In my recovery from crack addiction, I've had some wacky dreams. In some of them, I use crack, and lately, seven years down the road, I have had dreams where I don't use, I pass it up, I recover. I was wondering if anyone has had any wacky gaming dreams, and if any of the long time recovering gamers have had any gaming recovery-based dreams they'd like to share.
The other night, just over 30 days clean from EQ, I had this dream, where I was in real life quest with real life real time guild companions. It was so real, the textures on the canvas of the tents, the feel of riding the horse and the pulling of the bow (I was a ranger) and the smell of the fresh kill, egads!
I am really fighting the addiction today, it gets better and then it gets worse, and then it gets better... like a roller coaster effect.
I know that soon, the highs and lows will level out, but for now, the hardest part is to remember to hang on for dear life, because that is what I am really fighting for anyways.
I don't mean for anyone to elaborate or worse yet, glorify the game, but is this a common occurrence?
I personally don't remember most of my dreams. While gaming I would wake up in night to that kind of half awake state and "see" things in the room. Wasn't specifically related to EQ but... Well my 2 cent nonsequeter..
" ... don't question it just go" "... where the body goes the mind will follow"
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Borrowed from "Desire to Stop"
I have only had game dreaming right after playing, but that was pretty intense, if it was an ego shooter, I would be running around fragging people, if it was a strategy game, I would be giving orders to my henchmen and just generally being a good ruler or general ... hate these kind of dreams ... but I donA't have them when I am not playing
Sure have. :( When I played non-stop, I'd say I dreamed about WoW in 75% of my dreams... and in those little 1/2 sleeps where you're kinda awake but kinda asleep ~ I'd be thinking about WoW ~ what my character looked like, what she'd be up to today and the such. :'(
-6 Years Free of Online Gaming-
Well after saying I don't remember most of my dreams, night before last, I remembered a dream and what do you know. It was a dream about playing EQ2. I was playing with one of the leaders of the guild I was in and I kept thinking why am I playing? I shouldn't be doing this. I quit. If my wife see's me she will think I have been lying about quitting. I kept trying to pull away from the game but I just kept going. Like one of those dreams where something is chasing you and no matter how fast you run or drive or ride it is always right behind you... Was kinda same just couldn't get out of game instead of being chased. Was very strange. Finally woke up all in a sweat and out of sorts... Was very strange... I figure it probably a symptom of my withdrawal "pains" and partially spawned from reading this thread and "thinking" about dreams...
" ... don't question it just go" "... where the body goes the mind will follow"
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Borrowed from "Desire to Stop"