I should give you some background information before I go any further. Im a 20 year old university student who has lived the average life. I have never been a faithful man and believe in rational thinking and scientific process for explaining any mysteries the world has to offer. I have never smoked, drank, or taken any kind of mind altering drug. I want you all to know that this is not some crazy story coming from a raving religious lunatic. In fact, Im a little uncomfortable with sharing this story with my friends so Im using the anonymity of the internet. If you dont believe me its understandable but for those who do please help. Im not sure where else to turn. For the past two weeks I have experienced 3 terrible nightmares. Not just normal nightmares but extremely lucid dreams that start off normal wherein I feel in control of the circumstances but quickly turn into vivid nightmares that can only be describes as demonic. Lucid dreams that stay in my mind well after they have occurred are highly unusual for me since I rarely dream or remember them, but to have these terrible nightmares occur is completely unknown. In fact, I cant ever remember having a nightmare in my life until now. And yet I dont know why or how my mind is conjuring up these awful images. I even make sure to avoid horror movies and video games so that I dont get scared. I want to start out with dream #2. If need be, I can detail the other to dreams.
Dream #2
In my second dream I find myself standing alone in the dimly lit central hallway of my universitys music building. The hallway is essentially an L shape with the building entrance located at the intersection. The hallway appears perfectly normal but on closer inspection the entrance doorway is locked. I soon find that all doorways are completely immovable, and when I peer through the slim windows on each door, the attached rooms appear pitch black. Not knowing what to do I sit down in a chair near the entrance, but just as I look down at the floor for a moment, I see a black flash in the corner of my eye. How can I explain it It seemed for a split second that all the shadows within the hall were moving!
Shaken with fear, I feel the urge to use the bathroom. Oddly enough, just as this though occurs in my mind, I hear the faint sound of a door opening. Well, the nearest bathroom happens to be in the buildings basement so I head down a dimly lit staircase located just to the left of the entrance. I notice that a pair of double doors that I previously inspected (which was locked) was not open. I close my eyes and take a step in and I suddenly feel the doors shut behind me. I try but am unable to reopen them no matter how hard I try.
The basement hallway is my no means a pleasant place to be in real life but in my dreams its very frightening. The florescent lights dotted along the ceiling are flickering and I can hear little ticking noises emanating from a hot water pipe. I proceed to the bathroom which is adjactent to the stairs. After entering I scrutinize my surroundings and can find no unusual activities. Feeling the need to splash cold water on my face, I turn on the sink. Clear water suddenly turns a shade of brown and I hear rumbling echoing from the pipes. Suddenly rancid sewage explodes from every bathroom facility. The urinals, the toilets, the sinks, all are shooting disgusting waste onto the bathroom floor, slowly flooding every inch. As the rancid water creeps near me I notice hundreds of insects (what appear to be millipedes and centipedes) rush towards my position. I finally break through the shock and garner enough strength to quickly open the door and run out.
After coming to my senses I notice the basement lights are flickering more frequently. Steam is shooting from the ceiling pipes than run the length of the basement hall, and what appears to be a black fog starts emanating from the floors. Even worse, I start hearing these harsh voices whispering some unknown language from the stairwell at the far end of the hall. Suddenly, the energy from my body vanishes and I collapse against a wall, staring directly into the aforementioned stairwell. Then, it happens. I see the demonic figure from my previous dream. A black shroud with read beady red eyes emerges from the stairwell. I use all my strength to move, but its like slow motion Im not getting anywhere. As I try to reach the basement exit, the demonic figure comes closer and closer. Feeling completely defeated, I start to cry and thats when I wake up. I actually woke up crying with sweat running down my body. I couldnt go back to sleep for the rest of the night.
In every nightmare the same demonic figure emerges. Never before have I experienced dreams that have a common thread. What disturbs me most about these dreams is how realistic they seem. In most of my dreams I have the ability to realize that I am in a dream state and take control of a situation but with these nightmares, it is impossible to tell they are not real.
What has motivated me to post this is what has happened after my latest dream. After my third nightmare (just yesterday), I came awake with the realization there where three long scratches that ran the length of my left leg. Im not sure how they got there. When I went to sleep my leg was perfectly normal. I dont own any pets that could inflict such a wound and I live alone. I even trimmed my nails the night before, yet for the life of me I cannot offer a valid explanation as to how I received them. I feel crazy asking this but what can I do to combat these nighmares?
Dream #2
In my second dream I find myself standing alone in the dimly lit central hallway of my universitys music building. The hallway is essentially an L shape with the building entrance located at the intersection. The hallway appears perfectly normal but on closer inspection the entrance doorway is locked. I soon find that all doorways are completely immovable, and when I peer through the slim windows on each door, the attached rooms appear pitch black. Not knowing what to do I sit down in a chair near the entrance, but just as I look down at the floor for a moment, I see a black flash in the corner of my eye. How can I explain it It seemed for a split second that all the shadows within the hall were moving!
Shaken with fear, I feel the urge to use the bathroom. Oddly enough, just as this though occurs in my mind, I hear the faint sound of a door opening. Well, the nearest bathroom happens to be in the buildings basement so I head down a dimly lit staircase located just to the left of the entrance. I notice that a pair of double doors that I previously inspected (which was locked) was not open. I close my eyes and take a step in and I suddenly feel the doors shut behind me. I try but am unable to reopen them no matter how hard I try.
The basement hallway is my no means a pleasant place to be in real life but in my dreams its very frightening. The florescent lights dotted along the ceiling are flickering and I can hear little ticking noises emanating from a hot water pipe. I proceed to the bathroom which is adjactent to the stairs. After entering I scrutinize my surroundings and can find no unusual activities. Feeling the need to splash cold water on my face, I turn on the sink. Clear water suddenly turns a shade of brown and I hear rumbling echoing from the pipes. Suddenly rancid sewage explodes from every bathroom facility. The urinals, the toilets, the sinks, all are shooting disgusting waste onto the bathroom floor, slowly flooding every inch. As the rancid water creeps near me I notice hundreds of insects (what appear to be millipedes and centipedes) rush towards my position. I finally break through the shock and garner enough strength to quickly open the door and run out.
After coming to my senses I notice the basement lights are flickering more frequently. Steam is shooting from the ceiling pipes than run the length of the basement hall, and what appears to be a black fog starts emanating from the floors. Even worse, I start hearing these harsh voices whispering some unknown language from the stairwell at the far end of the hall. Suddenly, the energy from my body vanishes and I collapse against a wall, staring directly into the aforementioned stairwell. Then, it happens. I see the demonic figure from my previous dream. A black shroud with read beady red eyes emerges from the stairwell. I use all my strength to move, but its like slow motion Im not getting anywhere. As I try to reach the basement exit, the demonic figure comes closer and closer. Feeling completely defeated, I start to cry and thats when I wake up. I actually woke up crying with sweat running down my body. I couldnt go back to sleep for the rest of the night.
In every nightmare the same demonic figure emerges. Never before have I experienced dreams that have a common thread. What disturbs me most about these dreams is how realistic they seem. In most of my dreams I have the ability to realize that I am in a dream state and take control of a situation but with these nightmares, it is impossible to tell they are not real.
What has motivated me to post this is what has happened after my latest dream. After my third nightmare (just yesterday), I came awake with the realization there where three long scratches that ran the length of my left leg. Im not sure how they got there. When I went to sleep my leg was perfectly normal. I dont own any pets that could inflict such a wound and I live alone. I even trimmed my nails the night before, yet for the life of me I cannot offer a valid explanation as to how I received them. I feel crazy asking this but what can I do to combat these nighmares?