Shift in Dreams' Subject

**Talgoran** · 03-28-2011 05:17 PM

Hey all, just a recent phenomenon that has happened to me that I think you all would find interesting.
I keep a pretty detailed dream journal, and it's got over 600 nights' worth of dreams in it. For as long as I can remember, my dreams have always focused on the unreal. Video games I've been playing recently, books I'm currently reading, miscellaneous fantasy situations, and the like. I've been very pleased with this; after all, dreams are supposed to be an escape from reality. I love dreaming about crazy adventures, or video games and books I'm currently playing/reading.
But recently, like in the last couple of months, I've been dreaming increasingly about the real. I've had more and more dreams about talking with friends in real life, boring every day situations, and mundane places I've been. Less dreams about unrealistic awesomeness have been occurring.
I'll give you an example. Last night, I dreamt that I took my college ID out of my pocket and it was all bent and ripped, and I was really worried about getting it replaced, etc. Couple of nights before that, I dreamed that I was once again friends with someone who I had a falling out with, except that I was still kind of angry about it as we were talking. As you can see, these dreams suck. Whereas a few months ago I was dreaming about Harry Potter-esque flying cars, adventures in Dungeons and Dragons, and villages half-submerged in water with otters and people intermingling.
I cannot think of any major recent life changes that would cause my ways of thinking, and thus dreaming, to change. No dietary changes, recent revelations, etc. Can't think of anything. My life has been pretty much the same. Perhaps I've been a bit more social and interacted with more people. Or maybe I'm just outgrowing such fantastical dreams (though I certainly hope not)!
I was wondering if you guys have ever experienced any shifts in your general dreams' subjects like I have. Is there a way to remedy this? I don't want to have any more realistic boring dreams. Any thoughts?

**Flywithme** · 03-28-2011 05:23 PM

Same problem here.

**Arra** · 03-28-2011 09:16 PM

I think when I was a teenager my dreams tended to be a bit more exciting and involve adventurous fantasy situations. I'm 21 now and my dreams aren't that bad, maybe a mixture between realistic and unrealistic, but maybe a bit more realistic than they used to be. So depending on how old you are, maybe it has to do with age.