Do your dreams affect what you do the next day?

@TheHorse (217891)

Walnut Creek, California

January 14, 2016 12:05pm CST

Right before I woke up this morning, I was dreaming of the usual stuff: something about imperfect communication with a friend (a bit troubling), a bit of an embrace with a favored ex- (wish fulfillment), and then, finally, pancakes. I was dreaming about pancakes. They were slathered in butter and maple syrup, and my mouth was watering. My favored ex- lives in Chicago now. Nothing I can do about that. But pancakes. I checked the clock, realized I had time before work, and made a delicious batch of pancakes. Now I am full and happy. I even took a picture of my pancakes, so I can share the joy. Do you remember your dreams? If so, do they ever affect how you conduct your day?

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@topffer (42156)

• France

14 Jan 16

I remember all my nightmares, but rarely my dreams. I made a strange one last night where I was wearing brown corduroy trousers and a white shirt with red stripes, and I have never had such clothes. It intrigued me, and it is all I remember from this dream. I do not think I will buy these clothes though

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Jan 16

Maybe the dream was telling you about an exciting new fashion statement you could make! Um...more likely it symbolizes something else.

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@topffer (42156)

• France

14 Jan 16

@TheHorse Not very exciting

. I read a book about dream analysis, and I have not been convinced. Maybe the book was not good

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Jan 16

@topffer Freud's Interpretation of Dreams (1900) is good. But it's hard to know which theory is "right." I don't believe much of what I read on dream websites.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

14 Jan 16

Those pancakes look delish! Only one dream gave me an idea for a bulletin board I needed to do in my school. It was amazing that it came to me in a dream and looked great, too.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Jan 16

I've had melodies come to me in dreams. And so have musicians who are a tad more famous than I am, like Paul McCartney.

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

14 Jan 16

@TheHorse Very impressive!

@jstory07 (139341)

• Roseburg, Oregon

15 Jan 16

The pancakes look really good. I like sausages with my pancakes.

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@infatuatedbby (94914)

• United States

15 Jan 16

@TheHorse Side of bacons sounds delicious with the pancakes (or waffles)!

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

I do too, or bacon. Or ham for that matter. But I didn't have any here.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

@infatuatedbby You're making me hungry. But it's a Tom Kha Gai kind of evening.

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@amadeo (111938)

• United States

14 Jan 16

Do I ever.But cannot talk about it.Rated R

The pancake looks good.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Jan 16

Goodness gracious! Ah, yes, they were yummy. And rated PG.

@KristenH (33377)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

15 Jan 16

I do remember my dreams. For the past decade or so, I've dream-plotted my novels and write them for Nano and Camp Nano/Julno every year. I hope to make my dreams come true, when I land an offer with an agent this spring and get a pub deal right after it and before my birthday. I don't need outlines anymore and use my dreams instead.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

That's a good thing. You must remember your dreams well. I'd have to write things down.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

@KristenH I've come up with melodies in my dreams. But never short story material (that I can remember).

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@KristenH (33377)

• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

15 Jan 16

@TheHorse Pretty well. It goes in cycles for every chapter and scene until I go to the next one. Well that's good, too.

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

3 Jul 18

@TheHorse The pancakes look yummy in the picture. I have not had them in a long time. I do not remember dreaming about food. Were you thinking of them before you went to bed that you dreamt about pancakes?

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Jul 18

I don't think so. But maybe I ate a light dinner and was primed to dream about food.

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

4 Jul 18

@TheHorse ok and maybe that is the answer.

@celticeagle (165954)

• Boise, Idaho

15 Jan 16

I don't remember my dreams. I have had two bad hits on the head and I think that is why. I do, however, remember a scary dream I have when I am sick. Running with all my might across a plowed field with a man coming after me. I have this dream every time I am sick enough to have a fever. Weird, huh? My body chasing the toxins out I guess. I don't know. Confusing.

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@celticeagle (165954)

• Boise, Idaho

16 Jan 16

@TheHorse ...What is the scary thing?

@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

I have the scary thing chasing me now and again.

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@hereandthere (45645)

• Philippines

15 Jan 16

not really since i can't remember them. do you make pancakes from scratch?

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

No, I just use prefab batter from Safeway.

