#oneirophobia

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

ONEIROPHOBIA

by Ikaruga

[unmaskthemagic]

I've been extremely afraid of dreaming lately. And I'm not just afraid of bad dreams, I'm afraid of any dreams. I've had a lot of anxiety about dreams in the past, because I often have hyper realistic dreams that I struggle to wake up from. I also struggle with derealization when I'm awake.

I'm planning to talk to my therapist about this, because it's gotten so bad lately. However, I'm also hoping there's some sort of witchy thing I could do to help. I love the idea of dreamcatchers, but I know those are heavily appropriated. I'm going to do more research and see if there's something similar out there that is not appropriated or maybe buy an authentic one? I'd really like to make my own, but I want to do it right.

I'm also going to start keeping a dream journal and see if that helps. I'll update if I find anything helpful!

[artistic-izzy-gd]

Oneirophobia

[Oneirophobia - fear of dreams]

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They say that sometimes, to reach your goals, all you have to do is believe in your dreams, that they'll surely come true.

What a pathetic joke; to think that believing in dreams will solve your problems. All it does is put false hopes in your head, tricking your heart into believing everything's okay, until it all comes crashing down when reality stares you in the eye.

No amount of dreaming will ever erase the nightmares I've been facing for years. Nor will it make up for what I've lost way back when.

It's been seven years since then. I was twelve when I went past the garden gate of my home, the gate separating the manor grounds from the forest.

... There was something living deep within that forest. It's always been there, maybe even long before the manor was built. And that thing... It was not kind to intruders. And yet it never left its domain - it stayed still, not unlike sundew luring its prey. I cannot recall its appearance. But I do remember its eyes. Many of them, a bright and deep purple.

    I've dreamed of it many times. The exact spot where it lives. The juniper trees twisted beyond recognition. Dead branches forming a garden of thorns. And the thing's preys up on those branches, swaying with the wind.

... I went there to look for someone. Someone I deeply cared about, yet failed to show it when it mattered. And I found him. Just beneath the branch. Swaying back and forth.

   Even now, I dread the times I fall asleep. Often, nightmares greet me with hungry eyes. The same purple eyes that stared at me on that day. But in rare nights, only blissful nothingness awaits me, in the form of a rose garden amidst an empty void. The only times I can rest.

It's been seven years. And it still haunts me.

   ... I'm so sorry, Theo... I failed you. I was such a terrible brother. I don't deserve forgiveness. I think all I can do now, is make sure I don't repeat the same mistake. So long as I have the key with me, the gate to the forest will remain shut.

For our sisters' safety.

[flyingjemsaucer]

New chapter of Blood Orange is posted!  

A little coffee, a little angst, some personal demons, and a highly intrigued Toshinori.   (Contains mild Oneirophobia/Somniphobia.)

Read it here!

[thelamecat]

Oneirophobia

I close my eyes

And lay down for another dreamless night

A sudden noise

A crack of lighting and chatter of rain

A blind night

Shrouded in darkness, a welcome guest

A sudden noise

A crack and a thud

Blood!

I close my eyes

And lay down for another dreamless night

Oneirophobia {from Greek όνειρο (oneiro), meaning "dream", and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear"} is the fear of dreams. It is a fear of the irrational way in which dreams unfold.It causes one to suffer through experiencing frightening dreams or negative life experiences that affect those dreams.Dreams run wild and can't be tamed but unlike the popular belief are very much real and do cause real impact in the lives of people. For example people suffering from PTSD oftentimes relive their traumas in the dreams.

Many people suffering from oneirophobia try to avoid sleep altogether!

[luckiestblock]

bro the dsmp anime thing is so sus, especially with how they’re paying people?

like. they negotiated prices with minors, and are paying them by frame. people can negotiate to raise their pay

each episode gonna be 10 minutes long, with 10 fps

the director, who supposedly has businesses connections and has worked in previous projects, has not listen any (edit: they have linked this as a project they have worked on)

only animators are getting payed (storyboarders, vas, and writers are not being payed (with the information we have present))

the animation director is @hikorukohi on twitter

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they’ve taken down the patreon and arent gonna take donations until after episode 1 is done.

[askaninsomniacskeleton]

yet another meeting with the star sans’ and ink is STILL a rainbow idiot.

(oneirophobia, PT.1 PG2)

(also, DAWN belongs to @diamondblueorchid, my friends OC)

[lego-batjokes-prompts]

Lego Batjokes Prompt #958

Oneirophobia (or a fear of dreaming)

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Bruce isn't an insomniac. Far from it, he loves sleeping. He feels so energized after a good night's sleep. The real problem is his dreams. When his subconscious makes him a child again, hands covered in his parent's blood and trembling at the man who killed them. Since sleeping with Joker in his bed, the dreams have lessened. But they still haven't entirely gone away.