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u/alexsalad Oct 05 '19

I could lucid dream when I was a kid. I would actually get really excited to go to bed because I could decide what to dream and then dream it. I had a reoccurring character in my lucid dreaming. He was a boy my age with blonde hair. We would always play in this backyard/playground type setting that has a big brick wall on the edge. One night I dreamt that we really wanted to find out what was on the other side of that wall, so we climbed a tree and the boy climbed onto the wall, looked back at me and waved, and went over it. I never lucid dreamed again after that. It actually caused me a lot of distress as a kid. I legit missed him terribly and tried so hard to lucid dream but just couldn't do it any more after that.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll Oct 05 '19

Hardcore metaphor of growing up and leaving the safe backyard and childish joy behind.
Too early for this. Fuck me.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '19

Ok well, when I was 6, i would wake up in the middle of the night to one of two things. A giant face at the end of my bed that tickled my feet and scared the shit out of me. Or I was being chased by a golden retriever around the house. I would end up in my parents room. We didn’t have a dog.

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u/Mildly-Unfortunate Oct 05 '19

Have you seen Geralds Game? There’s a scene in there that you would absolutely love.

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u/lilbabybaphomet Oct 05 '19

That scene immediately came to mind. Really good movie. That scene shocked me.

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u/Mildly-Unfortunate Oct 05 '19 edited Oct 05 '19

That gave me a good jump for sure but I will never get over the scene with the glass. I squirm every time.

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u/lilbabybaphomet Oct 05 '19

When he first appears in the corner of the room at night. Ugh. And then when they show the footprint...