Does anybody dream about parents who have passed?

[greenday16B]

I regularly dream about them. In the dream I am somewhere like on a bus trip or in a restaurant and they randomely appear. Its very vivid.

No- I really, really wish I did.

I did straight after they had died but not for a long time now. In fact I rarely remember any of my dreams at all now.

All the time. The worst thing is that I’m nearly arguing with them in my dreams even though we had a good relationship (especially close to my mum). I think I’m still quite angry at them for dying young.

My mum died just weeks ago with no warning whatsoever. I'd give anything to dream about her but it's not happening for me.😔

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I dream often about my mum it's soooo real sometimes 💔

I had a dream the other night where my friend was telling me she’d never get over her mum dying. I think the dream articulated my feelings but spoken by someone else.

My best friend died several years ago and I dream about her all the time - far more often than I did when she was alive. In one dream I challenged her 'what are you doing here you're dead' she said she wasn't really dead she'd been in witness protection but she could come home now. I woke up from that one really excited for a moment and then felt like a gut punch when I realized it was just a dream.

My mum pops up every now and then. It's not a regular thing but I have a lot of recurring anxiety dreams so its nice that she's isn't in those. When she first died I'd find it tough but over a decade on its comforting.

Both My parents are thankfully alive, but I dream of my nan. She died when I was 17 and I’m 36 now. I always feel quite emotional after I dream of her- in a nice way. I still miss her a lot and like to think it’s her popping by to see me

I do sometimes. It took a long while to happen.

Less than I used to, but when I do it’s very vivid . Sometimes it’s very happy (mum making Christmas cake for example) and sometimes it’s distressing.

I do still dream about my dad, although he’s been gone 15 years. Dreams with my dad in are always lovely ones. I wake up wishing I could cling on to the feeling of him still being with me.

I love to think this is somehow the spirit of my dad, still with me - even if it’s only within my own mind and not a “real” spiritual visit.

I would love to lucid dream so I could chat actively to this “dad in my head”. How beautiful that would be.

Yes, I dream about both my parents. When they first died most nights I dreamt there had been a mistake and they hadn’t died after all and I’d just imagined it. They came back to life and told me I’d been silly thinking they were dead. I felt so happy - then I woke up and realised they were actually dead after all. I still have those dreams but they are less frequent now.

My dad is dead and I do dream about him sometimes. Sometimes banal conversation and sometimes deep conversations

I do occasionally dream about my parents. In some ways it's comforting. They've been gone for so many years now that I like the connection it gives me.

It does also give me a pang of sadness when I realise it was a dream on waking up.

I do dream about my parents sometimes. Often it's to do with something in my childhood that's a cherished memory, like going on holidays with them. Given that we only remember a tiny fraction of the dreams we have, I assume I dream about them fairly often. Fortunately the ones I remember have been happy dreams, not nightmares about them drying. However, they do leave me with a renewed sense of loss the next day.

I’m sorry for your loss. My dad although ill passed away quite suddenly as he seemed stable. He was in a respite care home during 2020 lockdown and I hadn’t been able to see him. I spoke to him a few days before and he wasn’t happy and said he missed his little girl (my DD). Anyway after he passed away I didn’t dream about him straightaway. I think it’s your brain processing and you’re probably still in shock. Once your brain starts to process you will probably dream about her. X

Yes, I find the same. Sometimes I get teary eyed because the dream is over.

I do but mostly in times of change or if I'm feeling a bit off...... and then nothing for ages!

I kind of like it now as it's like they're coming to visit me but at first I found it unsettling too!

Thank you, that makes sense.

Very seldom dream. But weirdly, considering I am the least "whoo" person in the world, even now, 10 years later, I sometimes seem to feel her presence around me. A lot in the beginning, just now and again these days.

So sorry for you. Lots of love. Enjoy the visits x

So sorry, love. Your brain is busy processing the loss right now, so if you had any dreams while in the thick of grief, they would probably not be comforting ones. Those may come later on after you've recovered more from the grief.

My choice of word is passed. They have passed from one realm to another, in my view. Appreciate its not shared by everyone

I enjoy waking up remembering I had just dreamed about my Dad. It's a little gift from my subconscious!

The first time I had a dream, I dreamed he was carrying a Christmas tree through the dining room in front of the family and I remember turning to family members and mouthing "Does he KNOW he's dead?"

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