What stereotypical dreams have you had?

[LightSpectra]

I won't mention "that one", the one that every boy going through puberty has.

Edit: oops, was meant to be a multiple option poll. Somebody fix that?

 

[Eukaryote]

None of the above.

And I've never had "that one" that you speak of either.

 

[amadeus]

You can't fix a one-choice/multiple choice poll.

 

[Bllasae]

Lol, "That one". I voted for the second option.

 

[Kennigit]

I never remember my dreams, but none of the above.

 

[PeteAtoms]

i've had the one with all my teeth falling out.

mine was like pulling out a giant wad of gum, pink and gooey, with my teeth embedded in it.

apparently the interpretation for this "stereotypical" dream (in Western culture) is that you have a poor self image or low self esteem.

 

[CCRunner]

I've had quite a few involving fire trucks but none of the ones you listed.

 

[Earthling]

Flying one quite common enough, also a myriad of school related ones, but not exactly stereotypical. Never a naked one; with school it's usually missing a test (maybe once or twice failing) or procrastinating/being late on a project. Also notable is that the few times I dreamed in another language (Spanish) were naturally school related (the only place I've studied/really used it).

One option that's missing that I heard was common is running/trying to go somewhere but doing so in slow motion (incidentally, this was during a XC season when my knee was hurt, way to be subtle, subconscious!) For me this has never been what most people would call "chased" and I think it's supposed to be separate but you didn't list it.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Mine most often occur during REM sleep. I hear that's when they stereotypically happen.

 

[GenMarshall]

Mines is unlisted.

Sometimes it's making out with a woman. Sadly, it aint on the list o polls .

 

[sysyphus]

I frequently dream that I have an exam to write in the next hour and I haven't studied for it, despite there having been 11 years since I graduated uni.

 

[Nylan]

Falling, of course. Often against a backdrop of stars. Other than that, my dreams don't last.

 

[Zarn]

Of your poll, these:

At school/presentation, in underwear/naked (Haven't had that one, since I have grown comfortable with my body)
Chased by somebody (Haven't had that in a while)
Had the power to fly (Haven't had that in a while)
Signed up for a class that I forgot to go to (had it about two or three times)

 

[scherbchen]

1 (frequently as a kid, never since), 4 (only some teeth, always the same ones), 5 (again, as a kid and not that often), 8 (recurring, might be due to classes I signed up for and did not go to).

bonus option: you dream of games you played a lot recently (not necessarily video games) or in a language you are intensely trying to learn.

 

[Firestorm94]

One option that's missing that I heard was common is running/trying to go somewhere but doing so in slow motion

I have those dreams all the time. It's really annoying! Every1 else is going normal and looking at me like WTH too.

 

[Leonel]

The teeth falling out one!

Well okay they didn't all fall out. They were just on the very tips of their roots and waggly. I looked in the mirror and paniced. A few moments later, I thought to myself "I'm only dreaming. I'm only dreaming. Close your mouth and open to see your teeth normal again." And I did so and they were normal.

One option that's missing that I heard was common is running/trying to go somewhere but doing so in slow motion (incidentally, this was during a XC season when my knee was hurt, way to be subtle, subconscious!) For me this has never been what most people would call "chased" and I think it's supposed to be separate but you didn't list it.

I've had dreams like that too but I was fighting my bully and my punches were landing in slow motion with no pain to him.

 

[jeps]

the...real life dream. like...in a dream, i live out the coming day. then i wake up and have to relive it. waking up TWICE sucks. and so much déja vu.

 

[capslock]

I get the teeth one and occasionally I die/get killed in my dreams. Those are the freakiest, they seem very real, lol.

 

[capslock]

Sometimes it's making out with a woman. Sadly, it aint on the list o polls .

Hmm, I wonder how the brain determines feelings/sensations/etc in dreams that have never been experienced in real life. Anyone know?

 

[scherbchen]

btw, freakiest dream I ever had was dreaming that I was lying in my bed, just as I did while I was dreaming it, dreaming that there was a man beside my bed with a huge cleaver about to skewer me. woke up to the exact same scene I dreamt (sans crazy psycho with a cleaver though it was dark so I was not able to tell). never has my heart raced faster. lay there for I guess five minutes in sheer, abject terror till I dared to move.