I enjoy having nightmares

[glistermans]

Wasn't it? You experienced it.

I like trying to figure out why my mind chose to do that to me. It's a fun game, really.

is reality real? or is our whole life just a dream that we haven't woken up from?

[Spiral Mage]

"Enjoy" isn't the word I'd use. But I don't refer to many dreams as nightmares anymore, they have to be fairly malicious. I mean, I have bad dreams sure but I think I've gone numb to alot of them. Like, some dreams most people would describe as nightmares, I just found interesting and morbid. But then there's ones that are truly horrifying and I wake up like: "Where the HELL did my mind come up with THAT??" Some of those, I'd call nightmares.

Generally, I don't know if you could say you enjoy anything that instills terror or fear. But if you're talking about some of those just morbid and weird ones, yeah, I can see that. Some of them are pretty interesting.

Especially when some of them, you have no basis for and your mind just came up with a completely unique albeit fucked up concept.

[belfpala]

is reality real? or is our whole life just a dream that we haven't woken up from?

Yes.

/shrug.

[Damajin]

Lucid dreams is, you, consciously knowing that you're dreaming.
That's not exactly scary.

You might be thinking about sleep paralysis? - being awake, unable to move, yet still dreaming/subconsciously hallucinating things around you.

It's not about it being scary, it's about it overworking your brain and it never feeling like you actually sleep during the days you lucid dream. It's like being awake 24 hours a day.

I'm not thinking of sleep paralysis.

[Azadina]

Rape fantasies =/= dreams/nightmares.

Well done on missing the point yet again.

[Deleted]

Tend to 'turn' nightmares into lucid dreams.

Either turn into James Bond/Superman/Jedi and have fun.

(Or 'spawn' a Jessica Alba... but that's another thing)

[Doomislav]

I find that if I'm living a large amount of day to day stress, a nightmare makes me feel better mentally. After I wake up that is...

[Feel The Power]

Nightmares can be neat sometimes, but you've never experienced true nightmares until they put you on the wrong antidepressant, and you have nightmares so vivid and terrifying that even years later the memories of them feel like something that actually happened. Do yourself a favor and never take antidepressants, you're better off suffering with your own natural head-problems.

[Wikko]

It's not about it being scary, it's about it overworking your brain and it never feeling like you actually sleep during the days you lucid dream. It's like being awake 24 hours a day.

I'm not thinking of sleep paralysis.

I dont think that's how it works. While you're lucid dreaming you're still in REM sleep. Shouldnt matter that you're subconscious is practically awake. Could be wrong tho, and it would be nice to see some MRI photos of people in normal sleep vs lucid dreams.

[Decisive The Hallowed]

Rarely ever get nightmares. I think I only ever get them is if Im running a high fever while Im asleep.
And nope, dont ever enjoy them one bit. Not sure how people can enjoy them...

[Damajin]

I dont think that's how it works. While you're lucid dreaming you're still in REM sleep. Shouldnt matter that you're subconscious is practically awake. Could be wrong tho, and it would be nice to see some MRI photos of people in normal sleep vs lucid dreams.

That's how it works for me, I lucid dream basically every single day of my life. It's not fun, nor particularly restful.

[TwoNineMarine]

I generally enjoy them. Makes for an interesting night.

[Skeppio]

if you want to remember more dreams just be woken up throughout the night. i seem to only remember the dream when i wake up from it.

Hm, interesting. I've heard writing downs whatever parts of a dream you remember helps too.

[TEHPALLYTANK]

A person can enjoy fright. Thats why we watch scary movies, go to horror houses, etc.

As someone with anxiety, I don't understand how anyone could possibly enjoy that feeling.

OT: I don't enjoy any dreams, dreamless sleep is what I prefer.

[Gib Lover]

My old nightmares no, I could do without having them again. My current melatonin fueled nightmares? Sure, they are just really weird and I remember them vividly.