Tutoring a 14 year old. How to be supportive of dreams and yet practical? [more inside]
posted by Admiral Haddock on Nov 4, 2009 - 31 answers

Why have I suddenly started to dream about other women? [more inside]
posted by kleenkat on Oct 21, 2009 - 23 answers

I had a dream about an ex-boyfriend last night and I'm wondering if I should do anything about it. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 7, 2009 - 22 answers

Is lucid dreaming real, or fiction? Are its practitioners and advocates fringe scientists, spiritualists or charlatans? (or all three in mixed proportion) [more inside]
posted by Potomac Avenue on Sep 23, 2009 - 43 answers

I have bad nightmares... [more inside]
posted by Neonshock on Aug 10, 2009 - 15 answers

I remember things that didn't actually happen - I dreamed them. This is inconvenient, but is it a problem? [more inside]
posted by jacalata on Aug 4, 2009 - 15 answers

Please hope me get control of my bad dreams until I can resolve their real-world roots. [more inside]
posted by EatTheWeak on Jul 25, 2009 - 15 answers

Am I meditating or is this something else? [more inside]
posted by reticulatedspline on Jul 22, 2009 - 12 answers

In dreams ,are you actually talking to yourself when you have conversations with other people? [more inside]
posted by edman on Jul 16, 2009 - 26 answers

How can I get my weird dreams back? [more inside]
posted by aliasless on Jul 9, 2009 - 48 answers

Help me get my focus back on my own life and happiness and stop comparing/competing with my ex in my own mind... and stop having how I compare with others as a condition to my happiness/self esteem in general... [more inside]
posted by Chrysalis on Jun 16, 2009 - 13 answers

Do movies shape the way we imagine things or vice versa? I notice that when I dream/daydream/concept that I often think very cinematically (meaning imagining things staged/put together/"filmed" even in a motion picture narrative style). What I wonder is if one type of visual conception is a result of the other. [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Jun 10, 2009 - 10 answers

dreamfilter: Why do I have scary dreams about killing people and cheating on my wife? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 2, 2009 - 18 answers

I have issues with dreams...specifically having them before I'm supposed to. I think I have a sleep disorder. [more inside]
posted by idle on May 31, 2009 - 17 answers

I just had a dream in which I could remember dates, names, and lyrics (correctly) that I could not recall in my waking life. Why can't I draw upon the same pool of stored information in my brain when I'm awake? Can I change this? [more inside]
posted by raztaj on May 9, 2009 - 12 answers

I'm constantly dreaming about masturbating in public. Is this normal? If not, how can I stop? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 13, 2009 - 10 answers

How do you tell a friend that their dreams aren't realistic? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 22, 2009 - 54 answers

What is it like to dream? [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Feb 23, 2009 - 85 answers

I would like to build a house . . . just for fun . . . on paper or online. [more inside]
posted by Sassyfras on Feb 13, 2009 - 6 answers

Why on earth would a post-menopausal woman dream every night about having a baby, nursing and changing diapers? [more inside]
posted by ~Sushma~ on Jan 21, 2009 - 11 answers

I am a high school senior right now, contemplating various senior projects for last semester. I'd like to consider learning to dream lucidly as a project. [more inside]
posted by zenja72 on Dec 6, 2008 - 8 answers

NewJobFilter: Wrestling with new opportunities and quashed dreams. [more inside]
posted by emptyinside on Nov 10, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me get rid of nightmares! [more inside]
posted by lunit on Sep 16, 2008 - 16 answers

Multilingual MeFites, tell me of your dreams! When you dream, do you only dream in your first language, or do your dreams tend to vary in the language that they use (as in, say, English one night, French the next)? Do you have dreams where multiple languages are used? And if you tend to have dreams in different languages, does the setting/scenario of your dream change based on the language, or is it all still just totally random?
posted by Effigy2000 on Jul 26, 2008 - 40 answers

I'm 33 years old, make a low six figure income, married, no kids. Up for big promotion. Is it time to give up my dreams of being a writer? LOTS more inside... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 29, 2008 - 53 answers

Most of my dreams are either exactly the same or have recurring themes. Help me decipher them. [more inside]
posted by dcrocha on Jun 19, 2008 - 20 answers

