Better the beguiling dream, or the harsh reality?

Better the beguiling dream, or the harsh reality?
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I’m in the middle. Expect the worst but hope for the best. That makes me a hopeful cynic.
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Did you ever confuse a dream with reality?

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Last Answer : I do this all the time. I don't remember my dreams often, but when I do, they are usually based on reality. I rarely have a martians invading type dream. So I tend to confuse what people have ... a dream where blah blah blah and explain why I asked. I've never done anything drastic based on this.

How is it possible that I can dream the future? Can dreams become reality?

Description : How is it possible that I can dream the future? Can dreams become reality?

Last Answer : Here's one explanation, though probably less interesting than you would like: confirmation bias. That is, 99% of the time, you dream about things that don't end up happening, which you forget ... occur. This seems very interesting so those are the dreams you then remember. That's confirmation bias.

What does it mean when you dream that an old crush you had makeouts with you but in reality he now hates you and you already have a boyfriend of 9 months?

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Last Answer : sounds like a typical puberty dream to me. What are you reading or watching before bedtime?

Reality or just a dream?

Description : Reality or just a dream?

Last Answer : I don’t…and I don’t care, because in any case the dream would comprise my entire world, and there would be no reason to act differently.

Is it a bad sign if in a dream you are in the beginning stages of making love to a fictitious charachter, when in both the dream and in reality you know you have another person you love, but the only reason the act isn't committed is because the woman in your dream decides she can't cheat on her loved one?

Description : Is it a bad sign if in a dream you are in the beginning stages of making love to a fictitious charachter, when in both the dream and in reality you know you have another person you love, but the ... act isn't committed is because the woman in your dream decides she can't cheat on her loved one?

Last Answer : answer:Dreams can be a way of understanding what is going on on a subconscious level. But frankly, I prefer basing my important life decisions on events that occurred while I was wide awake. Plus, dreams ... t mean anything significant and yes you are over analyzing it. PS - Welcome to Ask-public :)

How can I help my boyfriend feel better after a dream he had?

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Last Answer : Tell him it’s only a dream and that you wouldn’t really do that. Just don’t worry. It could be just the fear of losing you. Try to talk with him about what his fears are and reassure him that there is nothing to fear. All you got to do is keep on loving him and care for him as you have.

Have you ever been in / dreamed of a place that you have dreamed about before, but does not exist in reality?

Description : Have you ever been in / dreamed of a place that you have dreamed about before, but does not exist in reality?

Last Answer : I love wandering through such dreams but as Dunsany said bricks without straw are more easily made than imagination without memories.

Do you know anyone (other than me) who isn't living in reality?

Description : Do you know anyone (other than me) who isn't living in reality?

Last Answer : Every single republican, superstitionist and trickle downist.

Have you ever awakened from a nightmare and hoped it would become reality?

Description : Have you ever awakened from a nightmare and hoped it would become reality?

Last Answer : I was awakened the night I made the choice to exchange my past life for a new and much emproved one, I guess you can say, I’ve been, upgraded. Thanks to Unholy Thirst, then you came along, then Mastema. I wouldn’t change it for anything.

Do dreams happen in reality, like, real life?

Description : Do dreams happen in reality, like, real life?

Last Answer : No.

What's your take on Dreams being connected to your reality?

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Last Answer : The dream you talk of, is that from the sleepy state? . . . or is this like an aspiration of the future?

Can a positive mindset really change reality, or not really?

Description : Can a positive mindset really change reality, or not really?

Last Answer : Reality is what it is. Positive thinking without positive action is merely drinking the cool-aid

Can anyone relate to having an “over-active” and extremely vivid imagination to the point that it crosses into reality?

Description : Can anyone relate to having an “over-active” and extremely vivid imagination to the point that it crosses into reality?

Last Answer : Wow!

Do your dreams often have repercussions on your reality?

Description : Do your dreams often have repercussions on your reality?

Last Answer : Maybe it would be a good idea to try to keep the difference between dreams and life straight. You may be punishing innocent friends.

Reality show commentary. Drivel? Am I too harsh?

Description : Reality show commentary. Drivel? Am I too harsh?

Last Answer : I find them all insufferable. Contrived, exaggerated and, above all, utterly inane. Why not stop wasting time, watching and criticising this moronic form of mass-entertainment, and follow more ... again will you care one iota about idiotic voice-overs on meaningless, childish television broadcasts.

Was it real or just a dream?

Description : Was it real or just a dream?

Last Answer : No. Not yet at least.

