To give a little background... I was violently abused as a child, and as a result had many night terrors and recurring nightmares. I still remember many of them vividly.
In one of my childhood nightmares, I knew there was a monster outside and our door was unlocked. Each time I had the dream, I would run to the door but just as my fingers touched the lock, the door was wrenched open and the monster came in. I would run and try to hide but my hiding place was always found. I would try to scream to break away from the dream but usually I would be in the middle of an asthma attack and could not scream.
I pretty much quit sleeping when I was a little girl and didn't start sleeping again for many years.
The good news is the dream I had last night.
In the dream, I received a call that there were many "bad" people outside roaming the streets. Suddenly I was in my parent's house again, and I again headed to the back door because I knew it wasn't locked. But instead of trying to lock the door, I whipped it open and saw a surprised monster/bad guy on the other side. I told him, "Get out of here RIGHT NOW, and I MEAN IT!!!" He backed off, and in the dream I finally got to lock that door, and then I called the police.
This dream made me feel pretty good.
In one of my childhood nightmares, I knew there was a monster outside and our door was unlocked. Each time I had the dream, I would run to the door but just as my fingers touched the lock, the door was wrenched open and the monster came in. I would run and try to hide but my hiding place was always found. I would try to scream to break away from the dream but usually I would be in the middle of an asthma attack and could not scream.
I pretty much quit sleeping when I was a little girl and didn't start sleeping again for many years.
The good news is the dream I had last night.
In the dream, I received a call that there were many "bad" people outside roaming the streets. Suddenly I was in my parent's house again, and I again headed to the back door because I knew it wasn't locked. But instead of trying to lock the door, I whipped it open and saw a surprised monster/bad guy on the other side. I told him, "Get out of here RIGHT NOW, and I MEAN IT!!!" He backed off, and in the dream I finally got to lock that door, and then I called the police.
This dream made me feel pretty good.