I've been having the weirdest dreams during quarantine.
By Brenna
@isweartokira (3465)
United States
April 16, 2020 10:47am CST
please tell me I'm not the only one?
first, hello myLot, I hope everyone is staying safe and sane. it's a rainy day here and I'm about to start my laundry.
almost every night this week I've woken up from the strangest dreams. is it because I'm stuck inside? is it from stress due to coronavirus? or is it stress from everything else going on in my world?
I've had dreams about tornadoes, giant floating cities, flaming hot Cheetos, huge indoor pools, sneaking into people's houses, all sorts of things that I can't explain.
maybe my brain is just weird.
has anyone else been having weird dreams since all this started?
picture is a painting by Salvador Dali
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16 responses
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
16 Apr 20
That might be the way your brain way of adjusting with what;s happening around you. It's healthier that way.
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
17 Apr 20
it's definitely interesting to see what my brain comes up with while I sleep lol
@Fa_Maverick (9458)
• Australia
17 Apr 20
I've mostly been having nightmares of my ex abusing me but that's a regular thing for me almost nightly there has been 2 nights in 3 months I haven't dreamed about being maimed by my ex
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
17 Apr 20
geez that terrible, I'm sorry 
trauma like that can definitely affect your dreams
trauma like that can definitely affect your dreams2 people like this
@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
20 Apr 20
@Fa_Maverick still, any sort of trauma, be it physical or verbal/emotional takes it toll on you
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@Fa_Maverick (9458)
• Australia
17 Apr 20
@isweartokira he never laid a hand on me violently just threatened me with hurting friends.
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Apr 20
Funny you showed Dali's melting watches picture---there is a new game on the Internet where people reproduce famous paintings with real people and props and that was one of them!!!
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
20 Apr 20
what?! that sounds hilarious
ok I had to look it up, totally worth it. thank you for mentioning it, some of them were hysterical 
ok I had to look it up, totally worth it. thank you for mentioning it, some of them were hysterical 
@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
17 Apr 20
lucky! I'm a little envious you're having a good night's sleep, though the weird dreams have been a fun conversation starter each morning
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
17 Apr 20
mine have been very vivid recently and very weird. brains are strange
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@happylife1 (13404)
• Karachi, Pakistan
16 Apr 20
Yes once or twice i dreamef too
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
28 Apr 20
When this all started I dreamed about it every night - weird drems like struggling to get out of difficult situations. Those have subsided now, thank goodness.
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
28 Apr 20
scary! glad those are over for you
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Apr 20
I haven't bee having weird dreams, but I've been having trouble with my sleep cycles. I have been waking up on a regular basis during the night, like I suddenly remember that I forgot to set my alarm or something (although it's always set). It's been weird, like constantly waking up every 2 hours of so. And of course, the interruption in my sleep cycle means that I am dragging my feet throughout the day.
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@moffittjc (118546)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Apr 20
@isweartokira Yes, waking up every 2 hours is not fun at all. Now that I'm over the virus and slowly returning to my normal routine, I'm hoping that my sleep pattern settles back into a more normal function.
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
26 Apr 20
strange, I've been the opposite, I go to bed even earlier than usual and wake up way later than usual. I wake up at 8 to take a pill and go to the bathroom and I would normally wake up then, but lately I fall back asleep and have yet another weird dream.
waking up every two hours is no fun, though. hopefully that doesn't last too much longer for you
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@pjmurphy (2500)
• United States
16 Apr 20
Your brain is probably very normal. These are scary times and many of us worry about what might happen. The news is horrifying at times. I have a wonderful poem I like to read at night by Wendell Berry called "Peace of the Wild Things". It soothes me. That may not be your thing but if you could face those fears and find something that calms you at night it might help. But accepting that you're normal might help also.
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
17 Apr 20
I'm not having nightmares, it's not a matter of calming down lol, I'm just saying the dreams have been extra weird lately I'll check that poem out
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@Traceyjayne (1763)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr 20
I too have started to have weird dreams ….about chasing rats …..being a photographer ….driving a racing car through the streets ….even being on a different planet and everything being brightly coloured....
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
30 Apr 20
my dreams have been very vivid and brightly colored too...how strange!
did you ever catch the rat in your dream?
@nela13 (55734)
• Portugal
24 Apr 20
@isweartokira Thank you, it isn't good at all.
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
24 Apr 20
I'm sorry, I can't imagine how frustrating that must be
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
16 Apr 20
No dreams with me like that. Maybe you`re thinking too much and now it goes to your dreams. I hope you try to relax 
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