Dreams have been the subject of extensive investigation through psychoanalysis since its inception and more recently by experimental studies of sleep and the psychophysiology of the dream/sleep state. For example, do we dream in order to sleep, do we sleep in order to dream.

Here is my little list of some dreams which could actually result in a nightmare in real life.

Beautiful spouse: You dream of having a beautiful wife but once you find the queen of your dreams, you realize that the secret to her striking looks is denting the pocket! Trips to the parlor, jeweler, cosmetics …

Machine mania: You’ve been dreaming of owning a swanky, powerful, lean mean machine. But when you finally get one, you find you can hardly go faster than a snail – thanks to the nightmarish traffic.

A new hobby: The art instructor who showed you how to mix colors was a real sweetie pie but when you enroll for the class your teacher turns out to be a grouch!

Bagging bargains: The designer bag you have been dreaming of is finally available online. So you put down your hard-earned money and order it … only to realize (when it lands up at your door) that it is a fake.

Marital quality time: It’s your 10th anniversary. So you and your spouse take a few days off and head to a lovely seaside resort. There, you bump into an old friend who insists on catching up on old times.

Key to independence: You wish to get your driver’s license on your first attempt so you turn into the most perfect student, bag the licence on the very first test, buy a car and begin to drive … soon, the traffic reality catches up and stress and irritability become handmaidens.

Double upgrade: Your dream is to earn that fancy management degree and you do. But the result is that the office feels that with a new degree, you can take on more work.

Gizmo’s gifts: Your husband knows you’ve been looking forward to buying yourself a swanky cellphone. So he goes a step further – he buys you the latest model except it is so complicated you settle for your old plain former mobile.

Winning a lottery: You’ve just had a windfall. How absolutely fantastic! But wait a minute … who are all these long-forgotten friends, cousins … showing up with expressions that need little translation?

Colorful world: Commissioned to do a major art work? Wow. Congratulations! The money is great too. Where’s the hitch? The deadline. Within two days or nothing.

I would love to hear your views and experiences about dreams becoming nightmares, your turn to talk friends.

Tags: Dreams, Lifestyle //