What do gamers dream about in their sleep? In this series, we will explore some of these weird dreams that I have been having of late. For the most part, all that I (not) see when I go to sleep is empty darkness, a sort of peacefulness that you can't feel, sort of like our non-existence before the interruption of life. So why have I been dreaming a lot lately? What the heck do they all mean?
Dreamed 01/24/2019: I found myself with an optometrist. I was getting my eyes checked and he was telling me that I need to see an eye specialist because he didn't know the reason I was having vision troubles. Then I found myself at a mall. I looked at the mall map and saw that the office of the eye specialist just happened to be at opposite end of the mall. I had to wade through a very crowded mall to get to this specialist. The term "eye specialist" kept repeating in my mind on my way there. When I finally made it to my destination, the dream suddenly ended.
Perspective: I do have vision issues so I can see the reason behind this theme. It's a condition that I have to pretty much live with but apparently I may not be satisfied with this situation at a subconscious level. The mall setting is an interesting addition to this. I haven't been to a mall in 10+ years. I hate the mall. Is going to the mall even a thing in this digital age? Its inclusion here seems to be of fear and discomfort, a location of probable danger and uncertainty. I am not a fan of public places, especially these days. Then the repetition of "eye specialist" - the only thing I can think of is my frequent selection of the "Ranged Specialist" character Nazeebo in Heroes of the Storm. He's my go to character whenever I play the game. If not for the daily quests requiring me to play a different character class, specialist Nazeebo is always my number one choice. It's Nazeebo, Nazeebo, Nazeebo! and I play HotS a lot, so that's a lot of Nazeebo. The "Ranged Specialist" description under his name has branded itself into my mind without me knowing it. As a matter of fact, I never noticed that description being placed under the character name during the character selection screen until I took the screenshot below. The "Eye Specialist" then can be decoded as "I (am the) Specialist" as a sort of self-affirmation message. So nothing too deep in this particular dream, just a mishmash of my daily reality. The whole specialist thing is perhaps the most prevalent aspect of this experience so we can categorize this one as definitely gaming related.
Dreamed 01/24/2019: I found myself with an optometrist. I was getting my eyes checked and he was telling me that I need to see an eye specialist because he didn't know the reason I was having vision troubles. Then I found myself at a mall. I looked at the mall map and saw that the office of the eye specialist just happened to be at opposite end of the mall. I had to wade through a very crowded mall to get to this specialist. The term "eye specialist" kept repeating in my mind on my way there. When I finally made it to my destination, the dream suddenly ended.
Perspective: I do have vision issues so I can see the reason behind this theme. It's a condition that I have to pretty much live with but apparently I may not be satisfied with this situation at a subconscious level. The mall setting is an interesting addition to this. I haven't been to a mall in 10+ years. I hate the mall. Is going to the mall even a thing in this digital age? Its inclusion here seems to be of fear and discomfort, a location of probable danger and uncertainty. I am not a fan of public places, especially these days. Then the repetition of "eye specialist" - the only thing I can think of is my frequent selection of the "Ranged Specialist" character Nazeebo in Heroes of the Storm. He's my go to character whenever I play the game. If not for the daily quests requiring me to play a different character class, specialist Nazeebo is always my number one choice. It's Nazeebo, Nazeebo, Nazeebo! and I play HotS a lot, so that's a lot of Nazeebo. The "Ranged Specialist" description under his name has branded itself into my mind without me knowing it. As a matter of fact, I never noticed that description being placed under the character name during the character selection screen until I took the screenshot below. The "Eye Specialist" then can be decoded as "I (am the) Specialist" as a sort of self-affirmation message. So nothing too deep in this particular dream, just a mishmash of my daily reality. The whole specialist thing is perhaps the most prevalent aspect of this experience so we can categorize this one as definitely gaming related.
Nazeebo in my mind. Is this a good thing?
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