posted October 03, 2003 12:33 PM         

Now, before you guys get all excited thinking the wrong things, let me explain!

Up until aber 2 or 3 years ago, I used to have "out loud" conversations in the middle of the night with people who I would have sworn were there in my bedroom (to this day I cannot sleep without long pyjamas on, I always worry someone might "see" me!). Generally, but not always, these were people I knew, most often my best friend and family. Sometimes strangers, though. But I never really felt like I was asleep then, I can prett much remember it all, easily too. And when others would tell me to "shut up!" (i.e. husband who was woken up twice from my chatting) I would think, oh they are right, there really isn't anyone there!

Has anyone else experienced this? And why would it stop? I haven't had that in a long time now. Would love to hear your guys stories!

posted October 04, 2003 11:05 AM         

You said that you are concerned that you are being watched.People you know or do not know are present in the room with you. If dreams are a projection of what we are thinking about in our life and lucid dreaming usually occurs when stress is happening in life, you may want to go back and think what you were worrying about during that period of your life. My guess is that you may have had fears of being judged, of not doing something correct and someone finding out.Are you a consciencious person? Were you concerned about making a mistake and other seeing it?

The people we dream about are actually not those people but what they represent to us. For instance,I could dream about a celebrity,say Madonna. The dream could be about me taking command of my own life and expressing myseld more fully. So who were these people to you? What did they represent? Were they people you regarded highly? Even the ones you made up really are an extension of who you are - a belief about yourself put into a body.

Why did they stop? Because whatever the stress or concern was at the time has either been resolved, come to pass, or has been pushed further into your subconscious.

Some people have said you need psychiatric help. That may or may not be. You need help if: 1.this has limited your life in anyway. (See if you can get to the root of your PJ issue and why you feel unsafe and unprotected. If it's not resolve by yourself, then talking with a counselor for a few sessions could help.) 2. You are seeing or hearing things while fully awake. 3.You feel unresolved by this issue and need to figure it out. 4. Family members, co-workers, or friends have suggested you need help. 5. The dreams reoccur or become disturbing.

I tend to look for the psychological and physiological explanation and the possibility to gain insight about myself and how I can grow first. If all medical reasons are ruled out first throught competent assessment, then look to the metaphysical.

posted October 04, 2003 11:21 AM         

It does surprise me though, that no one else has had these "dreams". Maybe I am just wierd I've never felt threatened or sad by these dreams/visits/hallucinations...I think it's probably what you said, it's just a lucid dream. Something to think about!

I've spent the past few years reading and re-reading the Seth books, a lot of what is said in those books makes intuitive sense to me. In that light, maybe the dreams were spirits of my friends and families out of a different realm. Or maybe I just talk in my sleep! LOL

posted October 05, 2003 02:06 PM         

(Just my opinion)