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for as far back as i can account for i've been having this reoccuring dream on and off, sometimes i won't have it for years, or months, but i will always have it again eventually...

hmm, its not really reoccuring cos the dream is kind of different every time, but with certain distinctive similaries...it takes place in the house i'm liveing at the time, though slightly altered, and besides me and 'the presence', as i'll call it for now, there's just really my family...


its the presence of 'the presence' in every single one of them that causes me to label them reoccuring...and its always the same...i can't 'see' him, (definitely get the sense its 'male'), there are no visual representations whatsoever...just this dreadful, dreadful feeling i can't even describe...after waking up, the simple memory of this feeling brings a cold sweat

and always, in every dream, i know when he's coming, i 'feel' that he is about to come, and im beyond terrified, i lose myself in utter fright, it is the worst feeling i can imagine...i hate it.

just as it/he arrives, i'm always in my bedroom(once my mother's), and his arrival will usually be announced by the closet doors suddenly swinging open and start banging ferociously...then, while i still can i try to run for the door, as for some reason i know if i can just get out of the room, im safe. he/it doesn't follow me out...if i can escape in time, thats it. i'm free, til he/it next decides to strike. in some dreams i have left the room in time, and spend the rest of the dream making sure that when i get the feeling he's coming i can make a quick escape, but in the vast magority, the bedroom door slams shut, and i'm trapped. it's completely locked shut by 'him/it' and i'm soon completely paralysed...and its this 'presence' that paralyses me, but i don't know why, all i know is that i'm insanely horrifed, petrified beyond reason and feel a desperation i've never felt in real life...in the dreams, its like he this plague in my life i'm constantly trying to avoid while i try to go about a normal life, he can strike whenever, i'm petrified of him and must always try to escape.

only thing is though, after becoming 'caught' by him, by dream simply ends on that horrible note. i have no idea what actually happens to me after that.

it disturbs me because i've been having it since i was a child and the way i feel in it is just too real, and whenever i remember it, i just hope i never have it again soon! i dread now actually going to sleep tonight and dreaming about it because i described it here tonight!

this thing truly terrifys me, and my desperate crys for help in the dreams are never heard by my family, ignored, or stifled...i don't know what he wants from me, because, i never find out...it is indeed a very stressful dream!

i wonder if anyone else has experieced reoccuring dreams of this sort...and if i should make anything of them??
all i know is i'm scared of having my next one

Have you ever considered the possibility that this isn't simply a dream, but a memory?

Something like that happened to me once. I was on the computer then I felt something next to me. It felt male and not human and it felt like it wasnt supposed to be there and it was looking at me funny. It went around the chair and I couldnt see it because I had a blanket over my head and it went to the tv and it stood there a second and disapeared. It scared me for months. Its weird because the thing in your dream is male too.

I have had dreams similar in the past - often used to have nightmares (indeed I was locked in a bedroom all alone and felt the most terrible presence coming... and the cupboard flung open (pitch black inside), I screamed then woke up) too UNTIL...

9 years or so ago when I was 17 or 18 I had a nightmare and I was with some friends of mine when we were all attacked by a black figure (not skin colour, but clothing and a hood). It was outside and was daytime so I could see *him*.

I ran and ran and he caught the other two friends in my dream. He threw them into a pit and started pouring cement over them (weird, huh?) and I knew they were now dead and next he'd be after ME! So I ran forward as he had his back to me and with a hollow metal pipe I found I rammed it through his neck and twisted it so this person's head fell off.

I instantly felt relieved and woke up - I have not had a nightmare like that since.

Maybe I killed the evil in my dreams?

Crazy I know. It should be noted that I do love my dreams and love to dream as a result - the crazier the better. Seems like I feel I have power over others in my dreams now and can confront things or people I meet. Not all the time but a good amount of the time.

But they have never been nightmares since...

Hope this helps!

There's a sleep disorder called (among other things) "Night Terrors," which is different than a nightmare.

http://www.nightterrors.org

It's worth considering, and I hope the link is helpful.

There is also a film called "The Entity"... very similar, have you ever seen it? Very Scary, and if you inadvertently saw it as a young child it would leave a profound memory

My little brother used to get night terrors regularly. He'd get out of bed, regularly crying, and if we were to approach him, he'd normally be terrified. So basically, he's up and wandering around but still somewhat asleep but can obviously make us out since he reacts to us near by. He'd whisper ' no no' or whimper, sometimes they were shouts and he was saying non-sensical things. He'd eventualy calm down and realise we that it is us he is here with. At younger times when he'd fall asleep after calming down, he wouldn't be able to recall the night before. It's scary when it begins (As I share my room with him) but thankfully he outgrew them around a year ago and that was when he was around 11.

It might be worth noting if there is any "trigger" to these dreams. A special date, a special meeting with someone, extra stress in your life. Anything that might give a clue as to why this dream tends to come back.

