Posted by rayww on January 7, 2003, at 13:51:21
In reply to Re: Vivid Dreams, posted by Joanie on January 7, 2003, at 13:25:18
I have disturbing dreams when I am very emotionally charged, one way or the other - some I can't crawl out of after I awake. I don't define bipolar as up and down as much as far out. I think of it as a huge elastic band that can boing in any direction and back again, with no real rhyme nor reason.
When I'm feeling oppressed, or forced, I have my most disturbing dreams. I don't see anything that isn't real though, as far as warped, weird images. Mine are real people out to chase, hurt, murder, or else bears. I have lived a protected and sheltered life, void of serious abuse, steeped in deep religious teaching, strong in faith, surrounded by family. Does our lifestyle affect the images we see in our dream, or just the disorder (affect our dreams)?
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