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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005Sleepless night
I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I heard the screech of brakes outside, and then a car speeding away. I went out of the front door and found Boyfriend on the pavement (sidewalk) thrashing around with an obviously broken back. I gently picked him up, and I knew it was the end for him. I was so shocked that I woke up immediately. As soon as I woke up I told myself not to worry, that it wasn't real, but that didn't stop me getting up and going downstairs to see if he was in the house, safe. It was 4.30 a.m. He wasn't in. I went outside then, to see if I could see his body on the pavement. Of course not, nothing there at all. I didn't go to sleep again, and got up for work at 7, very tired. Boyfriend opened the lounge door (he's good at that) so he could come upstairs and watch me in the bathroom. He really likes that, but only to watch from the landing, he doesn't come in the bathroom. I was so pleased to see him that I fully understand parents who say "if you ever go missing, I'll kill you!" He's absolutely fine. Right down the garden, on the path, this morning, was some tufts of fur and a wild rabbit's front leg. Perhaps that's what he was doing when I was looking for him and perhaps that's why he didn't care about eating his breakfast. If so, that will be his first rabbit. If not, it was the fox - but they usually eat everything. Cats leave bits when they've had enough. Tweed > I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I > heard the screech of brakes outside, and then a car speeding away. I went [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Tweed Oh, how horrible. I had a bad dream last night too. I dreamed my bed was actually at my desk at work and that my boss said I couldn't go home or take any vacation - I guess my subconscious is telling me to slack off a bit. I woke up with a cold or the flu or something, so I stayed home from work, but I'm at my computer monitoring my email and working from home (OK, I only have myself to blame!). Hugs, CatNipped > Oh, how horrible. I had a bad dream last night too. I dreamed my bed was > actually at my desk at work and that my boss said I couldn't go home or take [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > CatNipped Get some rest! That's an order!!  Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I > heard the screech of brakes outside, and then a car speeding away. I went > out of the front door and found Boyfriend on the pavement (sidewalk) > thrashing around with an obviously broken back. I gently picked him up, and > I knew it was the end for him. What a horrifically realistic nightmare. I'm so glad he's safe and sound. Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* I am so glad everyone is okay, Catnipped I hope you are feeling better and get to take that much needed vacation. Dreams. After my beautiful Calvin passed away last year I was heartbroken. Then I had this awesomly real dream where he was waiting for me upstairs in the bedroom in a patch of sun, fit and fine. I picked him up and held him and felt his warmth, buried my face in his fur and breathed in the scent of him, looked deep into his green eyes...hugged him long and hard and then let him go. And I knew I would see him again, that he had come briefly to comfort me. PatM Dreams. After my beautiful Calvin passed away last year I was heartbroken. Then I had this awesomly real dream where he was waiting for me upstairs in the bedroom in a patch of sun, fit and fine. I picked him up and held him and felt his warmth, buried my face in his fur and breathed in the scent of him, looked deep into his green eyes...hugged him long and hard and then let him go. And I knew I would see him again, that he had come briefly to comfort me. PatM > I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I Oh my! I had a bad dream about our kids too! They were running out the door, trying to get out. I was struggling trying to keep them indoors, but Luna (I think) managed to get out. I was so worried!!! Anybody else had bad dreams last night? SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I > > Oh my! I had a bad dream about our kids too! They were running out the > door, trying to get out. I was struggling trying to keep them indoors, > but Luna (I think) managed to get out. I was so worried!!! > Anybody else had bad dreams last night? Lately, life with Tanada has been a bad dream. I don't think she's going to let me live down f*rt*ng on her any time soon. Pam S. I dont have many bad dreams but I do seem to be working in most of my dreams if not at some job I worked at before retirement, then I'm doing someones housework ,I'd like to know why I'm always working! No wonder I always wake up tired. But the other dreams are that I'm traveling on planes or trains or driving or on holiday the other night I woke up in the middle of a beautiful dream, too long to tell.I was in a plane again though. Jean.P. > >> I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Pam S. > I dont have many bad dreams but I do seem to be working in most of my dreams > if not at some job I worked at before retirement, then I'm doing someones > housework ,I'd like to know why I'm always working! No wonder I always wake > up tired. But the other dreams are that I'm traveling on planes or trains > or driving or on holiday the other night I woke up in the middle of a > beautiful dream, too long to tell.I was in a plane again though. Jean.P. I have all sorts of dreams, but I typically only dream of work when I've been doing too much of it! If there's a deadline looming, I'll dream about working toward it. If I could only somehow apply the energy I apply in my work-dreams to my actual work, I'd be all set! Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > I dont have many bad dreams but I do seem to be working in most of my > dreams if not at some job I worked at before retirement, then I'm > doing someones housework ,I'd like to know why I'm always working! Jean.P. I dream about working too. But the odd thing is my old office is usually located in a shopping center or a school. And the dreams are stressful because no matter how hard I try I can't seem to get to my department to do my job. Either the elevators and stairs won't go to that floor or I just plain can't find it. And I was dreaming these dreams long before I lost my job. Jill >>>> I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I >>>> dreamt I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Pam S. >> I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I > > Oh my! I had a bad dream about our kids too! They were running out the > door, trying to get out. I was struggling trying to keep them indoors, but > Luna (I think) managed to get out. I was so worried!!! > Anybody else had bad dreams last night? My common sense tells me these are typical "anxiety" dreams, threatening the things we care about. I've had them since I was a child. I did think after the Boyfriend dream and finding him quite safe in the morning that my mind would give up on it. Not so. Last night it was Kitty's turn. I dreamt I got up in the morning and Kitty was not there, which isn't like her at all in the winter ;-) I went outside to call her. Somehow it was different outside, both the garden and house were different, but yet I still knew it was where we lived. Very weird. I gave the whistle I use to call Boyfriend in, Kitty knows it too - but she's hardly ever outside this weather ;-) A cat appeared. It was a solid tabby cat and I did not know it. Then a ginger and white one and after that a blue one with white feet. I knew none of them. One that was almost all black appeared then, and I thought for a moment my tuxedo girl had returned. Nope. Not enough white shirt. Then an Abyssinian (sp?) My garden was filling up with kitties, and I knew none of them. There was a seal point Siamese, two more tuxedos without the proper Kitty FC markings, and a black one like tux but with a white mark extending up the back. Kitty did not come. At that moment, I felt she was dead, and wouldn't ever come back. I woke up in a panic. I went downstairs (in real life). 3.08 a.m. Kitty was there, quite safe and snoring in front of the fire. A few purrs that these terrible dreams will soon stop would be appreciated. Thanks. Tweed > A few purrs that these terrible dreams will soon stop would be > appreciated. Thanks. Purrs incoming! Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* Lots of purrs, SignaturePolonca & Soncek <snip> > A few purrs that these terrible dreams will soon stop would be appreciated. > Thanks. > > Tweed (snippety) > A few purrs that these terrible dreams will soon stop would be appreciated. > Thanks. > > Tweed We're sending Happy-Dreams-Only purrs your way. I know what bad dreams night after night can be like, and it's no fun. ------ Krista > A few purrs that these terrible dreams will soon stop would be appreciated. > Thanks. > > Tweed I once knew someone who would dictate the kind of dreams he was having. Most of the time he'd plan on having a happy dream, but would sometimes given himself nightmares for variety. I thought he was full of it, but have been able to choose dream types of my own from time to time. Anyway, am having the kitties send soothing purrs to you for better sleep. Pam S. living in a surreality tonight > > A few purrs that these terrible dreams will soon stop would be appreciated. > > Thanks. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Pam S. living in a surreality tonight Back when I used to have dreams (years ago), I could control them. My favourite one was where I'd be chased by the bad guy and would be running away for my life, but I would always be a bit faster, nimbler and better than him and in the end I'd always get away. I'd wake up feeling very pleased with myself ;-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Appropriate purrs that your subconscious settles down & doesn't worry you with distressing working-things-through dreams any longer. I once had a run of dreams (during an extended period of dental treatment) in which all my teeth would crumble & fall out of my mouth at the most inappropriate moments (such as during a dinner party) & know how upsetting it can be. Best wishes Gordon & the TT > I went downstairs (in real life). 3.08 a.m. Kitty was there, quite > safe and snoring in front of the fire. > A few purrs that these terrible dreams will soon stop would be > appreciated. Thanks. > Appropriate purrs that your subconscious settles down & doesn't worry you > with distressing working-things-through dreams any longer. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Gordon & the TT Argh! I have dreams about this all the time, because, well, my teeth *are* bad. To make matters worse, my last crown was actually a "half-crown", as near as I can tell something between a filling and a crown. I had the temp crown done on a Thursday; Friday, it actually fell out and I swallowed it! Friday is my (and apparently virtually all local dentists') day off; the dentist on call told me he could do nothing, and refused to answer further pages. I searched through the phone book until I finally found a dentist who was working and said he could help me out. He just put some substance in the tooth so it would be less exposed and less likely to break if I used the tooth. *Much* better than nothing at all. Anyway, ever since then, I've had dreams about my crowns just falling off. Lovely. Especially as I need two more this year. Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > > I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I > > Oh my! I had a bad dream about our kids too! They were running out the > door, trying to get out. I was struggling trying to keep them indoors, > but Luna (I think) managed to get out. I was so worried!!! > Anybody else had bad dreams last night? I haven't really had a dream in years. I only ever dream that I'm in bed sleeping. It seems that I'm aware of every minute that passes in the middle of the night. If it wasn't for the fact that I wake up to go to the bathroom and am always surprised at what time it is, I would think that I don't sleep at all. But I must because I wake up rested and refreshed. