Dream has been described as a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

Dreams can be really weird a times while some dream can be life defining.

I share my dream experience under the different categories of dreams have I have gathered below;


1. Daydreams
Daydreaming is classified as a level of
consciousness between sleep and
wakefulness. Studies show that you
have the tendency to daydream an
average of 70-120 minutes a day. It
occurs during waking hours when you
let your imagination carry you away. As
your mind begins to wander and your
level of awareness decreases, you lose
yourself in your imagined scenario and
fantasy.
*My Experience: I was sitting in a commercial bus traveling to Jos, after long wait inside, I dreamt that I have landed somewhere in UK. Imagining Nigeria become UK onof a sudden.


2. False Awakening Dreams
Have you ever thought you have waken
up and gone about your daily morning
routine: getting up, brushing your teeth,
eating breakfast and going to work, only
to wake up "again" and realize that what
just happened is just a dream. That
sensation is referred to as a false
awakening.
*My Experience: While I was writing my final exam during my secondary school days, I dreamt I have completed the exam and started celebrating with my friend, only wake up and find out I'm still on the desk where I read overnight.


3. Lucid Dreams
Lucid dreams occur when you realize
you are dreaming. "Wait a second. This
is only a dream!" Most dreamers wake
themselves up once they realize that
they are dreaming. Other dreamers
have cultivated the skill to remain in the
lucid state of dreaming. They become an
active participant in their own dreams,
making decisions in their dreams and
influencing the dream's outcome
without awakening.


4. Nightmares
A nightmare is a disturbing dream that
causes you to wake up feeling anxious
and frightened. Nightmares may be a
response to real life trauma and
situations. These type of nightmares fall
under a special category called Post-
traumatic Stress Nightmare (PSN).
Nightmares may also occur because you
have ignored or refused to accept a
particular life situation. Research shows
that most people who have regular
nightmares have a family history of
psychiatric problems, are involved in a
rocky relationship or have had bad drug
experiences. These people may have
also contemplated suicide. Nightmares
are an indication of a fear that needs to
be acknowledged and confronted. It is a
way for the subconscious to wake up and
take notice.


4. Recurring Dreams
Recurring dreams repeat themselves
with little variation in story or theme.
These dreams may be positive, but most
often they are nightmarish in content.
Dreams may recur because a conflict
depicted in the dream remains
unresolved or ignored. Once you find a
resolution to the problem, your
recurring dreams will cease. Find out
more about your recurring dreams.


5. Healing Dreams
Healing dreams serve as messages for
the dreamer in regards to their health.
The Ancient Greeks called these dreams
"prodromic". Many dream experts
believe that dreams can help in avoiding
potential health problems and healing
when you are ill or when you are
grieving. Research shows that asthma
and migraine sufferers have certain
types of dreams before an attack. Your
bodies are able to communicate to your
mind through dreams. The dreams can
"tell" you that something is not quite
right with your bodies even before any
physical symptoms show up. Dreams of
this nature may be telling the dreamer
that he or she needs to go to the dentist
or doctor. If you can understand the
language of dreams, your dreams will
serve as an invaluable early warning
system. They can help inform, advise
and heal.


6. Prophetic Dreams
Prophetic dreams, also referred to as
precognitive or psychic dreams, are
dreams that seemingly foretell the
future. One rational theory to explain
this phenomenon is that your dreaming
mind is able to piece together bits of
information and observation that you
may normally overlook or that you do
not seriously consider. In other words,
your unconscious mind knows what is
coming before you consciously piece
together the same information.


7. Signal Dreams
Signal dreams help you how to solve
problems or make decisions in your
waking life.


8. Epic Dreams
Epic dreams (also referred to as Great
Dreams, Cosmic Dreams or Numinous
Dreams) are so huge, so compelling, and
so vivid that you cannot ignore them.
The details of such dreams remain with
you for years, as if you just dreamt it
last night. These dreams possess much
beauty and contain many archetypal
symbology. When you wake up from
such a dream, you feel that you have
discovered something profound or
amazing about yourself or about the
world. It feels like a life-changing
experience. Learn how to recognize an
epic dream.


9. Progressive Dreams
Progressive dreams occur when you
have a sequence of dreams that continue
over a period of nights. The dream
continues where you left off the previous
night. Such dreams are problem-solving
dreams and help to explore different
options and various approaches to a
problem, situation or relationship.


10. Mutual Dreams
Mutual dreams are described as such
when two people have the same dream.
Mutual dreams may be planned,
meaning that two people actively work
toward achieving one dream scenario or
goal. It is a way to improve
communication and build trust. Mutual
dreams can also be spontaneous. You
find out that a friend, a significant other,
faraway relative, or someone has had
the same dream on the same night as
you. Not much study has gone into the
phenomenon of mutual dreams, but
there is a very strong bond that exist
between these two people.
*My Experience: My self and were appointed as a committee chairman and secretary of CDA project and we often deliberate on means of generation fund. I woke on morning and he promptly mentioned a name, which I already dreamt of overnight.


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Fynestboi, MissyB3, ijebabe and Oga Seun, pls kindly help me move this thread to the appropriate section. I was probably dreaming because I intend to post it under general section.

Well, there is this very deep well infront of my house, so deep that if you don't have a very long rope, half of your body must be inside the well, while the rest stay outside before you can draw water from it.
Then I had this dream, in my dream I needed to fetch some water and it was raining heavily. When I got to that well, I discovered that the well that used to be very deep became so shallow that I don't even need a draw to fetch water from it, I actually used a bowl to take water from it which was very easy for me. When I woke up, I've forgoten the dream already, it was in the afternoon that one of my teacher called to ask if I have checked my O'level result, I almost fainted, cos I didn't know that our result is out already. I quickly call some of my friends and we went to the cafe 2gether. On getting there, the first two checked their result and I gave up cos I knew if those two guys could fail maths then I'm hopeless. When it was my turn, lo and behold I cleared everything, I was so happy. It was later on that day I remember the dream and what it actually meant.
Since then, I've been taking some of my dreams seriously.

Really inspiring prophetic dream. I laughed when u said you were hopeless when u see the result of ur friend.

technophile:
Well, there is this very deep well infront of my house, so deep that if you don't have a very long rope, half of your body must be inside the well, while the rest stay outside before you can draw water from it.
Then I had this dream, in my dream I needed to fetch some water and it was raining heavily. When I got to that well, I discovered that the well that used to be very deep became so shallow that I don't even need a draw to fetch water from it, I actually used a bowl to take water from it which was very easy for me. When I woke up, I've forgoten the dream already, it was in the afternoon that one of my teacher called to ask if I have checked my O'level result, I almost fainted, cos I didn't know that our result is out already. I quickly call some of my friends and we went to the cafe 2gether. On getting there, the first two checked their result and I gave up cos I knew if those two guys could fail maths then I'm hopeless. When it was my turn, lo and behold I cleared everything, I was so happy. It was later on that day I remember the dream and what it actually meant.
Since then, I've been taking some of my dreams seriously.