Dreams

[Kylo]

Since beginning T - I mean literally the same day I started it - I haven't had the same quality of dreams.

They are very different. More vivid, more interesting, less dark or dreary for sure. When I wake up I can remember them properly. I haven't had something resembling a nightmare since, and those used to be the only dreams I could remember. The subjects of the dreams are much more random and intriguing as well.

Before I used to dream more about things I knew, people I knew, experiences I'd already had... and now they seem to be just going off doing their own thing, having their own adventures. Way less inhibited for sure.

Did anyone else notice a difference in their dreams?

[Brooke]

Yeah. When my E got higher I actually had the opposite effect. My dreams turned much darker, been having nightmares for the past few months now.

Could just be Chance with me though. I have a history or vivid night terrors, though the past few years they had diminished greatly. Still something to note.


Hugs,
~Brooke~

[Elis]

I don't think so; I've always had vivid dreams which are about completely random stuff. Your dreams have probably changed simply bcos of changes to your life rather than the T.

[Kylo]

I don't think so; I've always had vivid dreams which are about completely random stuff. Your dreams have probably changed simply bcos of changes to your life rather than the T.

Very little in my life has changed atm.

Did you notice other changes in how your brain was processing things on T when awake? I definitely have.

[somewhat]

That's interesting. For me it's the exact opposite. I used to have really vivid dreams (and I was always some random guy going on adventures in made up worlds). After T I barely ever dream and if I do I'm me and it's a lot more about my actual reality.

I don't think so; I've always had vivid dreams which are about completely random stuff. Your dreams have probably changed simply bcos of changes to your life rather than the T.

That's probably how it works.

[JoanneB]

I know I always had dreams. Most times I never really remember what they were, except the flying ones. They're cool. After starting HRT things changed. I started to remember dreams. Dreams some how reflected what my conscious mind always rejected. Dreams began to show me there was a future, not just a present as I knew it

Well.. at least the ones I remember. For whatever reason that I wish I knew why, the flying ones are about non-existent. I so loved just grabbing the corners of my jacket, letting the wind fill my sails, and off I go over the roof tops and trees, dodging power lines.

[Elis]

Very little in my life has changed atm.

Did you notice other changes in how your brain was processing things on T when awake? I definitely have.

I feel hyper aware as always but feel slightly calmer now because I no longer have a lot of dysphoria.