We all have our fair share of nightmares, some more realistic than others, and we wake up with a sweat, panting, or just a horrible feeling we can't shake. We'll go about our day with somewhat of a quiver as we talk to our classmates, co-workers, families, etc. about this horrible experience, but eventually, it'll leave us.

Some people have experienced the same nightmare repeatedly, and it becomes haunting. They think it's a sign or something they don't know or understand that's weighing on them. While others' have dreams that are blatant and they're wondering why it's coming to them now or so frequently.

People tend to seek help with cases like these because the magic of the unconscious can be dark, but it can be fascinating how close the conscious and subconscious relate and play to us physically, emotionally, and mentally.

I was laying down with my boyfriend, and we were for some reason discussing nightmares and I was explaining my scariest reoccurring nightmare and I just outright started crying. I could barely finish telling my story, and afterward, I couldn't sleep.

I know it's always a bad idea to tell a scary story, especially your own, right before bed, but I never explained the story to anyone else because I always thought it was a weird one, and I always try to stray away from the conversation about fears.

It was a traumatic experience seeing how much it affected me in reality, and I had to break down what about it resonated with me. I pulled up some deep seeded issues I thought were buried long ago, and wondered why my pain was developed into the mess and incomprehensible chaos I saw in my dream.

The mix of the real and the fabricated boggled me and left me pickled. How much of this is the real world, and where did I pull it from? How much of this is an art form my brain conjured? And I guess just overall... why?