I am not usually into dream analysis.  For one thing, I seldom remember my dreams for more than a second or two after waking up.  Occasionally, I will remember a small bit of a dream, especially if it is a recurring theme.

One recurring theme is crossdressing, and, in particular, the fear of getting caught.  I have had many dreams where I happened to be dressed, though that was incidental to the 'plot' until someone noticed or was about to.  I'd wake up feeling embarassed.

Last night, I had a similar dream.  However, this time, I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror and thought, "Dammit, I look good.  I'm not going to hide."  And the other people in my dream agreed that I looked good.

I am not going to put a lot of effort into trying to understand the dream, but it seems to be telling me something positive about accepting myself.

Hi Kathy, did you have the recurring cross dressing dreams before you thought about your gender identity?  I couldnt remember most of my dreams, but since I've started questioning, I've been able to remember many more, and I have about 1 a week about being a trans girl, (it may just be that my gender occupies the majority of my time in free thought though).

Btw, I'm not a dream analyst or anything, just something I've been trying to keep track of for a while. 

And congrats btw, that sounds like an amazing dream

Quote from: keira166 on March 18, 2016, 12:17:31 PM
Hi Kathy, did you have the recurring cross dressing dreams before you thought about your gender identity?

Hmmm.  That's a harder question to answer than it seems.

I have had the recurring dreams ever since I first started cross-dressing.  Does that count as "thinking about my gender identity"?  Because back then, when I thought about it (Okay, I guess that answers my question, doesn't it?  ), what I though was, "Does this mean I am trans?"  And my other self answered, "No way!!"  Denial is a powerful thing. 

I am only unravelling all this in hindsight.  So, thanks for the poke: I just figured out a bit more.  To answer your question then, no, I've been thinking about my gender identity (though not admitting it) for most of my life.

I don't remember dreams... like AT ALL! Then when my gender dysphoria hit a certain level I slowly started to remember my dreams! All of which I was female! Which made me happy

P.s. This is when I was 9-11, so yeah.

P.s.s. If this post doesn't sound friendly nor nice to you. I beg you please find a way to slap me into making    nicer posts! I don't want to sound in anyway like that (One very unsightly word used to be here) that's all up in your face like "Well I started when I was..." because I don't like that type of people and I don't wanna be one.

Note to Self: Stop using so many exclamation marks! Dammit I did it again!

Welcome, Sana.  Your post sounds fine to me.   

Quote from: KathyLauren on March 20, 2016, 06:14:35 PM
Welcome, Sana.  Your post sounds fine to me.   

Thank you Kathy! Love the cat photo by the way!

                                                                      Love, Sarina!

My dreams are vivid and have always been memorable. My brain is just wired that way I guess. The one thing I take away from all of it is that the mind switches to a more abstract, non linear mode of narrative and perception when you are dreaming. It processes thoughts and emotions and fears and hopes and metaphors and word play like in a blender or kaleidoscope. Some of that can convey very specific subconscious messages, generally I don't think it matters if we remember it when awake as it is for the lower levels of awareness to process anyway. Dreams are like legal/natural LSD experiences... they're just the brain tripping away... if you try to interpret them from a rational perspective you'll usually miss the mark. The best way to unravel them is to ask "how did I feel in the dream", "how do I feel about that?", "what does it remind me of in my life?".