... related to where I'm living at the time. Basically I'll be dreaming about something completely unrelated to the recurring dream and then suddenly it flashes to me being at my house (wherever I'm living at the time). And I'll be trying to turn the lights on but nothing is working. The lights won't turn on and it's pitch black in the house. So I start to panick. Side note: I'm not afraid of the dark in real life, so it's not that. Anyway, when the lights won't turn on, I always start to call out for help. Whether it be me calling my boyfriends name, or a friends name or even my mom. But in the dream I can't yell. It's like when you try to run in a dream but you can only run in slow motion. It's kind of like that. But for me it's yelling. And then when I try yelling, I end up talking in my sleep. Does anybody have any advice on what this could mean? I'm very curious bc I've literally been having this dream since I can remember. Probably since I was like 10 maybe? I'm 24 now, so it's been quite some time. Thanks in advance!
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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. But preoccupation with dreams can hinder you from drawing close to God by causing you to look to something other than the true source of guidance that God has provided, and possibly even involving you with harmful spiritistic influences. It is only God, through his inspired Word, who can guide you to a meaningful life now and lasting blessings in the future.—John 17:3.
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. Since it seems that dreams originate principally within the brain, it is not reasonable to think that they have special messages for us. We should view them as a normal function of the brain that helps maintain it in a healthful condition.
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