I’m not so sure about what my brain considers “combat readiness drills”.
I’ve had nightmares where I was woefully unprepared for an exam that I went to school, running late, without any pants nor underwear on. And as I sat for the exam, I felt so nervous I wanted to pee. And so I did, right in my seat. Thankfully, I was able to wake up before I peed in my bed.
And then I’ve had a recurring nightmare where I was exploring an endless staircase, with a team of like-minded people. We kept going down and down, as some of our teammates eventually succumbed to fatigue, and then thirst as our supplies dwindled. In some versions, we ended up in the same place we began. In another version, we ended up at some large underground facility, totally dark except for the staircase where we came from.
The only nightmare I could ever consider “combat readiness drill” is a nightmare where I found myself to be a civilian caught in a crossfire inside an abandoned factory, much like what you’d see in action films. How I ended up there, I have no idea, but I eventually got shot as I was trying to escape, and died.
Great, next time a demon uses psionic powers to pin me to a chair and then levitate that chair in the air and spin it around while screaming at me, "You’re going to hell! You’re going to hell! You’re never going to get out of this, God won’t save you now! hahaha! I’ll know exactly what to do.
Thanks brain
When I fall from a great height I am well versed in what I should do to have no effect on the outcome.
I love that the brain still relies on real-life data on the world it creates, and when it gets you into shit you’ve never experienced even remotely, and thus doesn’t know how to handle, the simulation just kinda freezes.
Oh, you were just thrown a few hundred {yards,meters} by a trebuchet, but don’t know how it feels to be squished to death? Ok, happy walking away with a strange feeling.
I love that the brain still, relies on real-life data on the world It creates
Yeah me too, totally, you fucking psycho. That’s the best part of nightmares…
I love that the brain still relies on real-life data on the world it creates
I’ve heard that the brain isn’t really capable of creating unique faces, so when you see people in a dream - even if they seem random to you, they’re probably just someone you saw in passing (on the streets, online, etc) which is interesting!
Realistically there isn’t a way to reliably test that theory, but it definitely makes sense to me at least.
What the fuck are my nightmares trying to get me ready for?! 😨
Brilliant take! Been noticing this for years.
There’s rarely any sort of violence in my dreams, but I can tell my brain is trying to predict a given situation that I’ve been exposed to or am worried about.
The rare times that violence is on the table, it’s always me struggling to respond. Same old story for all of us. Can’t punch, kick or run because our brain has us literally paralyzed.
I’m being shot at and I’ve got my Colt 1911 in hand. Seriously it didn’t go bang?! OK, charge it. And now the slide is stuck. OK, take it off safe. Still stuck. Clear the malfunction and “click”. Oh fuck me.
I am so totally prepared to be told “this isn’t your room” in a house with seemingly endless rooms.
I am so ready for that giant snake that bursts out of a wall of my childhood home while I am wearing a sharp looking suit. Been running that drill since the age of 7.
Mine are from PTSD so what exactly is mine preparing for?
Thanks military btw.
For WW3? (hope not tough…)
If they are, I’m pretty sure my combat skills are non existent
When am I ever going to need to know how to fight a pudding monster?
I haven’t got nightmares for years maybe a decade.
I am fucked.
If unspeakably NSFL stuff ever happens to me IRL, my mind will be adequately prepared to handle it. Probably still won’t make it out alive, because I never practiced that. Given all the practice I do have, I shouldn’t freak out at all. I’ll just be like: “Oh no, not again.”
I wish my nightmares were this.
Under extreme circumstances too. A place you have never seen, while your running is slower than your real life walking, your punches barely do anything, and If you fall from your height, then it’s game over. Also color? what’s that?