11-21-2012, 09:53 PM
Just noticed my dreams are affected by which side I lay on. I don't know if hearing can be more dominant on one side or anything, but I'll give my experience.
When I sleep on my left side I notice my dreams are very emotionally driven. Always involving some level of fear or having to surpass some obstacle. These dreams seem to be very sharp and close to reality, upon awakening they seem like real life scenarios that could possibly unfold.
When I sleep on my right side my dreams still tend to be linked to the sub. But it's not as strong emotion in my dreams. The dreams are more abstract, hazy, dreamlike scenarios.
Of course it's also possible that when I change my sleeping position I move farther or closer to the speakers. Right now the speakers aren't on each side of my head. They are both on my left side next to each other. Perhaps this limits the effectiveness somewhat.
But moving on. I haven't been noticing too much lately. But what I have noticed is that the fear seems to be lessening in a way that it isn't overwhelming anymore. So it went from about a 10 to a 5 now. The best way to put it is that the volume on my negative thinking has been turned down, it still manifests itself, but it becomes something manageable rather than all consuming. I feel like fear is being trained out of me almost, like kicking a bad habit. But like kicking a bad habit I tend to relapse. When this happens though it's much easier to pull myself out of it.
It's like I was listening to this internal negative voice my whole life, giving it authority and feeling like I wasn't competent enough to believe anything else. And then I realized that I don't have to think that way, but it's still a battle to not fall back into that old habit. But looking at everything in perspective, it's clear how the fear is controlling me in subtle ways.
When I sleep on my left side I notice my dreams are very emotionally driven. Always involving some level of fear or having to surpass some obstacle. These dreams seem to be very sharp and close to reality, upon awakening they seem like real life scenarios that could possibly unfold.
When I sleep on my right side my dreams still tend to be linked to the sub. But it's not as strong emotion in my dreams. The dreams are more abstract, hazy, dreamlike scenarios.
Of course it's also possible that when I change my sleeping position I move farther or closer to the speakers. Right now the speakers aren't on each side of my head. They are both on my left side next to each other. Perhaps this limits the effectiveness somewhat.
But moving on. I haven't been noticing too much lately. But what I have noticed is that the fear seems to be lessening in a way that it isn't overwhelming anymore. So it went from about a 10 to a 5 now. The best way to put it is that the volume on my negative thinking has been turned down, it still manifests itself, but it becomes something manageable rather than all consuming. I feel like fear is being trained out of me almost, like kicking a bad habit. But like kicking a bad habit I tend to relapse. When this happens though it's much easier to pull myself out of it.
It's like I was listening to this internal negative voice my whole life, giving it authority and feeling like I wasn't competent enough to believe anything else. And then I realized that I don't have to think that way, but it's still a battle to not fall back into that old habit. But looking at everything in perspective, it's clear how the fear is controlling me in subtle ways.