Whenever I dream, stairwells, elevators, and large buildings with multiple levels always figure prominently. There'd be nothing strange about this except a) my daily life does not involve stairwells, large buildings, or elevators in any way, and b) they're in absolutely every dream I have -- no exceptions. This has been going on for at least a year, possibly longer. What could be possibly be causing this?
posted by coizero on May 23, 2008 - 15 answers

Is it possible for a woman to have an orgasm while she's asleep? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 19, 2008 - 17 answers

Why can't I sleep through the night? How can I keep myself slumbering soundly? [more inside]
posted by crinklebat on Apr 25, 2008 - 20 answers

Sometimes I get utterly, mind-numbingly sleepy and exhausted ... in my dreams. Whats going on? [more inside]
posted by Avenger on Apr 9, 2008 - 21 answers

Adult night terrors. Do I need to get my head checked? [more inside]
posted by c lion on Mar 19, 2008 - 25 answers

Imaginary friends - my daughter has a "bad monkey" she's recently developed. Now the monkey appears in her nightmares, causing "terror dreams" where she looks awake but clearly isn't. [mi] [more inside]
posted by dabitch on Mar 15, 2008 - 18 answers

OK so my grandfather bought the proverbial 'swamp land in Florida'... [more inside]
posted by Gungho on Feb 26, 2008 - 5 answers

Inspired by this question: are there good message boards or discussion groups out there on the web for talking about dreams and creativity? I'm not interested in dream interpretation, nor in lucid dreaming per se except as it might apply to using dreaming as a resource for waking creative projects. [more inside]
posted by moonmilk on Feb 22, 2008 - 4 answers

Why can I never dial a phone in my dreams? I'm looking for possible biological/neurological explanations, like the hypnic jerk instead of dream interpretation (i.e.: "You feel you have trouble communicating"). [more inside]
posted by bibliowench on Feb 22, 2008 - 24 answers

Please help me figure out why I keep dreaming about cats. [more inside]
posted by DrGirlfriend on Feb 2, 2008 - 17 answers

My friend is interested in a career in sleep/dream research, but isn't sure where to start. [more inside]
posted by historybuff on Jan 23, 2008 - 8 answers

I need help finding goals and dreams for my life [more inside]
posted by stedman15 on Jan 22, 2008 - 20 answers

A question about sleep, dreams, and headaches... [more inside]
posted by hermitosis on Nov 26, 2007 - 7 answers

Is there a video game that simulates a dream? [more inside]
posted by sushiwiththejury on Nov 22, 2007 - 31 answers

Longshot stuffed animal of yore finder filter. [more inside]
posted by Cat Pie Hurts on Nov 2, 2007 - 9 answers

What is the (probably software related) job that I want called, and how can I get that job now rather than later? Obscenely lengthy explanation inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 31, 2007 - 24 answers

How can I be sure that my childhood actually happened? [more inside]
posted by Avenger on Oct 23, 2007 - 42 answers

Does magnesium really enhance your dreams? [more inside]
posted by craven_morhead on Sep 8, 2007 - 15 answers

Can your brain create imaginary people when you dream? [more inside]
posted by jtfowl0 on Jul 28, 2007 - 13 answers

What happens when alcoholics dream they're drunk? [more inside]
posted by Elmore on Jul 26, 2007 - 11 answers

Craving cigarettes, but have never smoked. Anybody ever heard of this? [more inside]
posted by Defenestrator on Jul 24, 2007 - 33 answers

DreamFilter: I sometimes 'remember' dreams for the first time when awake, but seem to think that they occurred weeks ago. Did they? Am I nuts? [more inside]
posted by fogster on Jun 24, 2007 - 15 answers

Dream filter: My dreams wake me up occasionally. The dreams that wake me (or cause me to come back to consciousness briefly) are always about bugs. I am 24 - this has happened since I was a small child. [more inside]
posted by odi.et.amo on May 14, 2007 - 9 answers

In your opinion, what causes déjà vu? I mean the most common type - déjà vécu (already lived)?
posted by chuckdarwin on May 13, 2007 - 33 answers