So, basically, I had a dream that I was being chased by giant bugs along with two or more other people. I was able to hold onto one of the people’s hands and all of a sudden,there was a bright flash. It was all covered in white the next minute and I saw a white figure in front of me for a few seconds or more. I wasn’t sure if my heart was beating (or if it was slowly beating) I was confused and I didn’t know if I was dead or if I was having a near death experience. I know this sounds crazy. I have also heard of a head syndrome where you get flashes in dreams but I haven’t experienced any of this before. I don’t suffer from headaches or migraines or any other medical condition. I am not ill at all at the moment so I am not sure what may have caused this. I don’t even know if I was dreaming. I also think I felt a little bit of peace as well. I am also agnostic. I don’t know if I was also lucid dreaming but I rarely have lucid dreams as I don’t know how to dream lucid dreams.
I had a dream about seeing light. Does it mean anything?
Added 3+ months ago:
I also woke up in shock and while I was supposedly dreaming I think I had thoughts of not wanting to go to the light because I didn’t want to be dead yet if I remember correctly.
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It means you tell yourself stories while you sleep. Light flashes sometimes indicate vitamin deficiencies. You should study some books about nutrition so you know a few things. For instance vitamin B2 makes urine bright yellow. When the color fades, it's time to take a supplement.
During our waking hours, our five senses are constantly conveying information and images to the brain, but during sleep this is not the case. The brain generates images within itself without any external sensory input. Therefore, what we see in dreams and the actions we experience in them are at times like hallucinations. This makes it possible for us to do things that are violations of natural laws, such as flying like Peter Pan or falling from a cliff without injury. Time may be distorted so that the past is seen as if it were the present. Or if we are trying to run away, we do not seem to have control of our movements—our legs do not want to respond. Strong impressions and experiences that we may have during our waking hours can, of course, affect our dreams. Many who have experienced the frightful atrocities of war cannot easily forget them, nor can some forget the feeling of being attacked by a criminal. Such disturbing experiences while we are awake can emerge in our dreams, causing nightmares. Common things that are on our minds when we go to sleep can surface in our dreams.
Sometimes when we are trying to solve a problem, the solution comes to us during sleep. This may reflect that not all sleep consists of dreaming. A portion of it is thinking.
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BTW once you get comfortable with the fact that you are telling yourself stories, the stories will be a lot happier.