I wouldn't turn to the supernatural before considering that maybe this is a memory of something or someone.

I wasn't going to go into this (since this thread isn't about me), but I suffered from night terrors for about ten years, and they were horrible. That's why I provided the link earlier.

My night terrors would always strike me about an hour or two after I'd fallen asleep. I would suddenly wake up to a LOUD, deafening roar, like a locomotive roaring right through my head. I'd open my eyes, but I would be totally paralyzed, unable to move at all, and I would be absolutely terrified. It's hard to even describe the terror. It was beyond anything imaginable. My heart would pound, and I literally thought I would have a heart attack from the fear. It seemed like the night terrors would last about 30 minutes. All I could do was just lay there in terror, hearing that deafening roar in my head, and glance around my bedroom, praying for it to end. Usually toward the end, I would try to struggle, and I would try to scream, but the only sound I could utter would be a low, barely audible groan.

My night terrors began right after a horrible 6-year marriage, so I knew even at the time I had them that they were stress related. I sure didn't know they would last for 10 years, though. Thank God they finally subsided, getting farther between, and then they finally ended. It wasn't until the Internet came along that I learned exactly what was going on, and could put a name to the affliction. And by the way, "night terrors" says it all...

no...honestly never have

what kind of memory?? i really can't recall anything like that...
i'll definitely think about it though, thanks..

ok, woah..
that sounds waaaay too much like what happens in my dreams! i know it sounds silly, but i've always wondered if the 'presence' in my dream is somehow existing outside them, somehow real....that's why i felt compelled to post this here, as if people might recognise the series of events in the dreams, like a universal thing...almost like a freddie kruger that comes to several different people in dreams/nightmares!



yes, i always wonder about that afterwards...why the absolutely sureness its male...and is there a significance in the sex of the thing...i know its seems kinda pointless to analyse a dream like this but it always felt kinda conspicuous or profound and is something that never really leaves my conscience...awareness of this dream follows me through life and no matter how my life evolves and i get older, i'm always brought back to it and i can't figure why..


hmm...i think i saw that a few years ago...with the woman and no-one believes her??
but i've been having these dreams as far back as i can remember...before i ever got into my horror film obsession thats when i got older and i can't really make any connections with any films...it feels too personal and too real, something that came of itself, already existed...i feel like 'he's' always been there you know??
i just don't know how i could've came up with this character myself, at such a young age...as far as i know i've never experienced anything akin to this in life or from film/tv etc...to conjure him up in dreams.
i don't feel i had enough knowledge to create him myself...and yet 'he's' there. and though i've seen many a horror film since and in the meantime, 'he' never changes an inch, or the circumstances...that's what worries me i 'spose, the fact 'he's' a 'constant'. i have my own personal phantom for life i guess!


not turning to the supernatural really...i know its a dream like! its just the way it feels so significant and real to me for some reason, unlike any other dream or nightmare.

and yeah i can't think of any memories that would have triggered this...my childhood was pretty much on the innocent side! that's why i can't understand the coming of existance of this dream! i mean dreams are supposed to relate to you or your life in some way i thought...?



hmm...well be honest too if you think just i'm making a big deal of just a stupid dream! it just kinda bothers me and i guess i'm kinda hoping others have experienced something similar, which it seems they have so thanks for your replys already sweeties!

As others have mentioned (night terrors or otherwise) they happen to many MANY people.

Dreams can be very powerful and certainly can change your whole outlook on the day or even week depending on the severity of it.

There is a pure fear which is felt (more so than when you are awake) and lots of people suffer like this. It is rather unfortunate to say the least.

I am actually pleased to say this, Little Irish Vampiress, that I really would not say this is a paranormal entity attacking you in any way. Simply the deep inner recesses of the mind seeping out.

So it's all down to you, at least that is how I see it myself.

I hope this gives you a little comfort

Best of luck for future nights x

maybe he's a part of you somehow...you know, the dark side of you... that's why it's male.
maybe he's an archetype.
maybe you had bad experiences with males?

I would be freaked out if I had that dream, there is no need to apologize.

What I meant was if you can see if there is a 'trigger' to the re-appearing of the dream. Is it after you meet someone, after you had a bad day, after you think of something? Anything that might explain why you had the dream again at a certain time.

yeah i don't believe its a real-life entity or anything, i'd need more reason to...i thinks its just a peculiar dream...mm..definitely doing more research into night terrors tho thank you!


no bad experiences with males as far as i know....dark side of me...? god, i sure hope not! hehe..


that's the problem, they happen so randomly and at any age i can't pinpoint anything

if it weren't for my artistic tendancies, i'd so be going into psychology to learn more about the mind and human subconsious...i'd love to understand these things!



oh, and sorry for late replying... younger sister is currently unreasonably obsessed with bebo.com

When you have night terrors you usually cant remember the nightmare. When I had night terrors sometimes I hurt myself.