Got dreams? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Aysha · 08-19-2008, 11:21 PM

Alot of people post about having these dreams. Especially in early recovery.
Nightmares..using dreams..Or mine use to be blood and cop dreams.

I also have good dreams. And dreams that seem t hold a meaning.
Whatever it is thats on your mind in your unconscious.
Want to talk about it?
Want to see if there are others experiencing the same thing?
Just want to shoot the you know what.
Join Dreamers.

I love talking about my dreams.
I remember them alot too.

bostonluv · 08-23-2008, 12:21 PM

Oh...I would really like this thread if anyone else is interested. I've always had intense/strange/vivid dreams. I usually remember them and often they are nightmarish. My family will never listen to them because they are too "weird." I once dreamed I was a pizza and got baked. It was really horrible.

They'd never listen after that one....

Last night I dreamt that my co-worker and I were trying to find a place to hide drugs - first in the office and then in a the car. It was all night long, plotting and planning and trying to figure out where our "place" would be. I was glad to wake up this morning after all that "activity."

Aysha · 08-24-2008, 10:11 AM

LMAO Boston..Thanks for startin my day wit a laugh..A pizza.

I am more tired when I wake up when I have active dreams.
Its like I was out all night.

bostonluv · 08-26-2008, 12:19 PM

I know the feeling Chiynita. I hate work dreams or the dream where you're doing something tediously simple over and over again. Ugh. Those are the worst. I'd rather have a nightmare and wake up unsettled than tired from working on the same damn file all night.

SelfSeeking · 08-26-2008, 01:38 PM

I want a boring dream! Last night I dreamed that I had a disease where blood started dripping from my fingertips and everyone I touched caught it! *ew* It was scary. I'd rather file papers.

Aysha · 08-26-2008, 11:14 PM

LMAO..I dreamt I was on a date with Fonzie last night..HAHA

justjo · 11-20-2008, 08:57 PM

What happened on the date Chiynita??

Hey I hardly ever dream and if I do I cant remember much of it. What do you think that means. I actually have 'Whats in a Dream' Book. Just wish I could remember them.

Bamboozle · 03-29-2009, 05:57 PM

I've been having a lot of weird dreams lately...I hate waking up feeling uncomfortable. Sometimes it sets my mood for the whole day.

doorknob · 03-29-2009, 06:56 PM

Lately, my dreams have been better than my real life. I'm think I'm bored, in a lot of ways...

Aysha · 03-30-2009, 03:46 PM

I have been goin through the normal using dream phase.
They arent bothering me like they usually do tho. So thats good.
justjo..I couldnt even tell you about that dream now. LOL
I dreamt the other night there was this bowl with scrambles raw eggs in it. And it was cooking by itself. And I was like what is that. And someone told me it was my grams and that she died. Very weird.

Leslie1210 · 04-01-2009, 09:58 AM

Hi, I haven't been around for awhile but I do a lot of dream work. An excellent book is
the art of dreaming' by jill mellick. Sometimes the dreams that seem the worst can have really valuable info. in them. I believe that my dreams are my personal and deeper truth..perhaps something I'm not aware of yet. Since no one else can give me this information, I think it's a valuable way to bring things into the light.
I"d be willing to be a part of a dream group if anyone is interested.
leslie
:ghug

Firehazard · 07-03-2009, 11:06 PM

Last Thursday night I had a drinking dream. I didn't get drunk but I downed a very dark microbrew with a tea bag in it? The wierd thing is the bartender who served it to me was a woman who has helped me that has fourty one years of sobriety. I value pretty much every word she says while ignoring her imperfections. She didn't notice in the dream or acted like she didn't. I guess the emotion involved was one of remorse and tension not knowing if I should tell anyone. I felt upon awaking very relieved to find it was a dream. The tea bag holds the clue for me as I used to fool myself into drinking dark red wines, and vegtable/fruit drinks in the hopes that thier healthiness would make it alright. The only thing was, in retrospect, Five bottles of Merlot is not healthy regardless of how I can slice it. Ha Ha

Leslie1210 · 07-04-2009, 07:50 AM

Hi,
It's normal to have drinking/using dreams from time to time. What I would look at in your dream is that drinking is escaping from the reality of something, perhaps hard to deal with.
You might want to consider having a look at what you do with your your own innate personal power. Do you give it away? Because you mentioned it , and because your sponsor served you alcohol this might be an important aspect of this dream. Sometimes, when we meet people that are greatly admired or helpful it is easy to ignore their imperfections as you mentioned.. the problem here is that it's a bit of a set up and can cost you both in the long run.
just some thoughts,
Leslie

armaviva · 04-04-2010, 03:50 PM

i've always had strange dreams too. some that i still remember from my childhood because they are THAT weird. also having a lot of using dreams lately... ugh. been having them almost every night for about a month

08-19-2008, 11:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aysha Looking For Myself...Sober Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the heart is Posts: 10,087 Blog Entries: 26	Got dreams? Alot of people post about having these dreams. Especially in early recovery. Nightmares..using dreams..Or mine use to be blood and cop dreams. I also have good dreams. And dreams that seem t hold a meaning. Whatever it is thats on your mind in your unconscious. Want to talk about it? Want to see if there are others experiencing the same thing? Just want to shoot the you know what. Join Dreamers. I love talking about my dreams. I remember them alot too. __________________ Dont just count your days...Make your days count! It may not get easier, But it will get better.

