An abrupt change in tone
I've been noticing a disturbing change in my dreams lately. I rarely have nightmares - scary dreams, yes, but those are enjoyable in the same way that watching a horror movie is fun.
But recently, there's been a trend of dreams taking a turn for the much worse right at the very end.
The night before last, at the end of a long pleasant dream, I was on a lush grassy hilltop enjoying a community party with loads of random people. After a while, I wander to a U-shaped cliff edge and look down, admiring the view.
And then a sweet little girl playing nearby slips off the edge. I watch as she falls, her body bouncing off the sides, getting more broken and bloody with each hit, dead before she even hits the ground far below.
An old lady sitting nearby looks at me calmly, and tells me "Don't worry, her parents can make more."
And then I wake up, unable to fall asleep again.
But recently, there's been a trend of dreams taking a turn for the much worse right at the very end.
The night before last, at the end of a long pleasant dream, I was on a lush grassy hilltop enjoying a community party with loads of random people. After a while, I wander to a U-shaped cliff edge and look down, admiring the view.
And then a sweet little girl playing nearby slips off the edge. I watch as she falls, her body bouncing off the sides, getting more broken and bloody with each hit, dead before she even hits the ground far below.
An old lady sitting nearby looks at me calmly, and tells me "Don't worry, her parents can make more."
And then I wake up, unable to fall asleep again.