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> > I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I > dreamt I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album You are lucky. Thanks for all the purrs, it *sort* of worked. The worst dream I had last night was that I was in the house that I, my brothers and my mom used to live in. I can't remember they were there or not (my mom died in 2003.) Anyway, the front door was opened with a key and two women I didn't know walked in, and sat on the settee, as bold as brass. Somehow I knew that another person had visited the house the night before and stolen a spare key and these women had it now. I asked them to have it back and they said no. I knew I couldn't let them keep it, or they would rob my mom. This is the awful part. I could not tolerate the idea of them having a key and began to search them so I could get it back. I found the whole keyring, with lots of keys on, hidden in one woman's knickers, lower part, you know what I mean. I knew I needed the keys. I steeled myself to get them: and I did! So we were then all safe. It was certainly a most peculiar dream. I'm beginning to wonder whether the tablets I have to take is causing them. However, I would much rather have this sort of dream than ones where my kitties are lost or dying like I had for the last two nights. Knickers and keys I can cope with. Boyfriend dying of a broken back and Kitty missing, I can't. Tonight I will try to dream about nice things. Holidays in Germany with my friend N?le, maybe, or winning the lottery. It won't work, I don't think. Some of us have to put up with all sorts of things on a daily basis. Mine seems to be bad dreams. Let you know if I'm on a white sand beach, blue sea lapping nearby, reading my favourite book with some sort of nice snack and a little drinkie nearby, tonight. ;-) Tweed > It was certainly a most peculiar dream. I'm beginning to wonder whether the > tablets I have to take is causing them. Hrm. Could be. Seems like my dreams have definitely taken a turn toward the weird and memorable since I've started having a before-bed snack (to buffer my pill). Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > > It was certainly a most peculiar dream. I'm beginning to wonder whether the > > tablets I have to take is causing them. > > Hrm. Could be. Seems like my dreams have definitely taken a turn toward the > weird and memorable since I've started having a before-bed snack (to buffer my > pill). Before Dennis had his back surgery, he used to take a lot of anti-inflammatories and they used to make him have weird dreams. I think some people are more susceptible than others. Dennis is also susceptible to caffeine and MSG, neither of which does a thing to me. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Before Dennis had his back surgery, he used to take a lot of > anti-inflammatories and they used to make him have weird dreams. I > think some people are more susceptible than others. Dennis is also > susceptible to caffeine and MSG, neither of which does a thing to me. > -- I wonder if there is a connection between the Caffeine or MSG and strange dreams. I am also sensitive to Caffeine and MSG and just about all my dreams are in the definitely weird category. Pam S. "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Sleepless night: >Before Dennis had his back surgery, he used to take a lot of >anti-inflammatories and they used to make him have weird dreams. I >think some people are more susceptible than others. Dennis is also >susceptible to caffeine and MSG, neither of which does a thing to me. Too much melatonin can give me nightmares. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > "badwilson" <badSPAMwilson@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things > to say about Re: Sleepless night: > >> Before Dennis had his back surgery, he used to take a lot of >> anti-inflammatories and they used to make him have weird dreams. > Too much melatonin can give me nightmares. Maybe that's why I had a nightmare last night. I took melatonin and had this really weird and scary dream that had to do with - hard to describe - this huge metal thing you had to strap yourself into in order to go over a part of the road that was missing. And someone didn't strap themself in before the operator started the thing moving and she flipped over and fell into this pitt. Later she showed up in my dream walking on bleeding stumps where her feet had been acting like nothing had ever happened. YIKES. And the dream continued each time I woke up and went back to sleep. More of the weird mechanical thing to get you across the road(s) and more people falling and/or dying. It was not a peaceful sleep. Jill > Maybe that's why I had a nightmare last night. I took melatonin and had > this really weird and scary dream that had to do with - hard to describe - [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > weird mechanical thing to get you across the road(s) and more people falling > and/or dying. It was not a peaceful sleep. Yuck. No doubt. Did the bad dreams persist last night? Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* >I had the most awful nightmare last night, about Boyfriend. I dreamt I >heard the screech of brakes outside, and then a car speeding away. I went [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >Tweed I'm so sorry -- I hate nightmares like that. I keep having nightmares lately about terrorists. I sure hope it's just too much news watching, and isn't a harbinger of things to come. Ginger-lyn who would rather be dreaming about Daniel Day-Lewis in her bed ;-) I second that, that is a man that could share my bed. Such a fine speciamin. Oops I posted that on the wrong board please excuse my ignorance. What I meant to post was. My mom use to tell me that bad dreams was the body subconciously cleaning itself. The things that we are subconciously unaware of tend to get into our dreams. Try this tonight when you go to bed tell yourself and show your self that both kitty and boyfriend are fine. If they use a cat door, block it tonight you should have better dreams. Oops I posted that on the wrong board please excuse my ignorance. What I meant to post was. My mom use to tell me that bad dreams was the body subconciously cleaning itself. The things that we are subconciously unaware of tend to get into our dreams. Try this tonight when you go to bed tell yourself and show your self that both kitty and boyfriend are fine. If they use a cat door, block it tonight you should have better dreams. > Ginger-lyn > who would rather be dreaming about Daniel Day-Lewis in her bed ;-) Lets see, Paul Gross (I've been listening to Due South CDs tonight), Tom Selleck (the rugged type), one of the teachers at one of my schools (really cute and sensitive type), ah, ah, ah, more, but I am having a brain clog and can't think of them right now. Pam S. |
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