What you think of the Franz Kafka-like dream I had last night?

Description : What you think of the Franz Kafka-like dream I had last night?

Last Answer : That’s your guilt manifesting itself in the form of wanting to do something different.

What does this mean in a dream?

Description : What does this mean in a dream?

Last Answer : There is not enough information to analyze. Why is your ex still trying to influence you? Your ex knows your mother dreamed this? Sounds a bit controlling. What is it you would do differently based on this feedback from your ex?

What is the meaning of this dream, and have you ever had it or something similar?

Description : What is the meaning of this dream, and have you ever had it or something similar?

Last Answer : You have a fear of getting shit all over you and the house.

Did you ever have a dream where you figured out that you were dreaming, or probably dreaming, and did not or could not awaken?

Description : Did you ever have a dream where you figured out that you were dreaming, or probably dreaming, and did not or could not awaken?

Last Answer : No. When I realize I am dreaming, I have no problem waking up. In fact, I am more or less forced awake through the process of reflecting on the dream. It's a funny sort of thing, but as the ... my this can't be right switch, and the realization that I'm dreaming puts an end to it all.

What would you have thought when you woke up from this dream?

Description : What would you have thought when you woke up from this dream?

Last Answer : I’m really interested in what alcohol / drugs you took before you went to sleep. I want some for myself.

If a good idea, song, character or plot for a book, etc comes to you in a dream, is it your idea / creativity? Or is creativity only things you work on consciously?

Description : If a good idea, song, character or plot for a book, etc comes to you in a dream, is it your idea / creativity? Or is creativity only things you work on consciously?

Last Answer : I don’t think it matters. Creativity is creativity, regardless if whether it was a conscious effort or the snap of a finger. My guess (at least for me in my experiences) is that you can’t manufacture creativity or ideas – rather, they come to you in an unpredictable flash.

Have you ever had a dream, where a dog walks up to you, licks your ears, then whispers to you to clean out your ear wax, and call him later for a date?

Description : Have you ever had a dream, where a dog walks up to you, licks your ears, then whispers to you to clean out your ear wax, and call him later for a date?

Last Answer : It means your medication is no longer doing its job. Up the dosage—please. No! Wait a minute! You’re horny loli! What are you gonna do about it?

What does this dream mean my husband thinks about me?

Description : What does this dream mean my husband thinks about me?

Last Answer : LOL. Is this one of those am I pregnant questions again? I think it means he loves you.

What does it mean if a butterfly lands on your finger and it feels like they’re biting you in a dream?

Description : What does it mean if a butterfly lands on your finger and it feels like they’re biting you in a dream?

Last Answer : It doesn't really mean anything, it was a dream. Much of dreaming is essentially defragging your consciousness, and sampling fragments as your brain cleans things up. It took a number of disparate thoughts and ... /narrative. That is all. But now you can use it to develop a screenplay or a novel!

What does it mean if two people dream the same dream?

Description : What does it mean if two people dream the same dream?

Last Answer : Nothing.

Has a dream ever come true for you?

Description : Has a dream ever come true for you?

Last Answer : No. Just some of my nightmares.

I have had a dream the past three nights about the same person. Why?

Description : I have had a dream the past three nights about the same person. Why?

Last Answer : The first sentence of your description answers your own question.

When people who have been blind since birth dream, do their dreams have a visual aspect to them?

Description : When people who have been blind since birth dream, do their dreams have a visual aspect to them?

Last Answer : I would say not. Thinking that they might would be similar to assuming that blind people “see” black.

Do you ever dream guilt?

Description : Do you ever dream guilt?

Last Answer : That obviously wasn’t a dream, but simply flies paying her a nocturnal visit. They grew tired of her shit, so burrowed into her brain and gave her that dream.

What does this dream mean?

Description : What does this dream mean?

Last Answer : I might not know what it means but I have a feeling that it’s a warning. I’ve had dreams like those before. Dreams like those always have a meaning and sometimes they are not good.

Can someone explain this dream to me?

Description : Can someone explain this dream to me?

Last Answer : Pay attention to how you feel about the dream when you recall it. Does that feeling remind you of anything? Do any of the people, or the lion, remind you of anything familiar?

How to interpret a dream, and what it means?

Description : How to interpret a dream, and what it means?

Last Answer : Welcome to fluther. It’s a dream, nothing more. In reall ife, you wouldn’t care what your ex wife thinks. That’s how you know it is dream and nothing more.

What does my dream mean?

Description : What does my dream mean?

