Reading and Dreaming While reading a novel, or after the completion of a novel, do you ever dream about what you’ve read?
Reading and Dreaming
While reading a novel, or after the completion of a novel, do you ever dream about what you’ve read?
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I haven’t personally, but my mom had nightmares after reading The Stand a couple of years ago.
I’m much more likely to have my sleep effected by a movie or tv show than anything I read. They do effect my mood, though.
Went to bed with a migraine for 2 days after reading Small Sacrifices. I don’t do true crime stories anymore.
It happened to me after I read Tess… Though I didn’t like it as soon as I read it, it kept growing on me..
@Jesus That one effected me a lot emotionally. I didn’t dream about it, but felt very sad and depressed for days afterwards.
Lynne:
Are you a very empathetic person? If so, that’s why you were affected.
I think I just really related to the character of Tess and felt very sad when she died. It was as if she was a real person who I had known, and not just as character in a book.
I felt the same way about Frodo in The Lord of the Rings. Read that book 5 or 6 times, and it still makes me sad.
It’ s a good thing to be empatbetic. I am empathetic which is good. But at times, it can be a terrible drain on my soul.
Yes, I ve had my.mood affected by what I read. Yet, nothing I read appears in any form in my dreams.
This may mean that ficition.has little.or no lasting biochemical.or neurological effect.on either my mind or my brain.
My mood is affected because reading relaxes me.
Actually I don’t even wait till I’m done with the novel. Last month I was reading Northanger Abbey and took a nap and had a dream about the book. It was wonderful because I was having tea with Mr. Tilney, Eleanor and Catherine.
I also remember when I was reading Thomasina by Paul Gallico I fell asleep and had an amazing dream about Scotland.
I do! Quite often actually. Especially if I read right before going to sleep