Thread: I see people in my dreams who I've never met...

Hmm...unless you think there is something more to this, most likely they are very social Dream Characters.

Hello nick

It happen to me many times, one time I dreamed face of girl I've never seen before. Another time I sow group of people I don't know, and I don't have any explain for this.

Unless they exist in your life, of course you won't know them in your dreams, hence, they are DCs.

Originally Posted by nick lawless

I know when I'm dreaming of a person I saw at the grocery store or gas station.

This is not necessarily true. On an average day, you see dozens of faces - either straight-on, or out of your peripheral vision - that your brain doesn't commit to conscious memory. The images are, however, stored in your subconscious mind. In all likeliness, the strangers we see in our dreams are either direct images from the people we don't really notice, or combinations of the facial features of those we do notice - this includes people on TV, paintings, etc.

I used to see a person in my dreams when I was very little that I never met before. He would later be my best friend.

Weird

no, you have seen those people...but you didn't met them...do you understand?
in your life...you have seen A LOT LOT LOT of faces....but you didn't lend attention to them...so your conscious forget them...but your unconscious not....

I do not believe in OBEs. I think your mind comes up with these "strangers" at random. Maybe you are not completely lucid and your brain is still a little in control.

But its not really a bad thing right? Meeting new dream characters adds to the awesomeness of lucid dreaming!

Dream characters are rarely people that you know, but everyone is someone that you've seen before. They come out of your memory, they are either someone that you saw recently (like on the street and made no conscious impression) or, much more likely, they are a composite of multiple people.

Originally Posted by Stem

Hello nick

It happen to me many times, one time I dreamed face of girl I've never seen before. Another time I sow group of people I don't know, and I don't have any explain for this.

What did this girl look like? I saw a girl in my dreams a few nights ago who i've never seen before in my life. My accomplished dreaming friend, and other sources, said that it is impossible to dream of a new face, and all faces must be from memory, even if you don't remember them. But man, i would have remembered this girl. she was absolutly the most beautiful girl i have ever laid eyes on, though not the kind of girl i am normally attracted to. Any explanations?
thanks