "Stop!"), and in that moment I hear the voice, feel the breeze, smell the cologne, and then nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I don't think its that unusual. I dream in a variety of ways: talking/moving, still pictures, no vision but all the other senses are there...realistic, non-realistic. Just this evening I had a nightmare about raccoons invading my home and that's what caused me to wake up, unable to go back to sleep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I dream in words -- like I'm reading a book. I've had a rare picture dream (one that recurs in particular -- or maybe it was such a great dream that my imagination made up pictures to go with the words I was reading... it certainly does that in real life!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 My dreams are very vivid "movies." Sometimes when I wake up it's hard to believe I was dreaming. Smells, sounds, details, feelings, my body's emotional response (pounding heart, sweat, sensations of falling, etc) its all there. And if I'm woken up my dream are paused and resume when I go back to sleep. It's like another world, but the same people living different lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I don't think its that unusual. I dream in a variety of ways: talking/moving, still pictures, no vision but all the other senses are there...realistic, non-realistic. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbelle Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I always had very vivid "movie" dreams. They seem real. I used to dream quite a lot. It was almost annoying. Some of the dreams were really neat, others were terrifying. As time went on they got worse. I quit having dreams (except the occasional one) and later realized it was directly with having my thyroid balanced with meds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I have a varied dream experience, but many of my dreams are like your dd's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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