Do you think your dreams affect your mood the next day?

@TheHorse (218927)
Walnut Creek, California
January 11, 2017 4:51pm CST
I had a really good dream the other night about some positive people from my past. I wound up having a really good day, engaging with lots of people, feeling confident in whatever I did, and in general enjoying life. The next night, I had a bad dream about someone I cared about. Not really a nightmare--just a dream that left me feeling unsettled, wondering about the person I'd been dreaming about. I wound up having a more reserved day, being "polite" to people, but not really "feeling it. That got me to wondering about the extent to which our drams affect our next day. I know that dreams can help us problem-solve, and that they can help us "process" underlying emotional issues. But do you find that they affect how our next day goes?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55035)
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11 Jan 17
Dreams do affect my mood the next day. On one occasion I had plans to go out during the day, but I stayed home instead because of my dream.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan 17
Was it a dream that ut you in a sad mood? Ir a warning of some sort? I've had warning dreams, but it was more like "Don't get too close to this person. She's trouble." I DO heed such warnings.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55035)
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11 Jan 17
@TheHorse Yes it was more like -- "Don't get too close ----
charlot ydio
@Chuvhie (3)
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12 Jan 17
yes your right sometimes dream can be traumatic
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
11 Jan 17
No I do not.If I did they tell me I have anxiety problem.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan 17
I think a lot of our dreams are anxiety dreams. Sometimes they simply remind me that I have something I have to get done that I haven't gotten done yet.
Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
11 Jan 17
I don't think my dreams affect my mood much, as most of my dreams are about or like my daily life, they are quite common.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan 17
The "heavy thinkers" would say they actually have "deeper meaning."
cmoneyspinner
@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
11 Jan 17
I accepted long ago that my dreams affect my mood. But I'd rather have dreams than not have them. Have taken medications or been given medications that let you sleep but block out your brain / dream activity. When I became conscious and aware I did not like the feeling that time had been snatched from me, I was never going to get it back, and I had no clue what had happened. No memory. No dream. No nothing. The affect on my mood? It felt scary!
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Jan 17
I think they do. If I have a weird dream I feel weird all day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan 17
Glad I'm not the only one. I wonder if it's true even if I can't quite remember my dreams.
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Felicia Kane
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
11 Jan 17
I know mine do for sure. If I had a nightmare, I am normally really paranoid and scared, if I have a dream of the past I am nostalgic, if I have a happy dream I am normally really happy and I love dreams that are weird because I get so inspired.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jan 17
Weird can be good. I like the occasional dream that's absurd and has me waking up laughing.
Felicia Kane
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
12 Jan 17
@TheHorse Haha, I love weird, especially when it feels like I am on type of hallucinogen.
AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
12 Jan 17
I am not sure if my dreams affect my day. Perhaps they affect my morning mood, or if they were foreboding, I might spend a few days looking over my shoulder. I guess they do affect my day.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Jan 17
very much so, if I have a bad one, or an unsettled one, I am a bit off the next day.
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S George
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
12 Jan 17
They will affect if I could remember it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jan 17
I wonder if the affect me even if I DON"T remember them!
Mike
@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
11 Jan 17
No, I have dreams quite often but they don't impact my day.
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LegTech
@rina110383 (24492)
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12 Jan 17
No, because I hardly recall my dream when I wake up.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jan 17
That doesn't mean they don't affect your day!
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Cristy
@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
Sometimes yes but most of the time No.. But I think it depends on the person if he or she would let himself or herself be affected by his or her dream..
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jan 17
Let herself? Do elaborate? Is that something we can control?
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Cristy
@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
@TheHorse There are times that our dreams keep on bothering us so it affects our mood. Especially if that dream is something about bad things or bad people that may cause our lives. But if we just let those dreams slip away from our minds the time we woke up in the morning, it will really not affect us.
Margarita
@Meramar (2695)
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12 Jan 17
Sometimes, they definitly do. But most of the time I even do not remember what I dreamt when I get awake.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jan 17
I often forget my dreams too. But I can "feel" them in the morning.
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Margarita
@Meramar (2695)
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12 Jan 17
@TheHorse How do you "feel"? Do you mean that they are coming up to your mind again during the morning?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jan 17
@Meramar Either I can still feel the general emotion of the dream, or I'll see something during the day that will remind me of the dream.
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Jules
@Julie555 (4155)
• Russian Federation
12 Jan 17
Whenever i have some nice spectacular dream,something good happens to me next day.Coincidence?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jan 17
Absolutely not!
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180847)
• United States
12 Jan 17
Interesting theory, I am not sure
Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Mar 17
oh yes some dreams can really upset you I dreamed my own 'jubby was unfaithful to me and he was with the woman he was cheating ,me I woke to love it was just a dream but I felt odd with my hubby and grumpy so he finally got me to tell about the dream and we both ended up laughing about it as he would never have cheated on me ever.we were married for 33 years
Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
12 Jan 17
Not really. But sometimes I can remember that what I was doing the next day I had already dreamt about it the night before.
Jani
@jhechorain (1198)
• Susanville, California
11 Jan 17
Well it is how you fall asleep really. 8 hours of whatever you fall asleep thinking and feeling. It is very important to feel good when you fall asleep for this reason. It sinks into the subconscious mind.
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The Invisible Man
@TheInvisibleMan (17597)
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11 Jan 17
No.
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Gavy
@profess101 (20)
• Newcastle, Wales
12 Jan 17
I tend to think so. That when you have a good dream all turns out bright the next day but when you have a bad dream, the day starts and you get all these emotional issues.