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@LadyDuck (470746)

• Switzerland

15 Jan 16

Your pancakes look really good. Most of the time I remember my dreams and they affect the next day. I had a weird dream last night, I am trying to put all the pieces of the puzzle together to understand which is the message.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

That's exactly what I do. Interestingly (to me), the mood of my morning doesn't always correspond with the mood of the last dream I remember.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

14 Jan 16

Yep they certainly do, and I always end up cooking whatever I dreamt about

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

15 Jan 16

@TheHorse Lol time to eat steak. with pepper sauce

@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

I dreamt about steak the other night. Time to head to Safeway.

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

15 Jan 16

The answers to your questions are a double 'no'.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

16 Jan 16

Try setting your alarm 15 minutes early. Most of our REM sleep occurs late at night.

Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

15 Jan 16

Usually if I have a dream @TheHorse , it is premonitory and most of the time, not good. One weird one though happened in 1974 when I lived in Omaha, Nebraska. I dreamed I was having a conversation with a woman about dogs. I didn't own any dogs at the time and didn't know who this woman was. In 2008, I was living in Fairfield, Texas and had offered some of my land to house an animal shelter. The President of the organization was helping me with the animals one day and our conversation led; 'word for word', of what I dreamed about in 1974. I knew what she was going to say before she said it. I don't have many dreams, but when I do, I pay attention.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

That's a good one. I've had the deja vu experience, but I don't think I'm dreamt entire conversations that later occurred.

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@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

15 Jan 16

@TheHorse My first thought was, "Holy Crap!" My second thought was the theme music from the Twilight Zone.

@shubhu3 (36463)

• New Delhi, India

15 Jan 16

Yea sometimes I remember my dreams. There was a dream in which I was with my school friends in a different place and enjoying with them.I got that dream may be because I was missing them a lot and we people have not met from quite a long time.I, on the following day, made a plan and had met some of my school friends and it felt really awesome.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

Ah, that's cool! I occasionally dream about old friends.

@shubhu3 (36463)

• New Delhi, India

15 Jan 16

@TheHorse Yeah thanks.

@RRoyy2 (124)

• New Delhi, India

15 Jan 16

Dreams are a very interesting way of communication between our subconscious & our conscious mind. Mostly people remember only 10% of their dreams. I read a book of Dr. Brian Weiss, which said that sometimes dreams can be related to our daily life, sometimes it can be about a future event that we might be anxious about or a past incident that affected us a lot or it can be absolutely absurd & irrelevant dream too. Whatever the case is, my dreams hardly affect my conduct, though I had a couple of instances of Deja Vu.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

Deja vu is interesting. it's occurred to me several times. I've never read a decent explanation of how it "works."

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• New Delhi, India

16 Jan 16

@TheHorse yes me too..

@kaka135 (14931)

• Malaysia

15 Jan 16

I remember some of my dreams. Something such as food that I can easily make it myself, then perhaps I will do that. I always dream of eating!

Your pancakes look good! It's our pancake day today, so I am going to make some pancakes for breakfast soon.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

Yay! I hope you enjoy them! Mine were yummy.

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@infatuatedbby (94914)

• United States

15 Jan 16

I hardly remember my dreams, but if I do.. I'll see what I could do! I have been craving for waffles though? Does that count as a dream, lol.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

I'd say so. I recommend REAL maple syrup--yum!

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@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

14 Jan 16

Those pancakes look scrumptious. I very seldom remember my dreams.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

I wonder why some people do and some people don't!

@DeborahDiane (40279)

• Laguna Woods, California

15 Jan 16

I rarely remember my dreams, so I don't know if they affect what I do the next day. However, when I wake up craving certain food (bacon), perhaps I dreamed about it first!

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

It could be. Funny that I am actually hungry when I dream about food. Makes sense, I guess.

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@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

14 Jan 16

Sometimes they effect my mood the next day, buy not really much else.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

They do that to me too. I enjoy a really confidence-inducing dream.

@JudyEv (338657)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Jan 16

I don't recall any dreams that affect my day but just look at those pancakes!I'm sure they tasted as good as they looked.

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@TheHorse (217891)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jan 16

They were just what the Dr. ordered. It's nice to be able to awaken from a dream and fulfill it. Or at least part of it.

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