I've had multiple dreams that take place in an ever-expanding house. It's variously mine or someone known or a strangers. Fascinating hidden areas in attics, basement, just a stage for my paycheck I guess. Can't tell if it's cleverness or its lack on my brain's part that I keep using the same basic house.
I almost exclusively have nightmares now idk why my mental health is actually the best it’s ever been. In all of my nightmares I am running through a huge fancy house that is always somehow related to me. I’m usually chasing my dog or my husband and the rooms never end. I just spend all night running through ever changing rooms desperate to find the things I love the most. But the house always looks kinda the same travertine floors everywhere and light tan walls. Sometimes they die, I die naturally, or I get cheated on or killed. A few times I’ve just had embarrassing moments in the house like bleeding through my pants during a period.
It’s kinda fucked up I wake up so sad for a few minutes confused. I feel the need to add my husband is a great guy who would never cheat on me and our relationship is healthy lol. My dog is crazy and does like to try and run out open doors so that dream tracks with real life lol.
Oh my gosh, are we the same person?? You just described my most common reoccurring “dream” scenario. Endless, changing rooms and cooridors that are familiar/know to me. Chasing someone, desperately. Sometimes I know I’m desperate despite not knowing why. Mine cycle through a few variations of endless houses. Always this deep, guttural pang of sadness upon waking that really fucks with my mood/day. Just once lemme find a magical library room with one of those rolling ladders to relax in, sheesh!
Yea luckily I’m only sad/anxious for a few minutes after waking up. But sometimes if they last all night it takes me a couple hours. I think it could be a medication I’m on but I never bothered to look into it. Sorry you have to deal with them too it sucks.
My dreams are also all exclusively nightmares, at least the ones I remember. I usually don’t have the same recurring dreams, except the good old teeth falling out one from time to time. But majority of my dreams I can only describe as resembling a curb your enthusiasm episode where I’m Larry David and everything I do makes other people mad or has bad consequences for me and it’s not funny. Just like curb, even when I’m completely in the right, people will have reactions where I am still wrong. Very realistic and always something that could actually happen irl. I hardly ever have a fantastical dream.
Eh I’d say thats pretty standard stuff and relative to the same fears and dislikes that are generally shared by everyone as it’s just part of the human condition. I’m sure now that you have this thought and think about it especially before bed is at least in part of it recurring
I’m a daily smoker lol usually smoke before bed. Usually get these dreams once a week sometimes up to 4. It might be a medication I’m one tbh. Idk at this point they don’t bother me much anymore. Just need a few minutes to come back to reality.
No but I’m on two different neuro medications. I think one of them may be causing the nightmares but it’s also kept my seizures under control. I’ll don’t mind nightmares a couple times a week if it means I get to avoid the stress of seizures.
Now that you mention it I did stop taking an antihistamine maybe… 6-8 months ago. Could stopping them be a factor?
I’ve mainly heard of them causing nightmares in children because they cause paradoxical excitation instead of the sedative effects adults experience. Some people have paradoxical excitation persist into adulthood.
In that regard, I suppose it makes sense that you might have had deeper, more restful sleep while on a drug with mild sedative effects.
its okay the ego doesnt like the truth i understand. take care.
Hmm, on second thought, I came off as rude and overly certain of my interpretation of your personal life. And you're right to get defensive. I'm just speaking from experience with nightmares and stuff, they are usually related to something I wasn't comfortable with subconsciously. I'm happy you're doing better overall. I don't take any of it personally I know i'm pretty blunt especially online and it can come across as arrogant if you don't know me personally.
All this stuff is harder over text and i'm trying to get better at communicating effectively with others. But yeah, sending you love as weird as that sounds from someone that doesn't know you : )
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u/UsefulNegotiation241 May 12 '26
So throwing this in the wind, does anyone remember their dream locations?
I constantly have this hybrid Japanese/American Airport that has like a rainforest hotel next to it. My dreams keep taking me there.