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Welcome to the A.D.Z. English Podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my
co-host, Sochil. And today we're doing a topic talk episode. And sochil, the
topic is recurring dreams. And I like this one. Interesting. Good. Yeah. Do you
have one or do you want me to go first? I have a couple. You can do on me to
start. Yeah. Yeah. You go ahead and start. Yeah. I, one of them that I have is
when I was younger, I used to have this recurring dream where there are these
like a little, they look like mini M&Ms. They're like these bunch of little colored
like round things. And they're these like witches cartoon witches and blue capes
that would like zap them or something. And that happened a few different times.
Like I had that dream a few different times as weird. And another one that's
always been prevalent since I was a kid all the way through adulthood still. If
I'm really stressed, I get a dream that I have a tooth in my hand and I have to
like cut it open and get the tooth out. It's weird. That's crazy. Yeah. It's
really, really weird. And this has happened every time since I was a kid all the
way until now. Listeners out there. Do some research and let us know what that
means. A tooth embedded in your hand. It's like, it's like, it's like, it's like,
there's like, it's almost like a groove inside my hand. And it's like, I can X-ray
see through it or something. And I have to cut it up and pull out. And like, it
looks like a mouth and guns inside or something. I don't know. It's freaking weird.
Like, yeah, it is very weird and very vivid. I have super, super vivid dreams. I
always have since I was a kid. So it's like very strange. Do you remember your
dreams? Yeah. I remember a lot of dreams. So yeah. Like, do you, is there some sort
of strategy that you use to remember them or is it just something that happens
naturally? No, it happens naturally. Sometimes I wish I didn't. I'll like, I get,
sometimes I get tons of crazy dreams in one night and they're like, they're like
cold movie plots. And a lot of times they're like horror movie plots. And they're
like really intense and detailed. And I, and I like, wake up and I'll go back to sleep
and I'll have another dream like that. And it just keeps going. I'll have like four
or five a night. And they're like a movie, like a full movie with characters and
everything. It's like really weird. Are you always the star of the dream?
No, no, no. No. So I, a lot of times I'm not even in the dream. I'm just watching
it like a movie. Oh, so there's like characters, there's like story development.
There's, yeah, it's a whole plot that has nothing to do with me. It's like, imagine
that you're watching a movie. But like, I don't see myself watching it. It's like
literally you're seeing it through your eyes and like, you're just observing. You're
just an observer to this movie that's unfolding. That's exactly what I am. I'm just observing
these characters and like their life and stuff. And it doesn't have anything to do with
me. Wow. That's really interesting. Cause I don't think I've ever had a dream where
I'm not, you know, the main character. Like it's like, yeah, it's just me, you know,
it might be like a story in a, in a movie type thing. But I'm always the main character
of my own dreams. I wonder. That's so weird. I also have a recurring dream where I would
like try to read in the dream. And then I'd be like, wait, man, I can't read. This is
a dream. Like that's the closest I've ever been to lucid dreaming is like, I would try
to write or read. But I, I've only lucid dreamt once where I was like, I don't like the
plot of this. So I just changed it because I was bored with my dream. So I like lucid,
lucid dreaming for listeners who don't know, we'll do it. Absolutely. On it another time.
Cause I think it's very interesting. But it's like the person can control their dream
and do whatever they want inside. And they're aware that they're dreaming. Um, and I
was, I think I've only really had it happen super, super like I know 100% that I lucid
dream does only have the like ones for me. Yeah. Well, you have a strange dream life.
I mean, the fact that you're that you remember your dreams that you have long form stories
and plots and things like that, the fact that you're not the star of all your dreams,
like the main character. Yeah. I think you're, yeah, you're kind of outside the norm,
I think when it comes to dream life. Interesting. I didn't know that. I'm curious to hear
from our listeners. Are you guys like me? Have you had dreams where you're not the star,
which especially recently has been a lot of my dreams? Um, do you have dreams where
like you don't know any of the characters or people are plot involved like me? Um, and
do you remember your dreams? Are you a vivid dreamer? Do you lose a dream? I'm really curious
to hear from our listeners about this. Yeah. I am too. Because I, I just think that like,
um, I, I thought, but you know, maybe it's just because that's the way it is for me.
But I thought most people kind of like, I'm not always myself in my dream. I might be
a different person, but I'm still controlling the actions of the person or whatever. You
know, I'm like, I'm the, I see it through that, the lens of, of that person, but it's,
it might not be me exactly. Um, but usually it, it always feels what we say in English,
like first person, you know, like it's me. I'm doing something and I'm moving around.
And so, um, but I, for me, I forget my dreams almost immediately. Now, if I write it down,
I might be able to remember it, but I'm too lazy to, you know, wake up in the morning
and take a sketch pad and write down notes about my dreams, which is actually one of the
strategies for lucid dreaming. If you want to, um, practice lucid dreaming, you've got
to keep a dream journal. That's like a really important thing. That's interesting.
