Maybe, but how am I going to read them when I’m asleep? 
IIRC the key is to think intensely about a preferred topic before falling asleep and there you’ll go.
No, there I don’t go.
I’ve had countless intense dreams of the shagging type and woken up as I’m about to deliver the master stroke or otherwise embark upon the road to unrivalled carnal pleasure. Invariably I am inhibited in my dreams by misplaced notions of marital fidelity.
Never have I been able to get back into the preferred topic, or anything else, even after reassuring myself while awake that it’s only a dream and that rooting the spunk rat in my dream wouldn’t really be marital infidelity, and that my missus wouldn’t know anyway as she’s fast asleep. Rather like normal conjugal relations, except that then I get off, and with no guilt.
Starting cold before going to sleep doesn’t seem likely to work better.
However, I will try your suggestion tonight and if I’m successful I’ll need fresh bed sheets tomorrow.
Stand by for an after action report.
Please, leave out the details!:shock:
Fear not, for I anticipate that there will be no details to report.
Certainly no memorable details.
Such is my life. 
I don’t know. I was very much against the Gaza incursion and also the Lebanon War of 2006. Probably much more internal than that…
Mine wasn’t CoD4, it was a Mecha game on PS One.
It wasn’t 8 hours, either.
I’d not long gone through a separation, and had never, despite prodigious capacity, been a drinker, yet the mind was preoccupied.
I played for 125 hours, nonstop.
Got up to make coffee, empty the bladder, and that was it.
Once I had successfully finished the game, I slept for two days.
The same endurance event happened about 16 months later, tho since then I’ve not quite so often been awake as long, only 8 or 9 days, at times.
Regards, Uyraell.
…holy crap man! I have never stayed up for 2 days straight. What game was it though.
125 hours? That was a long ass game… wow! That’s more than 5 days! How did even manage to survive that long? I read about some Korean dude who died after a 3 day binge of playing some online RPG…
Didn’t even know you played games, Uyraell. Do you play on PC or on consoles?
…these comments have convinced me to abstain from gaming…
I can confirm this. Going to bed after a gaming orgy asks for the games haunting your sleep. I experienced this e.g. during the heyday of Battlefield 1942 (which made me switch vehicles in my dreams like crazy) and also with mini-games like Mahjong and stuff like this…
Hahah, yeah, it’s not a good idea to go to bed right after finishing a lengthy gaming session… I played Left4Dead all night yesterday - and, well, I guess you guys can figure what I dreamed of… some scaaary dreams…
I can only advice you to do something to wind you down before sleeping - read the forums, surf the internet, watch porn - whatever helps you, just avoid anything too intense, and you should be set…
The feature of a dream depicting the dreamer being chased in any way, whether by something known, or not is all for the same reason. Something unresolved, needing to be looked at, and well, resolved. The pursuing entity is usually symbolic of the nature of the problem, but can be in fact anything. As the need to deal with the problem increases, the pursuing entity may take on a more fearsome aspect. This means only that its a more pressing issue. taking the Ferret for instance, what is a ferret? its a weasel, sneaky, untrustworthy, will steal from anyone without hesitation, and right under your nose if it can. The next feature water, is interesting, as this hides the actions of the weasel until its very close to you. It also prevents you making a quick escape, and hinders your ability to see it in order to protect yourself. Further, and more applicable, is that the element water is symbolic (on average) of the emotional body. (the human is considered to have a physical, a mental, and emotional body working together to be a whole being.) The condition of the water is significant, is it smooth, and calm? choppy, or even violently disturbed, and stormy. Is it clear, allowing you to see into it, or murky and turbid masking what may be occurring just beneath the surface ?
I would think that this may be that someone you have trusted, and have some type of friendship, or other social relationship with is not worth your trust, you may have a suspicion of it, but not enough to consciously see it. Since it involves emotions, could be a family member, a significant other, or a pal who is undermining your relationship with another person, someone who is for whatever reason of some importance to you personally. It may be the old somebody trying to get you in trouble with that other important person A buddy trying to get your girlfriend, a co-worker who is trying for a better deal at your expense, things like that. Without knowing you and your situation better, I cant really tell for sure. so just a few ideas of how the dream can work, and how your sub-conscious will kick your shins to get your attention. Dont let it get you paranoid, sometimes a dream is just a dream.
