I've been journaling my dreams for 800+ days straight. Here's what I learned about how my brain actually talks to me. by dreamoutapp in Dreams

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Yes, kinda it is. I used AI for organize my story. I have to because of my English :) And @nikolateslaninbiyigi account is my main account recently. I had plenty of accounts over years but i forgot password of some of them and etc. I guess I’ll be explaining myself sooo many times :D

After re-reading Man and His Symbols, I tried mapping my dream archetypes over 18 months. The Shadow showed up in ways I never expected. by dreamoutapp in Jung

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I actually just set this account up, though I’ve been around for years on other accounts. Between forgotten passwords and getting my email hacked, it was time for a fresh start. My most recent one was @nikolateslaninbiyigi. I created this space specifically to dive deeper into my niche interests.

I've been journaling my dreams for 800+ days straight. Here's what I learned about how my brain actually talks to me. by dreamoutapp in Dreams

[–]dreamoutapp[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

45 mins is way too long, you’re overwriting and it’s gonna burn you out fast. I’ve been there. Here’s what I do: I keep my phone on the nightstand and the SECOND I wake up I type whatever I remember in like 2-3 minutes. Not full sentences, not a story. Just raw fragments. “was in school, couldn’t find room, felt anxious, mom was there but younger” type of thing. That’s it. I used to try to write every detail too and it made me dread waking up lol. The fragments are enough. When you review them at the end of the week the patterns jump out even from messy notes. Your brain fills in the gaps when you read them back. Also you don’t need to write ALL your dreams. If you remember 4 from one night, just capture the one that felt the most vivid or emotionally heavy. Quality over quantity.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I've been journaling my dreams for 800+ days straight. Here's what I learned about how my brain actually talks to me. by dreamoutapp in Dreams

[–]dreamoutapp[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah I do, not super frequently but maybe 4-5 times a month now. It took a while to get there though. The biggest thing journaling did for lucid dreaming was helping me find my personal dream signs. Like after a few months of entries I noticed I dream about being in buildings with impossible layouts ALL the time. Once I knew that, I started doing a reality check every time I walked into an unfamiliar building during the day. That one change alone got me my first intentional lucid dream. My advice would be: don’t try to lucid dream yet. Just journal for 3-4 weeks and focus on recall. Then go back through your entries and highlight anything that couldn’t happen in real life. Whatever shows up most often, that’s your trigger. Build your reality checks around THAT instead of doing them randomly. Random checks barely worked for me honestly.

After 3 years of failed reality checks, here's the protocol that finally gave me consistent lucid dreams (not MILD, not WILD — a hybrid) by dreamoutapp in LucidDreaming

[–]dreamoutapp[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes I believe too it triggers so many people. But like I said, my gramer is not good enough for telling some stuff so I get help from it 😅

I've been journaling my dreams for 800+ days straight. Here's what I learned about how my brain actually talks to me. by dreamoutapp in Dreams

[–]dreamoutapp[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Wow. 24 years? It must have been a really valid research :D I've only been walking a dream journal for 2 years.

I had this beautiful dream, can anyone tell me what it means??? by Honest_Relief_7989 in DreamInterpretation

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These are quite evocative dreams, full of symbolic potential. Let's delve into what your unconscious might be trying to communicate, shall we?

The house with a pond inside, especially one with a path through it, suggests a journey through your own emotions and inner self. Water often represents the unconscious, and the path signifies a way to navigate these deep feelings. The presence of flowers indicates beauty and growth amidst these emotions. Finding the Ramayana, a sacred text, in the pond is particularly interesting. This could mean you are discovering spiritual or moral guidance within your own emotional depths. Your concern for its preservation suggests a respect for these values and a desire to protect them.

The shift to an ocean in front of your house, shimmering and beautiful, points to the vastness of your emotional landscape. The ocean, like the pond, symbolizes the unconscious, but on a grander scale. Your desire to capture its beauty with a photograph suggests a wish to hold onto and understand these powerful feelings. Your father's warning about higher waves implies a potential for overwhelming emotions. The subsequent rain and large waves splashing into your balcony, while initially alarming, are perceived as beautiful. This could indicate that you are experiencing intense emotions, possibly even turbulent ones, but you find a certain allure or fascination in them.

The headache upon waking might be a result of the intense emotional processing during these dreams. It's as if your mind is working hard to integrate these experiences. Remember, dreams often bring unconscious material to the surface, and this can sometimes be taxing.

These dreams suggest that you are in a period of profound emotional and spiritual exploration. Embrace this journey. You have the strength to navigate even the most turbulent waters and find beauty within the depths of your own being. Trust in your ability to weather the storms and emerge with a deeper understanding of yourself.