I don't see things like they were reality. I get the feeling mostly in the middle of the day that something is or isn't true. I have a sense of sorts, but not in a direct tangible way. I just get feelings, like what is leading me to write this. I think somebody out there knows what this means...

Even though I am mid-20s I still have nightmares. All the time. I am with a bunch of kids, trying to save them from being killed. And it usually comes down to me having to face off, but then I wake up. Then there are the bears I keep hiding from, because I am lost in the woods. I once dreamt I was eight different people, all flying in the same plane. I never sleep a full night. The nightmares are more prevelant than the dreams. I read the books, but they don't mean anything. The write stuff like dreaming about my teeth falling out means I am worried about money.

I just want to know if the dreams are prepping me for something, or releasing me from stuff I worry about all day. If you don't think of anything, don't reply. I just wondered is I was alone on this.

-lastmanstanding

When I read your post, you won't believe the fear I received because I know exactly what you mean only I have nightmares of other things... like demons. I can't sleep at night without the freaken lights on, and I'm 21. How pathetic am I? I feel like there are things, unseen, lurking in the shadows of my room, outside in the night, and etc. I dream the craziest scariest nightmares of things chasing me. And, honestly I fear this more than death itself.

But, these ngihtmares---yours and mine--- they're merely a manifestation of what we fear in real life. It's the deepest fears we have inside whether we know it or not. The nightmares are just reflections of our deepest fears. I think that you just have to dream of letting it all go or when you dream these things just think to yourself that it is only a dream and those bears or people cannot hurt you. Sometimes if you can't control what occurs in your dream, (this is going to sound silly, but...) try looking at your hands in the dream because you'll then be able to control your dream/nightmare.

I don't have nightmares that much now compared to a year or two ago. But, I still have to sleep with the lights on if no one is home with me because of the fear.

(This reminds me: Once, I had a nightmare that I wasn't even active in the dream and I was watching a man with his baby and this wierdo older man tries to kidnap that baby. The guy with the baby fights that wierd man off. ANd, later in the dream after being harrassed and followed, he murders the man in the most gruesome way. It was very strange and violent... unlike my other dreams.)

And, the teeth thing. I've had that dream and the reason I dreamt it was because I was afraid of losing my teeth. I think you can interpret your dream/nightmare more clearly and accurately then I can by merely thinking about how you felt prior to the dream and after. Also look at what was going on in your life. You could be feeling overwhelmed in reality by the things going on in your life (bears and in the woods) and you fear/feel you'll be defeated by whatever the stress is (the face off). And, the little kids sounds to me like they represent what little hope you have of life or your problems. ANd you try to protect them (your hopes) but end up feeling defeated.

Just try to release the anxiety because that is the only way to get rid of the continuous nightmares.

I am no dream doctor but I hope this (my interpretation) helps.

I have had some pretty wicked dreams when I was little I constantly worried that my little brother would be taken away , (around the same time My Father was living away from home I might add). The dreams where hideously vivid and frightening even thinking about those things that made me happy didn't help .
I just ended up dreaming that a 3ft Ice-cream had kidnapped him and shoved him in the boot of a car .
I know now that I was worrying about my Dad not my brother , don't forget tpo check for links in your everyday life when trying to interpret a dream .
BTW those dreams where we are chased by monsters (mine was Freddy Krueger ) are ways our mind tells us that something we are doing is something we don't actually like about ourselves .
My suggestion would be this , : If it bothers you start a dream diary and don't forget to write your feelings into it .eg. Ice-creams arn't usually scarry

lastmanstanding,
I understand exactly what you are going through because I always have the most disturbing dreams(or nightmares however you wanna call it). They were most prevalent during the end of spring/beginning of summer. It was during this time that the most scariest thing has ever happened to me--well the nightmares began to come true. In my dreams I was losing family members and as you may have guessed already, they were suddenly taken away from me in real life, but within a span of a couple months. I went through the summer with lack of sleep and full of fear and worry over my family. I figured if I didnt sleep I wouldnt have to see these things in my dreams and be able to live my life normally.
However that didnt last long because eventually lack of sleep caught up to me and I became very miserable and sick. I had always been afraid of the dark but the fear became almost unbearable. I saw things that I hope werent there. I had kept everything to my self for so long that I began to seriously lose my reality. Eventually, with the help of friends and family I came to an understanding--there are no such things as coincidences and that things happen for a reason. If I were meant to change things, then there would have been a way for me to do so, but since death makes no exceptions its not something that I could prevent. Dreams are more like a heads up for me.
I now am much better although it is impossible for me to sleep a full night, I get enough to be able to continue my daily life. What helps me with my fear of the dark is my collection of flashlights i have all over the house. My mother was the one who thought of the idea and I must say that if the power went out, at least we'll have flashlights.
I really wish all the best for you lastmanstanding.