Have you ever had a recurring dream?

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I have one, at least since January. I'm driving with my sister as a passenger, usually in a snowy forest/winter setting. Eventually we stop for some reason - the car has no fuel, it broke down, or something like that, so we sit on the trunk.

We are talking about something but I never exactly remember what, only that she keeps replying that "it doesn't work that way". She's not angry or anything, very calm and kind. My interpretation is that since we were on a sour note when she died, it's a way for my psyche to cope.

Staximus · Accepted Answer

My mom died when I was 20. I keep having this dream where I want to call her but I don't know her phone number. I have another reoccurring dream where I drive up to my old house where she died and I know she's inside, but I am afraid to go in and see her, like she's mad at me or something and I don't know why. There's another reoccurring dream where I was riding down the street on my bicycle during fall and there were leaves all over the street. I'd look down at my front tire running over the leaves and hear the sound of them crackling and then fall off the bike. I'd wake up before I hit the ground.

I used to have some crazy reoccurring dreams when I was a little kid. There was one I had a couple times when I was about 5 years old. I was out in the middle of a bunch of low rolling hills at night. The ground was scorched black and there were little fires burning everywhere in random places off in the distance. There was a line of fire to my right that stretched as far as I could see. On the other side of that line of fire was my twin brother and there was no way for me to get to him without walking through the fire. Neither one of us were brave enough to walk through the fire. I can't remember which but one of us asked the other "where's mom and dad?" and the other replied "I don't know". We were scared and just stayed by each other. It was like we were in hell. Then I woke up.

The last one was the worst. I had this one a couple times when I was around 5 or 6. I was in a huge room with a high ceiling, like a church. It was old and fucked up looking. In the corner was this brown and black gelatinous looking blob thing. Little imp demon looking things would run up to it and throw random objects into it and they would get engulfed, disappear into this thing and be erased from existence. I thought the little demons were going to grab me and throw me in next, so I turn away and start running down a hallway. The ceiling in the hallway had a high arch. The walls had little alcoves every 10 feet or so about 4 feet above the floor, like the ones they put statues in at a church. Inside these alcoves were some creepy flickering electric candles. I keep running down this hallway and keep turning around, and I am not any farther away from the room with the blob and the demons. I have no idea where this shit came from in my 5 or 6 year old brain. It was terrifying.

Jaarraduun · Accepted Answer

I had a reoccurring dream when I was 6 until I was about 17. Not every night, mind you, but every few nights it would be on repeat like clockwork. It always involves this ethereal looking wolves. The environment was always dark, the background either a city, snowy woods, or a dark forest. Dream almost always ended with me waking up in a cold sweat or straight screaming before I was 9 as I felt their teeth tear into me with an all too realistic feel.

I recall that when I was about 14 I had grown annoyed at myself for running away from them all the time and tried to fight back. I found I was able to tear into them with my bare hands, but still always ended up getting mauled by the end. Weird thing was, whenever I choose to fight back and 'died' I would be observing myself be torn into from 3rd person before waking up in panicked cold sweat.

Wasn't until I was about 17 where I remember screaming fiercely at them that I was going to be the one eating them this time around. I remember they all flowed into me at the end of the dream and feeling a cold, sickly feeling in the pit of my stomach like I had just found out I was the monster the entire time. Haven't had it since then though.

AmandaYVR · Accepted Answer

Interesting dream. I obviously don't know the references and connections you two may have had, but I wonder if she was an older sister, and your dream represents the idea that despite stresses and differences, a part of you believes, or wants to believe, that you were both, in part or ultimately, in acceptance, and could exist with each other, be in each other's presence, despite those hurdles. You were two siblings, on a drive, and then came up against these obstacles and differences. Something peaceful turned problematic again.

I suspect she was telling you that she disagreed, but she knew that if you both continued along that line, deeper into that conversation, that you would both bump heads, and there wouldn't be much point, resolution or compromise or acknowledgement would not happen. You often had different opinions on things. If she was older, she would maybe not you forget that. If she was younger, she would feel it was an injustice for you to have more than she, and for you to think you were the superior or more evolved.

So you sat there, in your circumstances, hardships (winter, transportation broken down), but didn't take it out on each other. And/or, maybe it was a reference to her chastising you for your high-end tastes and spending, and even an object of beauty and apparent good design has its flaws, and can fail you. But instead of I told you so-ing, she left her criticism to one sentence. Perhaps you wanted a deeper conversation, but you feel she didn't ultimately respect you, and cut it off, refusing, being obstinate. But maybe she didn't continue because she was trying to avoid a larger argument.

lol. Talk about reading into a dream, eh? I could be full of shit. Who knows. I'm just riffing.

Potteplante · Accepted Answer

I've had a recurring nightmare since I was just a child. A man made of paper, sliding I to my window and gliding over me with the intention of harming me. yay scary children books + childhood trauma.

SnowedIn · Answer

Yes, but not a specific scenario or people. The one notable consistent event in the dreams that recurr is that I'm falling from something high -- like a bridge or building or cliff. What's interesting is that I don't have a fear of heights.

Stacey55666 · Answer

My recurring dream involves an ex-boyfriend and getting caught on the beach. I was so stupid to not marry him.

Drooogie4 · Answer

I also dream about my sister a lot who has also passed... and while we were on bad terms. I'm sorry, it's rough

serious · Answer

Yes of course I always have recurring dreams. Sometimes it is a nightmare also.

Kelly6 · Answer

This dream is related to thing you were confused about but wanted some opinion. she was giving you answer to your question

Massageman · Answer

Yes. I'd have several of the same or similar dream over the years. As I've aged, the content changes, but the same content will come up several times quite frequently.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah I have this re-occuring dream where I'm sitting naked on a throne. And there are thousands of women surrounding me, chanting my name and throwing little pickles at me.

hbkfan · Answer

Yes I kept dreaming about walking around town and finding a stray blue kitten before

sheikalana · Answer

It has happened to me.

Jmmmfi4 · Answer

After my dad died

Wise4myage · Answer

Not with that hoping the backseat, lol.😂

Cherkez · Answer

Yeah happened few times

BunBun369 · Answer

Yes I have

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