Nightmares Have Always Been A Part of My Life.

in Hive Naija15 days ago

Dreams have always been a part of my life. Whether I am asleep or awake, I dream and while the dreams I have with my eyes open are more self-controlled, when I sleep it is very different.


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My dreams can go from good to awry in a second or whatever time frame exists in the dream world. In fact, some of my stories are a result of my dreams. My dreams are triggered by what I experience much like others. If I am stressed, sad or depressed, I am plagued by nightmares that jerk me awake at 3am. I dread sleep then because these dreams are so vivid it almost feels like I am in a different world.

There are dreams I can't forget. Like the one that I was stranded in a dark place and was chased by a character I despise. Or when I saw my aunt dressed in white stained with blood. When I held the head of a friend who was brutally murdered and put together like a ragdoll. These are just some of them. They got worse.

There was one when I was in Nursery. I remember because it is hands down the most scary I have ever dreamed. I came home from school and tried getting into the house. All of a sudden, it turned dark and there was a force preventing me from going in. I dropped my lunch box and pushed with all my might. Finally, the door opened barely and I saw the most horrendous face ever, eyes glossy and dead, hair was low and the skin flaky. I jerked up screaming that night. My mom had to hold me to sleep.

I grew and then I dreamt more horrible things but then another was watching a storm set in. The skies grew dark and the sun turned red and scorching. There was a tree that never stopped growing and it seemed like the sky had been rolled to look like a carpet. I remember people running. I remember running and running straight into something like a ditch.

I dreamt two years ago of a friend. I was looking for her and then I got a box delivered to me. It was her head with something of iron rings sewn on it… I woke up with a start. It was 3am and I couldn’t go back to sleep.

Nightmares have been a part of my sleep for as long as I can remember, but I have good dreams too. One particular dream has repeated itself more than three times and each time I am in the midst of the same people. Very Influential people.

I even had a dream of shaking hands with Lt. Queen Elizabeth and a few days later, I heard of her passing. I have vivid dreams of influential people and each time, I am doing the same thing; taking notes, exchanging ideas and shaking hands. I have seen myself numerous times with a microphone in my dreams.

I remember my dreams, live them even. They are so vivid, so clear it is almost like I am in a parallel universe when I close my eyes.

This is my response to the 07th Day of the December Inleo Initiative in the Hive Naija Community.

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This type of dream you are having is what we call vivid dreams or soul travel. I'd say you are lucky because you can always use your dreams to your advantage.

 12 days ago  

Yes. Honestly, many of my dreams are predictions and by the time it happens, I am prepared for it. I remember dreaming about meeting my ex on a particular day. In that dream, i wore one of my favourite jeans and top, my white slide-sandals and gold earrings. When I woke up and started preparing for work, pulled out my drawer and saw that these clothes was were on top, I shrugged and put it on. Saw my ex that day, he was on bike sha.

😂 because I mean what are the odds???

Well, I'll tell you one thing: every time I dream, I rarely remember what I dreamed. A very good post, congratulations.

 12 days ago  

Thank you.

Dreams huh...

Wonderful things...

I love em yet I'm deprived of them..

 12 days ago  

Wash your brain with hypo

You shaked Queen Elizabeth? That's amazing. Who knows? Maybe you have a doppelganger that is famous and meeting influential people already. You'll know about her soon.😉😂

 12 days ago  

Sometimes I feel like I have someone who is living my life out there...lol being rich and living large. What if there is another dimension?