Curious about Recurring Dreams
nerograves
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This is my first thread post, so not sure if this is the right spot. Has anyone had recurring dreams for some years that carry themes of fear, being cornered, or losing your voice? I’ve had a set of dreams with these feelings and scenarios, some more explicit than others.
My first recurring dream started in my early 20s. I was in a shack as a kid wearing a sleeveless shirt and boxers, chained to the floor by my wrist. An adult male, came in, but I could not make out his face but he wore the same clothes my abuser was in. I was scared of him and backed away. Next scene jumps to me running away from the shack and the man, wrists chained together. I was in a vacant lot with patches of grass, running from the man. I made it to the gravel road before I got caught ad taken back
Another recurring dream, I was in a grocery store as a kid but in my olde school uniform, shopping with an adult male. I couldn't make out his face like the first dream. I felt odd around him but appeared normal. His hand stayed on my shoulder and went to my back. Scene jumps to us in the parking lot. I was more nervous with the guy. I tried to talk but no words as if I lost my voice. We then approached car and he looked down at me.
Another dream was in a hospital. I was a kid and being washed. Then the scene jumps to another kid, same age as me, and myself escaping from hospital. We were chased. We got outside. I got them on the bus to escape, but I was caught and taken back inside the hospital.
This most recent one bothered me, I was in my old school and with kind of cloudy but mostly sunny outside. I was told to go and get my picture taken. The scene jumps to me in a sleeveless shirt and boxers like the shack dream, but I was in closed off room this time with the same man dressed like my abuser. I'll stop here as it went into part of the real abuse. Plus, I shot up awake. All these dreams kind of bothered me because I felt uncomfortable afterward from all of them. But, this recent one bothered me a lot for weeks because I woke up with my heart pounding and feeling... I don't know... trapped, anxious, antsy, angry. It got too real in the details like a flashback.
I’m wondering if anyone else experienced this. Are there recurring themes in some dreams you have that feel weird? Did some feel like flashbacks?
My first recurring dream started in my early 20s. I was in a shack as a kid wearing a sleeveless shirt and boxers, chained to the floor by my wrist. An adult male, came in, but I could not make out his face but he wore the same clothes my abuser was in. I was scared of him and backed away. Next scene jumps to me running away from the shack and the man, wrists chained together. I was in a vacant lot with patches of grass, running from the man. I made it to the gravel road before I got caught ad taken back
Another recurring dream, I was in a grocery store as a kid but in my olde school uniform, shopping with an adult male. I couldn't make out his face like the first dream. I felt odd around him but appeared normal. His hand stayed on my shoulder and went to my back. Scene jumps to us in the parking lot. I was more nervous with the guy. I tried to talk but no words as if I lost my voice. We then approached car and he looked down at me.
Another dream was in a hospital. I was a kid and being washed. Then the scene jumps to another kid, same age as me, and myself escaping from hospital. We were chased. We got outside. I got them on the bus to escape, but I was caught and taken back inside the hospital.
This most recent one bothered me, I was in my old school and with kind of cloudy but mostly sunny outside. I was told to go and get my picture taken. The scene jumps to me in a sleeveless shirt and boxers like the shack dream, but I was in closed off room this time with the same man dressed like my abuser. I'll stop here as it went into part of the real abuse. Plus, I shot up awake. All these dreams kind of bothered me because I felt uncomfortable afterward from all of them. But, this recent one bothered me a lot for weeks because I woke up with my heart pounding and feeling... I don't know... trapped, anxious, antsy, angry. It got too real in the details like a flashback.
I’m wondering if anyone else experienced this. Are there recurring themes in some dreams you have that feel weird? Did some feel like flashbacks?
