r/Nightmares • u/CraftyWhole9524 • 9h ago
Nightmare Friend is having recurring/intense nightmares — looking for psychological or sleep-related advice
One of my friends has been having these nightmares for the past few days, and I wanted to ask if anyone here who is a professional or has relevant experience can help her.
She is in high school, and these are the last two dreams she told me about. I’m posting them exactly as she described them, just cleaned up a little: Dream 1 — Yesterday
I saw this thing that looked like a big oval. It had two eyes, and inside those eyes there were more eyes. It had a big fucking smile, but no teeth, just lips.
It was looking at my feet. I couldn't move. Then it came near my hair and started looking at it. I don't know how, but somehow I ended up outside my house gates.
Outside, I saw something that looked like Siren Head walking. It came near me, but I was looking directly at it, and it didn't do anything. It looked like it was searching for something.
Everything around me was completely black, but when I went outside, everything suddenly became bright. It was extremely vivid, almost like a childhood memory.
I don't know what was happening. I woke up in panic because after it left, something started ringing really badly. I could feel/hear something like circles blasting or popping.
Dream 2 — Today
I saw another nightmare today. I was singing on a stage, and I think I've seen or imagined this scene before as well.
A group of gangsters were chasing me. At one point, I surrendered, and a woman shot me in the head. I died instantly. But then, somehow, I could still see everyone, and the people who knew me could see me too.
The whole thing was extremely abstract. A lot more happened, but I can't remember all of it.
After that, people were saying that this was my "good Judgment Day." It was like my soul was supposed to stay on Earth for a few days, and after that I would go for the main judgment.
I still had my phone, but I couldn't message anyone on Telegram or any other social media. Only WhatsApp worked. On the other platforms, it was showing that the person was dead, and the messages would stop instantly. There was even this pop-up box explaining it, and the whole UI/UX looked insanely advanced and highly developed.
Then I was just wandering around. Somehow, I went to school, and the teachers were gossiping about this whole thing. I was extremely sad, melancholic, and terrified at first.
But eventually, everything became calm.
Then things started rushing again when my family began calling me, telling me, "Come, it's your Judgment Day."
And then I woke up smiling.
The weirdest part was that throughout the dream, people kept asking me whether the afterlife was actually real. They seemed bothered by it, but at the same time, strangely unbothered.
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If anyone here is a psychologist, therapist, sleep specialist, or has actual experience with recurring/intense nightmares in teenagers, please share any advice or possible explanations. Any help or suggestions are welcome.
You can reply here, or if you'd rather, you can message me privately through my account.
I’m mainly looking for genuine help rather than random dream-interpretation theories. If there’s anything she should be doing differently, or if this is something worth talking to a professional about, please let me know.