Last Answer : Holy moly! You’re the first person ever to use a cellphone in your dream!

What does this dream mean?

Description : What does this dream mean?

Last Answer : It means you’re 14. Dreams are just your brain defragging the hard drive. It doesn’t really “mean” anything. Enjoy those dreams, though. When you’re my age it’s all horror stories of coming home to a burnt-down house or your kid getting kidnapped or falling off a mountain or something.

Do dreams mean something? Seriously, I dream every single night!

Description : Do dreams mean something? Seriously, I dream every single night!

Last Answer : Like I just dreamt that a black pig hog was at a party and tried attacking everybody, it went savage. And I looked it up: Dream About Black Pigs Black pig may be analogous to a relationship or a ... turn out to be totally unexpected. This is exactly what I've been thinking of for the past week.

Who decides what I dream about ?

Description : Who decides what I dream about ?

Last Answer : You decide via your subconscious mind. It sorts out what you want to remember while your conscious mind sleeps.

Why do I keep having this same dream?

Description : Why do I keep having this same dream?

Last Answer : answer:How's your conscience on how industrial activity is threatening extinction to animals such as gorillas, lions and elephants? What happens if you meditate on it? (i.e. sit quietly, ... of action on behalf of wild animal survival and/or against over-industrialization and wild habitat loss.

What does it mean when I kinda get rejected by my crush in my dream?

Description : What does it mean when I kinda get rejected by my crush in my dream?

Last Answer : Your dreams mean nothing except maybe a reflection of what’s going on in your own head. Your dreams know nothing about whether this girl actually likes you or not. I’d guess the only thing it means is that you’re insecure about her.

Dream analysis question?

Description : Dream analysis question?

Last Answer : answer:I don't know anything about dream analysis, but I'm skeptical. However, I do have some recurring dream tropes. In one, I'm trying to run from something - a kidnapper, or someone trying to ... falls), and I can't catch him. I generally have either really scary dreams, or really bizarre dreams.

What does it mean to dream that you start to like a girl?

Description : What does it mean to dream that you start to like a girl?

Last Answer : It means it’s not worth bothering about. If it happens a lot… well then you have my sympathy.

Have you ever had a dream where you fell in love with someone you know...?

Description : Have you ever had a dream where you fell in love with someone you know...?

Last Answer : I myself have not, I humped a jelly in a dream once & she cut my cock off with a big knife

Have you ever had a lucid dream?

Description : Have you ever had a lucid dream?

Last Answer : Yes, only once too, but I distinctly remember, consciously thinking, this is a dream, just wake up and I did. haha I dreamed my car rolled down a hill above a lake or drainage canal of some sort and after I ... a dream and I woke up. What a relief, I didn't actually drive my car into a lake. lol

Have you ever woken up crying because you were crying in your dream?

Description : Have you ever woken up crying because you were crying in your dream?

Last Answer : answer:Oh yes. I think it's your brains way of sorting out things we need to address. Perhaps we're missing our mum. Or we're cross about something. Or feeling hurt. It can leave you feeling quite bereft. ... too. Usually with my poor husband! I don't make him pay for things he does in my dreams :-)

Can someone help me interpret this dream?

Description : Can someone help me interpret this dream?

Last Answer : Could be that the “kidnapper” represents the fear of ageing, leaving your childhood/youth behind. You are the child & the dream ends badly, you can’t escape although you tried. Or…it is just a random dream, forget it about it.

How do I get more out of my dream world?

Description : How do I get more out of my dream world?

Last Answer : Meletonin.

Did you have a dream in childhood that you still remember?

Description : Did you have a dream in childhood that you still remember?

Last Answer : Yes, many. One I particularly recall many decades later was about my dad shortly after he passed away. We were riding in an invisible vehicle (kind of a go-cart), very close to the street. I was ... and were thrown into the grass. He disappeared, and I suddenly realized he was dead and I was alone.

Did my dream make me like my crush?

Description : Did my dream make me like my crush?

Last Answer : answer:You dreamt about him because he was on your mind already. Maybe that means you were starting to like him before the dream, maybe it only occurred to you later. But what really matters is how you feel and what you think while you are awake. Only you know whether or not you really like him.

I had a dream that my best guy friend hugged me?

Description : I had a dream that my best guy friend hugged me?

Last Answer : Next time you see him, run up and hug him fiercely, and all will be determined.

What does my dream mean?

Description : What does my dream mean?

Last Answer : Not saying you might have been abducted by aliens, but… You might have been abducted by aliens.