Thread title says it all.
For me it's about 65% real people I know (although they often do things they wouldn't do IRL), and about 1/3 that don't seem to be anyone I really know, even though in my dream they might be a close friend. (And unlike some people I know, celebrities almost never figure into my dreams, although I've met a few cult figures in dreamland).
― Lee547 (Lee626), Sunday, 4 September 2011 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
Mostly people I've known, probably about 80%.
Actually, most of them are friends from school who I haven't seen since. I admit this bothers me a bit, because that was a long time ago now, but I saw those people almost every day for 7 years, whereas now most people seem to be in my life for about 3 years on average, not enough to make it to whichever bit of the subconscious dreams pick up on very often :/
(what also bothers me is that sometimes I dream about these people as if they're just people I see every day, but sometimes I realise I haven't seen them for a bit, maybe a year or two. It's then kind of depressing to wake up and realise that it's actually, ugh, 13 years now, man I'm old, etc)
― the ascent of nyan (a passing spacecadet), Sunday, 4 September 2011 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
most of them are friends from school who I haven't seen since. I admit this bothers me a bit, because that was a long time ago now(what also bothers me is that sometimes I dream about these people as if they're just people I see every day, but sometimes I realise I haven't seen them for a bit, maybe a year or two
I get this alot too (although usually friends I've made and lost/haven't kept in touch with from at least university and forward). I take it as a sign that it's been too long since I've seen or talked with them and should give them a ring. I too often let good friends fall by the wayside by not staying in touch. I think back and realize the last few times we talked, they called me rather than the reverse - it's easy to see why they would think I don't really want them in my life anymore even though I do.
Not surprising I don't dream of celebrities - I don't pay much attention to celeb culture IRL either. I pass by the tabloids with headlines screaming about the latest scandals, with celebs identified only by first names, and I don't even know which Jen or Bob they're referring to.
― Lee547 (Lee626), Sunday, 4 September 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link