(Female 20s) I’m not sure if this counts as a nightmare, but here goes. I have a couple of landscapes that reoccur in my dreams. They are like the background to a different story each time, but when I see them, I know things aren’t going to go well. I know I’m lost.
One is a city where I’ve never been in real life. I’ve been there enough in my dreams that it looks familiar to me, but I don’t know my way around and that’s the problem. I’m always lost. Maybe the streets move around or are added or taken away. Whatever the reason, I spend time wandering around, usually trying to find someone or get away from something. Even though I’ve been there before, I am lost anyway, whether I’m walking or driving.
The other place is out in the country. I’m usually driving here. The roads are a big grid. I keep passing junctions where two roads come together at right angles. There are stop signs and cornfield, but there are never any street signs. The landscape just goes on and on, repeating the same cornfields and stop signs. I never get anywhere in this place either. I’m always lost here too.