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accepting things in dreams

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  • 04-08-2006 9:44pm
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    lizzy_beth
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    Just a thought- I've often wondered why in your dreams you accept bizzare/ unusual/ unacceptable events as completely normal. I've had some odd ones I must say and wake up wondering why your brain never says "hey wait a minute this isnt right!"


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    Zillah
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    Its an altered state of conciousness. Your brain is a willing accomplice in the deception.


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    Black Swan
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    Sociologist W.I. Thomas researched reality. I wonder what he would have concluded about dream states? He said something to the effect: If you believe something to be real, it will be real in its consequences.


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    Lust4Life
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    Posted by lizzy_beth
    Just a thought- I've often wondered why in your dreams you accept bizzare/ unusual/ unacceptable events as completely normal. I've had some odd ones I must say and wake up wondering why your brain never says "hey wait a minute this isnt right!"

    Maybe it also depends on how much of a "control freak" you are in your waking state. (and please do not take that as an insult, I speak from personal experience here) I have spent years being one myself, trying to shove a round peg into a square slot, so to speak. And yes, I would have dreams just like you describe. I think it was my brain telling me to just let go of all the control and stress! To accept the things I simply cannot control.

    And since I have been making a conscious effort at doing that, I either don't have those kind of issues in my dreams or I just don't notice them so much.

    Does this make sense to any one?

    L4L


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    iFight
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    lizzy_beth wrote:
    Just a thought- I've often wondered why in your dreams you accept bizzare/ unusual/ unacceptable events as completely normal. I've had some odd ones I must say and wake up wondering why your brain never says "hey wait a minute this isnt right!"

    Yea, I have noticed this too, I often wake up thinking 'How didnt I realise?'
    Somebody was posting something about lucid dreaming which is similar to this if youre interested:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054969068


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