Is it normal that i don't know what's real?

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I want to believe that my dreams and reality are real but I don't know what's real and what's not. What if everything that I know is no more than persistant illusions? What if my dreams are real while my reality is nothing more than a dream or what if both my reality and my dreams are in fact real? Does one's faith and beliefs determine how real something is? Maybe we're all experiencing different realities that are hard to explain to others in this world. Have any of you pondered over this as well?

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  • Short4Words
    10 years ago

    Yes. It's driving me mad. But the truth is, you have to see, is that this is the space we occupy most. This world is where we live, we dream dreams. How does real life even resemble our idea of a dream. We make choices that have consequences that will last for very long time, in a dream you can murder someone and the next day youll be in a different dream. Has real life ever gone and switched something up on you, everything is a result of actions. I cannot explain dreams to you, but I've never experienced one where things matter so greatly. What life is, cannot be compared to a dream.

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  • suckonthis9
    10 years ago

    Both dreams and reality are real.

    This does not mean that either dreams or reality are true.

    In reality, we all perceive the Universe around us, in a way which is untrue to the actual nature of the Universe.

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  • dirtybirdy
    10 years ago

    Stop thinking. It'll get you nowhere.

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  • lukeuser
    10 years ago

    Look at your hands. They don't look right in dreams.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    It's absolutely normal. You should read Tao.

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  • RoseIsabella
    10 years ago

    So what's your drug of choice?

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  • q1w2e3
    10 years ago

    As prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, we are like a travelers in this world. The Real world is that which comes after death, and it's forever. He also said that afterlife is a 'haqq' i.e reality.

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    • suckonthis9
      10 years ago

      Unfortunately, Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim was incorrect, as were all of us, myself included.

      Most Sentient and Ethical life forms grow wearisome of 'eternity' in usually about 500 years.

      In reality, we have the chance of having our Sentience preserved in another Universe (identical to this one).

      However, your Sentience could be preserved at any stage of your life. You will not have 'memories' of the future.

      In short, our lives (some of us) are like reruns.
      How many times could you, or would you, rerun your life?

      We are limited to the 'time' in which we live, and a suitable habitat (meaning Planet Earth).

      There is a finality to every Sentient and Ethical life form.

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      • myboyfriendsbitch
        10 years ago

        That sounds so depressing. I sure would grow tired of eternity if it meant watching my life over and over for 500 years. I'd like to believe there is more to it and I hope that's more than just wishful thinking.

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        • suckonthis9
          10 years ago

          Not exactly correct.

          You are not "watching" your life [go by], you might be living it over (with perhaps some subtle changes in the timeline), OR, you are 'rewarded' with a continuation, where your energetic life had expired in a preceding Universe (meaning that you had died in another Universe, but are alive in this Universal series [somewhat like Schrödinger's cat]).

          None of this is guaranteed.There are over 150,000 Rules which apply to all Sentient and Ethical life forms (in our Local Group of galaxies, but usually similar in other regions of the Universe).

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          • myboyfriendsbitch
            10 years ago

            What does VHATC-L2 say about my Sentient life?

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            • [Old Memory]
              10 years ago

              Fuck him.

              The HVAC-129ers from a galaxy far...far away say...

              You're hot and your boyfriend is lucky to have you. Keep rocking his world.

              Suckonthis9's sentience is near zero, 'cause he has a small penis and the HVAC-129ers are taking care of the needs of the VHATC=L2 spouses...because they have tiny genitals.

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            • suckonthis9
              10 years ago

              That information is not disclosed.

              The VHATC-L2 do not [usually] monitor Sentient life forms.

              Your Sentience and Ethics will be reviewed at the expiry of your energetic life.

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      • suckonthis9
        10 years ago

        Look around you.
        Is this the 'paradise' that you had imagined, or are you doing your part in destroying 'paradise'?

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        • suckonthis9
          10 years ago

          The VHATC-L2 had asked me whether I would have changed anything in my life.

          The answer is 'yes', but if I had have done so, then the timeline would have been altered, and I would not have had the opportunity to discover the actual nature of the Universe.

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          • suckonthis9
            10 years ago

            Infinite Universes, infinite possibilities.

            But do the opportunities exist?

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            • NotStrangeBird
              10 years ago

              Far out, man.

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  • myboyfriendsbitch
    10 years ago

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-nichtern/a-buddhist-sleep-lesson-a_b_428653.html

    I thought this was an interesting perspective on dreams vs. awake.

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  • auburnsin
    10 years ago

    Was like that before. Have you watched the tv series "Awake" exact same thing I went through few years back. And on ocassion It still happens. I use it to my advantage. Positive outcome everytime!

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  • Thewomanizer
    10 years ago

    This has definitely crossed my mind. I once thought what if dreams are the 'reality' and reality is actually a dream... I Believe that dreams are real on another level and that sometimes dreams are played out because they don't happen in real life therefore, to some degree you really did experience that dream.

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  • pacinoharmon
    10 years ago

    Nothing is real. Life is one big dream, and everything and everybody you see is a figment of your imagination. I don't exist, you are dreaming that you're reading this comment.

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  • AntiSpark
    10 years ago

    Maybe, you're ready for an Incite. I've acted silly with this account, but I'm being serious now. Do these names mean anything to you: the Source, Kae, Fairy, the Darkness, Eversor, Null, The Bright One, Hyancith?

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    • suckonthis9
      10 years ago

      Is this 'insight', or are you 'inciting' someone to do something?

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      • AntiSpark
        10 years ago

        Actually, Incite is a title, not a proper noun.

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        • suckonthis9
          10 years ago

          Incorrect.

          The word 'insight' (look at the spelling), is a noun, not a proper noun. A proper noun is usually capitalized.

          The word 'incite', is a transitive verb.

          In spoken English, the latter (incite), is sometimes pronounced with greater stress on the second syllable.

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          • AntiSpark
            10 years ago

            I am not using it as an English word, it is a NAME, you fucking retard. Fuck your language, it is useless compared to the telepathic language of the Constructs!

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            • suckonthis9
              10 years ago

              Violation.

              Please see Rule #10 & Rule #8.

              Transgression; Profanation.

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          • suckonthis9
            10 years ago

            I have great insight, into many things.

            I am inciting people to use Proper English, Standard English and Correct English.

            Has this been insightful?

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      • AntiSpark
        10 years ago

        It is a proper noun.

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  • Truth_teller
    10 years ago

    You are real and I am real.... Everything else is fake. The End

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  • myboyfriendsbitch
    10 years ago

    What if it is all a massive illusion? What would you do differently? We are completely aware that dreams are not quite reality, yet, while in one, we still behave according to the dream's boundaries. We do what we think is right in the dream, just as we do in real life, but it varies so much more.

    I feel like dreams are a window to the larger picture. I would never push them aside as a non-reality, but that's just me. I've come to a point in my life where my dreams are in sync with my waking life and they now help me realize my desires and my worries. They have even helped me make decisions about certain things. I think that by understanding your dreams and how they relate to your life can give you a deeper, more intuitive insight into what reality truly is.

    I've accepted that reality may or may not be what it seems and I find it beautiful and mysterious.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    10 years ago

    Pinch yourself.

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