Wow, tankgeezer, have you studied psychology?
No, actually I’m a drop out that managed to make good. I have always had an interest in dreams, and have done some years study on the subject. Although Its been a few years since I have dissected a dream for someone, it is helpful to someone having a troubling dream to discover what is actually happening. Lucid dreaming mentioned in an earlier post is a very good tool to help with any dream you wish to work with. It takes some practice, and focus, but it will be helpful once its learned. The Chasing dream is one everyone has experienced at some point, and is usually not too difficult to unravel. As one’s understanding of dreams increases, the dream will usually unfold a bit more at a time, till the root cause of it is discovered. The realization that the scary chaser isnt really dangerous but instead a messenger is normally enough to move the dream along toward resolution. tere are plenty of books about dreams, and online material as well I’m sure. The real truth of a dream is that for the most part, its us trying to tell ourselves something, and all characters, and other elements in it are pretty much just representations of different parts of ourselves. Colors of things can be important symbols, as can the condition of a thing thats part of the dream. Some common symbols of dreams are a house. you are making your way through a house, or some type of building, this represents in most cases, you as a whole. The color, condition, furnishings layout all have some reference to you, the dreamer. Lights, and candles are a symbol to look closely at the area where the light is, as there may be details important to you in the lighted areas. The colors may tell you what part of yourself is needing attention. Generally, these will conform the the chakra colors and indicate the part of the body being looked at. Dilapidated, dodgy, conditions mean that this part of you, or your life, is outdated, or indicates a disease, and needs to be healed, repaired ,shed, and replaced with something new and useful.Like if you dreamed that your car had tires that were all worn down, cracked, and leaking,may mean that you cant go far on what you have at present, and need something else to get you going again. More schooling, more something as what you have been doing is not getting you ahead. If this is while going to work, then it indicates your skillset in the workplace needs updating, or a change of job is in order. If on your way to the Church for your wedding, it means you fear that you dont have what it takes to carry off a married life. (or it means bad choice of spouse, and you best run the other way…
) If you wish to analyze your dreams it helps to develop a dream glossary of symbols, and terms. The books can help you do this. once your sub-conscious knows what symbols you understand, it will use them, and you will understand more about your dreams. There is still alot more to the subject, but it’ll do to get you started.
The original book is Freud’s “The Interpretation of Dreams.” I haven’t read that one, but, while Freud makes some good points and is essential reading, he has his own “manias” for sure!
“Civilization and Its Discontents” is brilliant though…
Next time I have a dream I can remember past brushing my teeth I’ll post it here and let you fellows analyze it
Everyone dreams, even if you dont remember them, you do dream. maybe its for the best, but if you want to remember a dream, talk yourself into it through the day, and it will happen before too long. Sometimes you can play them like a role playing game, in others you’re just along for the ride. you may dream in black, and white, like a silent movie, or have every sense available, and more. Pleasant dreams all,
With all this talk about dreams maybe one of you can answer this for me -
Does eating cheese before going to bed really induce nightmares/dreams?
If you have enough of it and of the right type to stimulate you, probably yes. It works for me with some cheeses, mostly blue cheeses but sometimes a really sharp pecorino romano or parmesan and occasionally a really well matured cheddar type.
The cheese dream thing is from a Dickens novel I think, but I can’t recall which one. There’s a character who says something about cheese inducing (bad?) dreams.
I know that there are certain foods which will give me disturbed sleep or other problems, if indulged in in the quantities which make it worthwhile consuming them rather than just sampling them. Usually they’re the ones with the most spices or long matured or sharp tastes. Decent Parmesan; sun dried tomatoes; balsamic vinegar; rogan josh; satay; and all the things I love but that now don’t love me.
There are others which will stop me sleeping, notably a glass or two of Coke from the late afternoon on. I very, very rarely drink it because it keeps me awake, although it was my primary source of nutrients between the ages of 15 and 25.
I recall that the ?Dickens character says something about cheese bringing bad dreams or sleep disturbance, but he is an old man.
I’m heading for old and over the past couple of decades I’ve gradually worked out that there are foods which I’m better off avoiding as they keep me awake; give me headaches; or do other things, none of which happened when I used to eat them in my youth.
I don’t know whether I’ve lost my ability to cope with whatever is in these foods or whether their ingredients have changed. Probably a bit of both, but mostly the former I suspect.