Mar
I maintain several recurring bad dreams in my repetoire. (How come the good ones never recur?) In one of these dreams, there is not much plot or action; the only real substance of the dream is that I am trying to get away from someone or something, but my feet are like lead. I can hardly move; it’s a struggle to take a step.
This particular dream culminates when whoever or whatever is trying to get me appears in front of me; at that point, I feel that I must scream, only I cannot. No matter how hard I try, no sound comes forth.
The other night, in my dream, I realized I was having “the dream” and told myself that I only had to try harder. For the first time in my life, I was successful in eking out a howl.
Much to the chagrin of my husband sleeping next to me.
3 Responses to “The Scream”
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Bo said:
LOL
I do not often have “good dreams” (and because I’m a typical heterosexual male you should read that accordingly), but when I do, they tend to be extraordinarily vivid, in terms of small details being captured. I have decided this is a blessing more than a curse.
I also have this recurring dream about a civilization in space with massive botanical ships. I can’t tell yet whether it’s an intelligent race who uses the plants, or whether the plants are actually sentient.
I don’t have “nightmares” very often at all, but when I do, I can never explain (even to myself) what made them scary. It seems like a bunch of mundane details thrown together, but something about the whole scares me. (shrug)
Tense Teacher said:
Ah, now I know why I can’t ever scream in dreams, as well. I’d probably have the entire household on their feet if I did. (I totally snorted when I read the last line of this post, by the way.)
Bob Brown said:
I too have had bad dreams where I can’t run because I can’t get my feet moving. They aren’t all that common though. On the flip side I’ve also had dreams where I can fly. These dreams of flying are very exhilarating but unfortunately not very common.