Do you ever learn anything from you dreams?

[pinkcanary]

I also have dreams about things I repress in reality, especially anger towards someone else. I guess it shows how I truly feel. Like my husband is very touchy feely and I’m sensitive to touch. I’ve had a few dreams where I would blow up at him where in reality I am more passive and allow the touching. I express I dislike it to him too a bit but I give up and he has difficulty taking a hint. Sometimes I am exploding inside and want to scream.

I also dream often of what I fear. Like demons. I don’t know what I’m learning from that except sometimes in the dreams I am facing my fears in a sexual way.

[FreelancePoliceman]

I also have dreams about things I repress in reality, especially anger towards someone else. I guess it shows how I truly feel. Like my husband is very touchy feely and I’m sensitive to touch. I’ve had a few dreams where I would blow up at him where in reality I am more passive and allow the touching. I express I dislike it to him too a bit but I give up and he has difficulty taking a hint. Sometimes I am exploding inside and want to scream.

I also dream often of what I fear. Like demons. I don’t know what I’m learning from that except sometimes in the dreams I am facing my fears in a sexual way.

What do you mean about facing your fears in a sexual way?

[pinkcanary]

What do you mean about facing your fears in a sexual way?

I get sleep paralysis often. In them the demons are touching me and raping me. It's very scary. In the dream I am then enjoying it as a way to deal with being unable to move.

[FreelancePoliceman]

I get sleep paralysis often. In them the demons are touching me and raping me. It's very scary. In the dream I am then enjoying it as a way to deal with being unable to move.

That’s interesting. Have you ever tried lucid dreaming?

[xerx]

I have had sleep paralysis several times a week since early childhood. I've never been raped during my episodes, but I do suffocate and feel the ominous presence watching me. The episodes last anywhere from five seconds to what feels like half an hour and I've barely gotten accustomed to the experience over time.

Fun anecdote: my Indian friend says the Brahman caste is so inbred that most of them get sleep paralysis.