Reoccuring dreams

When I was much younger I had several reoccurring dreams.

1)

There was a line-up of either women or men. They all looked like either my mom or dad and I had the job of picking out which one was actually my parent. Whatever choice I made I had to keep, whether I picked the real one or not. Sometimes there were obvious things that gave the wrong ones away: a strong accent, shorter, taller, etc, but I was never 100% sure. Sometimes I would pick the right one, other times I would pick a much nice parent, and others a much worse one. So I would then be relieved, happy, or terribly upset, depending on the outcome. I haven't had this dream since childhood, but I still remember the strong feelings and the terror I always had when I was picking. I hated this dream, but it was not the worse of them.

2)

We lived in California. Earthquake and bomb drills were a common occurrence when I was growing up. I would often dream that we would have a major earthquake and that no matter where we lived at the time, the housing would get completely leveled. I would always be the only survivor and completely unscathed. I remember how cold and alone and terrified I always was standing in the rubble of my home knowing my mom or parents were dead. I haven't had this dream since childhood either.

3)


I've had this dream as far back as I can recall. Usually it is the actual place I live and it always happens exactly the same. I am walking into a room and I go to turn on the light and it does not turn. No matter what I try to turn on, nothing works. I go from room to room, trying everything and nothing works. I am terrified the entire time. I'm not sure if I'm afraid of the dark because of this dream or if this dream terrifies me so much because I am afraid of the dark. I haven't had this dream in a few years, but this is the one dream that did follow me out of childhood. I think I'm much more comfortable in the dark now than ever before, so maybe that is why I haven't had it recently.

I usually recall my dreams. If I wake up on my own without an alarm I can almost always recall some detail of at least one dream. Some of my dreams have even come true. I should keep a dream journal. That would be cool.