Do you exist in your dreams, or are you just a disembodied observer? I exist physically, but I'm also outside/above the dream, commenting on it like an audience member.
--Are you your real-life self, or do you take on other identities? I can be either. Sometimes I'm realistic strangers; sometimes I'm video game characters. Sometimes I'm just me.
---Do you think of your dream-self as yourself or another entity? Myself. However, both of my selves seem to think of one-another as separate entities when they comment on each-other.
---Are your dreams in first- or third-person? It changes moment-to-moment. It seems like I use third-person for large-scale coordination, and first-person for finer motor control.
Are you in control of your dreams, or do you watch them unfold like a movie? Usually I'm in control. However, sometimes there are short scenes with no characters that play out like commercial breaks.
--If you have control, how much/over what in particular? Myself. Sometimes I control myself kinesthetically; sometimes I issue commands or have to do QTEs. Sometimes I press the wrong button >__>
Do your dreams have a defined beginning/ending? Never.
Do your dreams tend toward the realistic or overtly fantastic? Usually I'm either exploiting glitches in a realistic setting, or straight-up diving into video game settings.
What are some recurring items/themes in your dreams? 1) I usually find some sort of glitch I can exploit in the dream's physics, allowing me to glide, run at superhuman speeds, or similar bugs.
2) Swords. Because, obviously.
3) If I lose sight of something, it ceases to exist. However, I remember it, and tend to search where I last saw it. This applies to specific items, or entire locations within the dream.
--Do you ever have recurring dreams? Nope
--What about continuation dreams, where a previous dream serves as backstory? Usually, I seem to remember the events of one dream, when I transition to the next while I'm still unconscious; each REM cycle seems to combine to form a single continuity. Lately, I've been able to pick dreams back up if I woke up in the middle, assuming I can get back to sleep quickly enough.
--Is there any emotion that seems stronger or more common, across your dreams? Enthusiasm. I always feel like my actions are important and decisive, or that my abilities within the dream are things I've been working at for years irl.
Do you ever know that your dream is a dream? I've started to figure it out lately, but only infrequently. It's always a secret to be uncovered.
--Can you ever remember the real world? Pretty much never.
--Does the dream provide false memories? All the time.
Do you have any powers that affect the meta/format of the dream? 1) I can sub-subconsciously cause moments within the dream to repeat, like a skipping record. Most commonly, I use that to fix my mistakes or replay especially fun bits.
2) The revelation that I'm dreaming often wakes me up -- either passively, by breaking my suspension of disbelief, or by actively empowering me to choose to wake up, as the case may be.
Anything else that seems relevant? Sometimes I have night terrors. They used to focus on silly scenarios that I found hilarious once I woke up, but now they're about witnessing gory acts of violence that I'm powerless to stop. I seem to have much less control over these.
--Are you your real-life self, or do you take on other identities? I can be either. Sometimes I'm realistic strangers; sometimes I'm video game characters. Sometimes I'm just me.
---Do you think of your dream-self as yourself or another entity? Myself. However, both of my selves seem to think of one-another as separate entities when they comment on each-other.
---Are your dreams in first- or third-person? It changes moment-to-moment. It seems like I use third-person for large-scale coordination, and first-person for finer motor control.
Are you in control of your dreams, or do you watch them unfold like a movie? Usually I'm in control. However, sometimes there are short scenes with no characters that play out like commercial breaks.
--If you have control, how much/over what in particular? Myself. Sometimes I control myself kinesthetically; sometimes I issue commands or have to do QTEs. Sometimes I press the wrong button >__>
Do your dreams have a defined beginning/ending? Never.
Do your dreams tend toward the realistic or overtly fantastic? Usually I'm either exploiting glitches in a realistic setting, or straight-up diving into video game settings.
What are some recurring items/themes in your dreams? 1) I usually find some sort of glitch I can exploit in the dream's physics, allowing me to glide, run at superhuman speeds, or similar bugs.
2) Swords. Because, obviously.
3) If I lose sight of something, it ceases to exist. However, I remember it, and tend to search where I last saw it. This applies to specific items, or entire locations within the dream.
--Do you ever have recurring dreams? Nope
--What about continuation dreams, where a previous dream serves as backstory? Usually, I seem to remember the events of one dream, when I transition to the next while I'm still unconscious; each REM cycle seems to combine to form a single continuity. Lately, I've been able to pick dreams back up if I woke up in the middle, assuming I can get back to sleep quickly enough.
--Is there any emotion that seems stronger or more common, across your dreams? Enthusiasm. I always feel like my actions are important and decisive, or that my abilities within the dream are things I've been working at for years irl.
Do you ever know that your dream is a dream? I've started to figure it out lately, but only infrequently. It's always a secret to be uncovered.
--Can you ever remember the real world? Pretty much never.
--Does the dream provide false memories? All the time.
Do you have any powers that affect the meta/format of the dream? 1) I can sub-subconsciously cause moments within the dream to repeat, like a skipping record. Most commonly, I use that to fix my mistakes or replay especially fun bits.
2) The revelation that I'm dreaming often wakes me up -- either passively, by breaking my suspension of disbelief, or by actively empowering me to choose to wake up, as the case may be.
Anything else that seems relevant? Sometimes I have night terrors. They used to focus on silly scenarios that I found hilarious once I woke up, but now they're about witnessing gory acts of violence that I'm powerless to stop. I seem to have much less control over these.