strawberrybrunette
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Hey everyone. I'm new here, and this is my first proper post. This is something that has puzzled me for ages: Does anyone else have recurring anxiety dreams?
I have this specific dream quite often (though not as often as i used to, thankfully). It's not exactly the same every single time - like, i'll be in a slighty different place, or i'll be in a car rather than walking - but the scenario is the same everytime: I'll be walking my dog in a field or something, normally with my mum, dad or brother, and the weather will be absolutely beautiful. Clear sky. Nice and warm. Lovely. Then, all of a sudden, the sky will just cloud over - then i'll look around and suddenly realise i'm all on my own. Whoever i was walking with just vanished without me noticing. I look up at the sky, and out of the clouds comes this funnel cloud, which touches the ground to form a tornado. The tornado will be coming towards me, but i'll just be rooted to the ground, unable to run or scream. However, just before the tornado swallows me up, it disappates. Then i wake up.
I used to get this dream a couple of times a week, now it's only about once every couple of months. From the description, the dream doesn't sound that scary - but it really is. The tornado is so loud, and i feel so helpless and frightened. Sometimes i don't want to sleep because i'm scared i'll have the dream!!
I was wondering if anyone else has a reccuring dream like that, that sort of embodies your anxiety. The tornado has sort of become a bit of a symbol for me - if some asked me to draw my anxiety, i would draw a tornado.
I look foward to finding out if anyone else has a similar thing!!
Emily x
I have this specific dream quite often (though not as often as i used to, thankfully). It's not exactly the same every single time - like, i'll be in a slighty different place, or i'll be in a car rather than walking - but the scenario is the same everytime: I'll be walking my dog in a field or something, normally with my mum, dad or brother, and the weather will be absolutely beautiful. Clear sky. Nice and warm. Lovely. Then, all of a sudden, the sky will just cloud over - then i'll look around and suddenly realise i'm all on my own. Whoever i was walking with just vanished without me noticing. I look up at the sky, and out of the clouds comes this funnel cloud, which touches the ground to form a tornado. The tornado will be coming towards me, but i'll just be rooted to the ground, unable to run or scream. However, just before the tornado swallows me up, it disappates. Then i wake up.
I used to get this dream a couple of times a week, now it's only about once every couple of months. From the description, the dream doesn't sound that scary - but it really is. The tornado is so loud, and i feel so helpless and frightened. Sometimes i don't want to sleep because i'm scared i'll have the dream!!
I was wondering if anyone else has a reccuring dream like that, that sort of embodies your anxiety. The tornado has sort of become a bit of a symbol for me - if some asked me to draw my anxiety, i would draw a tornado.
I look foward to finding out if anyone else has a similar thing!!
Emily x