I had a dream that I was standing in a kitchen of a nice modern house, overlooking the waterfront. I remembered this was one of the houses my mum wanted to get because I saw her scrolling the real estate apps. I was glad we got it because it was pretty and she always wanted to live near water.

In the kitchen with me was my younger sister, we were just talking until I heard someone calling for her. It was a familiar voice, one I hadn’t heard in a long time. It was my dad. As he entered the kitchen, I looked so confused because I hadn’t seen him in a long time, I thought that something had happened to him. But nevermind that, because I hadn’t seen him and heard his voice in a while, I was kinda happy he was here.

However, I had this scratching feeling that something wasn’t right. Why was he here? I started looking for some kind of confirmation. I grabbed my phone on kitchen counter and saw a notification banner from my bf. Since when did I have a bf? Then I realised, my bf was from the real world and this was all a dream. It was my confirmation. I woke up crying.

My dad had passed away about a year ago from cancer. I had very complicated feelings about his diagnosis and death. We weren’t that close and I didn’t always have many good memories of him. But I still thought about the small happy memories we had, so it hit me harder when i woke up from this dream after realising it wasn’t real.

I wanted to share this because it felt like a glitch. I often have very vivid dreams and in some of those dreams I can be aware, but never like this where I was actively searching for a confirmation that it wasn’t real. Wondering if anyone experienced something similar where they were looking for proof in a dream

Wishing you the best

no you didn't. dreams aren't real.

I'm so sorry for ur loss ;-; Dreams are a reflection of the real world and the stressors we go thru, don't let it get to u and focus on healing urself ( sorry it sounds cheesy coming from a stranger but it's true, so I wish u the best )

i had a dream that you shut up