I'm actually curious to like make a dream journal and see if I can make a plot out of
the movies that I like to see is I think I could honestly, if they're so cool, like I could
just, if I could make a movie out of the movies that I see in my dreams, I think they'd,
I would be really popular in the horror genre because they're very weird. I remember
my, used to tell my room, my roommate used to, in college, used to, um, be very excited
to hear my dreams the next day because she was like, that's a movie I would watch. She
she'd be like, I just have a weird dream. She was always curious about, um, about that.
But total, this is a total aside, but I, you know, Elon Musk is developing something
called Neuralink, you know, where they, you can kind of put a computer chip in the brain
of a, of a human being. That's like one of his ambitions. And I was always, I always thought
like in the future, instead of filmmakers, um, they'll figure out a way to record dreams
like a movie, you know, a person's brain. And then there will be professional dreamers,
like you, you would be a good candidate for a professional dreamer.
Haven't, have you seen that movie? There's a movie based on that. Oh, is it really?
I've never dream dealers or some sleep dealers and they all, I'll tell, I'll send you a
message and, uh, Jack and I can leave it in the description or something for our listeners
are curious. But it's about like, uh, it's weird. I, I saw it when I was really young.
It came out. My dad had me watch it, but it's like a movie based between Mexico and the
US. And I think they have like, um, it's like a side hustle or something. And they do exactly
what you're saying. Like they recorded these dreams and they like sell them or something
weird. I don't know. So it was, it's something like that. But, um, people that, people that
dream in, in like story form that has like a whole, you know, uh, kind of cinematic movie
like, uh, arc to the story. Um, if you could, if you could do that in your dreams, you could,
you know, you could become like, uh, essentially a director, like a, like a filmmaker. Um,
yeah, for sure. Yeah. Maybe in the future, that will be a technology that will be available.
The thing was, do you have recurring dreams? Jack, do you have recurring dreams? I forgot
that. Yes. I do have recurring, uh, recurring dream. And this one is, um, really, uh, common
among, among a lot of people. But, um, what, what it is basically is that I have registered
for a course. It could be a high school or a college course or something. And let's say
I sign up for five classes. And then I forget to go to one. Or I can't find the classroom
room. I'm the whole semester. I spend my time walking through this, like, um, labyrinth,
like a, uh, a very large building with lots of rooms. And I can't just can't find my
room. And I've already paid for the class and the course and everything. And then when
I finally find the classroom, I've missed like almost all of the lessons and then it's
time for the test. And I'm totally unprepared for it. And I'm sure there's a meaning to
this dream. Like there has to be some kind of meaning to it. But I, I don't know what
it is. Exactly. I think this is stress dream. I mean, I, I remember when we studied dreams
in psychology, there was like two types of content. And one is like what you visualize
in the dream and the other content is what you feel in the dream. So the feeling is what
really what you see in your dream is supposed to be random neural firings or something. And
what you feel in the dream is supposed to be related to your real life. So I think that
level of stress is like what it is. Supposedly on some level. But, but if you think dreams
have meanings, which I also sometimes believe, um, yeah, I think that's relevant. I definitely
have dreamt that once before at least. And I remember being so devastated when I woke up,
I was like, thank God that was the dream. I was so worried. I had like failed this math course
because I just skipped through it. Yeah. I wake up with, I feel intense anxiety. And
then I wake up and I just have like this huge sigh of relief because it's like, oh, I
didn't just destroy my life. You know, I didn't just waste all this money on a class.
And then never show up and fail it. Um, but it's a, it's an awful feeling. It really
is an awful feeling. Yeah. I get those kind of stress dreams. I've only had like one or
or two like school type dreams since I left school, well, at least in the last five years.
Um, no, wait, I only graduated like three years ago. Well, it feels like I graduated five
years ago. Yeah. I think I, um, I don't really get those dreams much anymore, but I get what
you mean it. And I remember one of my professors in college saying even her mom was like in her
60s, how to dream like that. And she was like, it just shows you how traumatic school is
because the learning process is so like anxiety inducing that we still dream about it years
later. You know, it's like really weird. Yeah. I do a lot of things like I have a lot
of, um, we say in English, I earns in the fire, like I have, I do a lot of projects. I've
a lot of things going on. I think maybe it's just the anxiety of forgetting to do something
that I need to do when you have a lot, a long list of, of, of things that you need to take
care of. And when they start to pile up and you start to fall behind, that's when I get
those dreams is that I'm, I'm, I'm not doing something that I'm supposed to be doing.
And I forgot something important. And, um, yeah, that's a real, a really terrible, uh, feeling.
So yeah, that's my recurring dream. That's crazy. Listeners, I'm really curious to hear
what your recurring dreams are or if you have recurring dreams. I think we'll do a couple
different podcasts just on dreams because this is such fascinating subject to me. Um, but
I'm, I'm so curious to hear, um, about your guys' experiences and just what your dream
life looks like because Jack and I have have different ones. I've even gotten to the point
where sometimes I don't know if something is a memory or a dream because my dreams are
so vivid. Right. Right. Yeah. It's, it's really, I'm really curious to hear how you guys
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