08-23-2008, 12:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
bostonluv Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern CA Posts: 1,667	Oh...I would really like this thread if anyone else is interested. I've always had intense/strange/vivid dreams. I usually remember them and often they are nightmarish. My family will never listen to them because they are too "weird." I once dreamed I was a pizza and got baked. It was really horrible. They'd never listen after that one.... Last night I dreamt that my co-worker and I were trying to find a place to hide drugs - first in the office and then in a the car. It was all night long, plotting and planning and trying to figure out where our "place" would be. I was glad to wake up this morning after all that "activity." __________________ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. I Peter 5:8

08-24-2008, 10:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Aysha Looking For Myself...Sober Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the heart is Posts: 10,087 Blog Entries: 26	LMAO Boston..Thanks for startin my day wit a laugh..A pizza. I am more tired when I wake up when I have active dreams. Its like I was out all night. __________________ Dont just count your days...Make your days count! It may not get easier, But it will get better.

08-26-2008, 12:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
bostonluv Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern CA Posts: 1,667	I know the feeling Chiynita. I hate work dreams or the dream where you're doing something tediously simple over and over again. Ugh. Those are the worst. I'd rather have a nightmare and wake up unsettled than tired from working on the same damn file all night. __________________ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. I Peter 5:8

08-26-2008, 11:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Aysha Looking For Myself...Sober Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the heart is Posts: 10,087 Blog Entries: 26	LMAO..I dreamt I was on a date with Fonzie last night..HAHA __________________ Dont just count your days...Make your days count! It may not get easier, But it will get better.

08-26-2008, 01:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
SelfSeeking Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northeast US Posts: 1,341 Blog Entries: 2	I want a boring dream! Last night I dreamed that I had a disease where blood started dripping from my fingertips and everyone I touched caught it! ew It was scary. I'd rather file papers.

11-20-2008, 08:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
justjo Sunny Side Up Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sth Australia Posts: 3,783	What happened on the date Chiynita?? Hey I hardly ever dream and if I do I cant remember much of it. What do you think that means. I actually have 'Whats in a Dream' Book. Just wish I could remember them.

03-29-2009, 05:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bamboozle I got nothin' Duck Hunt 2 Champion! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My house. Posts: 4,776 Blog Entries: 14	I've been having a lot of weird dreams lately...I hate waking up feeling uncomfortable. Sometimes it sets my mood for the whole day. __________________ A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

03-29-2009, 06:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
doorknob Knucklehead Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davenport, WA Posts: 4,015	Lately, my dreams have been better than my real life. I'm think I'm bored, in a lot of ways... __________________ Get in where you fit in. - Too $hort

03-30-2009, 03:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Aysha Looking For Myself...Sober Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the heart is Posts: 10,087 Blog Entries: 26	I have been goin through the normal using dream phase. They arent bothering me like they usually do tho. So thats good. justjo..I couldnt even tell you about that dream now. LOL I dreamt the other night there was this bowl with scrambles raw eggs in it. And it was cooking by itself. And I was like what is that. And someone told me it was my grams and that she died. Very weird. __________________ Dont just count your days...Make your days count! It may not get easier, But it will get better.

04-01-2009, 09:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
Leslie1210 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elkhorn Wisconsin Posts: 73	Hi, I haven't been around for awhile but I do a lot of dream work. An excellent book is the art of dreaming' by jill mellick. Sometimes the dreams that seem the worst can have really valuable info. in them. I believe that my dreams are my personal and deeper truth..perhaps something I'm not aware of yet. Since no one else can give me this information, I think it's a valuable way to bring things into the light. I"d be willing to be a part of a dream group if anyone is interested. leslie :ghug __________________ Ring the bell that still can ring, forget the perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. L. Cohen

07-03-2009, 11:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
Firehazard SHARING THE LOAD Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 440 Blog Entries: 17	first drinking dream Last Thursday night I had a drinking dream. I didn't get drunk but I downed a very dark microbrew with a tea bag in it? The wierd thing is the bartender who served it to me was a woman who has helped me that has fourty one years of sobriety. I value pretty much every word she says while ignoring her imperfections. She didn't notice in the dream or acted like she didn't. I guess the emotion involved was one of remorse and tension not knowing if I should tell anyone. I felt upon awaking very relieved to find it was a dream. The tea bag holds the clue for me as I used to fool myself into drinking dark red wines, and vegtable/fruit drinks in the hopes that thier healthiness would make it alright. The only thing was, in retrospect, Five bottles of Merlot is not healthy regardless of how I can slice it. Ha Ha

07-04-2009, 07:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
Leslie1210 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elkhorn Wisconsin Posts: 73	Hi, It's normal to have drinking/using dreams from time to time. What I would look at in your dream is that drinking is escaping from the reality of something, perhaps hard to deal with. You might want to consider having a look at what you do with your your own innate personal power. Do you give it away? Because you mentioned it , and because your sponsor served you alcohol this might be an important aspect of this dream. Sometimes, when we meet people that are greatly admired or helpful it is easy to ignore their imperfections as you mentioned.. the problem here is that it's a bit of a set up and can cost you both in the long run. just some thoughts, Leslie __________________ Ring the bell that still can ring, forget the perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. L. Cohen

04-04-2010, 03:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
armaviva Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 88	i've always had strange dreams too. some that i still remember from my childhood because they are THAT weird. also having a lot of using dreams lately... ugh. been having them almost every night for about a month

Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode