Does it count as a nightmare if you wake in anger?

[quislet]

I don’t dream often.  That is, I don’t frequently remember having dreamt.  The slow advance of sleep apnia all but eliminated my REM sleep for a few decades, and now that I’ve recovered, waking to remember a dream is still quite an event

Comments

[dreamtigress]

Your dreams are not like other people's dreams. ::smiles::

The closest things I have to nightmares are actually much like this. Scenarios in which I am very angry that some small detail has gone wrong, or nervous that I won't be able to complete a task. I've had dreams where I am fighting undead, hunting serial killers, driving like a spy for my life, and those are not really nightmares for me. I do not wake up with large emotions after those. No, for me it's the dreams where I am fighting with a relative, or about to sell a booth full of hammers because I haven't made enough stock that truly upset me.

[pyroguysr]

To me, it is a message to "bring something back that has been forgotten" in your life... and you are just now discovering what it is. It is said that when we have vivid dreams that we can remember, the mind, the subconscious, has almost sorted itself out and is now finding solutions. Quite often, the dreams themselves have little to do with their subject matter, but the message they bring to the conscious mind is what needs to be heeded. Find out what it is that is essential to your life, but is missing and you will find, if not perfection, then satisfaction and contentment.

[quislet]

Thank you!! I did indeed have a great day, and the family is doing well. May all be well for you and your house, too, my dear!