| Author | Message | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 536 Registered: 7-2011 |
I have a recurring dream in which I suffer from foltod. This makes me somewhat reluctant to do something while awake, even though I know that's foolish. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1097 Registered: 7-2010 |
Are you reluctant to do it in general? Or only some time after waking up? Is your appearance relevant? Is the appearance of somebody/something else relevant? Are mirrors relevant? Going to certain places relevant? Eating relevant? Particular animals relevant? Other persons relevant? Going out of the house only with a particular itam or only after checking something relevant? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2419 Registered: 2-2011 |
is foltod a disease? an allergy? a fear? is it to do with your abilities? your relationship or interaction with other people? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 537 Registered: 7-2011 |
Are you reluctant to do it in general? Yessish Or only some time after waking up? ..but more so after having this dream. Is your appearance relevant? Yessish Is the appearance of somebody/something else relevant? No Are mirrors relevant? No Going to certain places relevant? Delete "certain" and the answer would be yessish. Eating relevant? Particular animals relevant? Other persons relevant? No to all three. Going out of the house only with a particular itam or only after checking something relevant? No to both. is foltod a disease? an allergy? a fear? this is it to do with your abilities? yes your relationship or interaction with other people? No | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 538 Registered: 7-2011 |
In response to an e-mail from Kaylee: No cheezburgurs, no food of any kind involved. Sorry! | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 160 Registered: 11-2011 |
is it a fear of acquiring an ability? losing an ability? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 540 Registered: 7-2011 |
is it a fear of acquiring an ability? losing an ability? Neither - more like misusing an ability or not being able to use an ability. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2427 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it fear of disappointing someone? letting someone down? forgetting to do something? breaking a promise? being late for something? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 544 Registered: 7-2011 |
is it fear of disappointing someone? letting someone down? forgetting to do something? breaking a promise? being late for something?No to all | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 177 Registered: 11-2011 |
you said that 'going to places' was relevant. is foltod related to transport? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 551 Registered: 7-2011 |
you said that 'going to places' was relevant. is foltod related to transport? YES | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1839 Registered: 9-2009 |
Type of transport relevant? If so: driving your car? taking the bus/tram/train/plane? Other kind of public transport? foltod - are the first two letters an acronym of "fear of"? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 553 Registered: 7-2011 |
Type of transport relevant?yes If so: driving your car? this taking the bus/tram/train/plane? Other kind of public transport? foltod - are the first two letters an acronym of "fear of"? good guess, but no | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1114 Registered: 7-2010 |
Do you have the fear when driving? When you are only a passenger? Do you avoid driving altogehter? Are other drivers relevant? If so, is it their driving style? The kind of vehicles they use? The amount of vehicles around you? Fear of losing your way relevant? Fear of running out of fuel relevant? Fear of car defect relevant? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 558 Registered: 7-2011 |
Do you have the fear when driving? More like the dream triggers the fear. When you are only a passenger? not at all Do you avoid driving altogehter? Whenever I can, and especially long distances. Are other drivers relevant? only remotely. Don't dwell on this. If so, is it their driving style? The kind of vehicles they use? The amount of vehicles around you? Fear of losing your way relevant? Fear of running out of fuel relevant? no to both. Fear of car defect relevant? possibly | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2434 Registered: 2-2011 |
fear of falling asleep at the wheel? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 560 Registered: 7-2011 |
fear of falling asleep at the wheel?No - not as sensible as that. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 192 Registered: 11-2011 |
so the something you're reluctant to do (in the puzzle statement) is to drive a car where not necessary? any more to it than that? The foltod in the dream, is it a fear of something that could only happen whilst driving a car? i.e. Could you have the same fear whilst driving a train? piloting an aeroplane? Are passengers relevant? does the fear relate to being involved in a road traffic accident? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1842 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it a fear that you need to get to some place and the car wouldn't start? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 562 Registered: 7-2011 |
so the something you're reluctant to do (in the puzzle statement) is to drive a car where not necessary? This is something I am reluctant to do IRL (in real life) mostly *because* of the dream. any more to it than that? what happens in the dream that makes me reluctant to drive after I wake up. The foltod in the dream, is it a fear of something that could only happen whilst driving a car? i.e. Could you have the same fear whilst driving a train? piloting an aeroplane? I never thought about this, but I suppose it could. I've never driven a train or piloted an airplane, tho, even in a dream, so n.r. Are passengers relevant? If there are passengers, I'm not aware of them after waking, so n.r. does the fear relate to being involved in a road traffic accident? Yes, in the dream I'mm about to be involved in one. In real life, onlly remotely relevant. Is it a fear that you need to get to some place and the car wouldn't start? No. Perhaps a good place for a RECAP: I have a recurring dream in which I am driving a car, and am unable to do something to avoid an accident. It is something that could NOT happen in real life. If I ever am involved in a serious accident, it will not be because of this. It is a physical thing, in the dream, not IRL. And the "f" does not stand for fear, although I am fearful in the dream. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 201 Registered: 11-2011 |
are you learning to drive in the dream, or driving when you shouldn't? are you driving an unusual vehicle? In a strange place? Would the accident be with a collision with a car? pedestrian? building or other structure? other type of road vehicle? A vehicle that does not travel on roads? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 572 Registered: 7-2011 |
are you learning to drive in the dream, or driving when you shouldn't? no to both are you driving an unusual vehicle? When I started having this dream, we owned a VW; now it doesn't seem to matter. In a strange place? n.r. Would the accident be with a collision with a car?most likely pedestrian? building or other structure? could be either other type of road vehicle? A vehicle that does not travel on roads? probably not, but I never really remember after I wake up, so n.r. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1843 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it relevant how you get to the accident? For example: the brakes are not working anymore? The wheel is stuck? You fell asleep? Are you trying to avoid an animal on the road? Is the condition of the road relevant? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 574 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is it relevant how you get to the accident? n.r. For example: the brakes are not working anymore? brakes are relevant; whether they are working is n.r. The wheel is stuck? You fell asleep? Are you trying to avoid an animal on the road? Is the condition of the road relevant? could be any of these conditions; n.r. because I don't remember after I wake up. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 213 Registered: 11-2011 |
is foltod related to losing control of the car in some way? are you directly responsible for the impending RTA in the dream? And each time you wake up just before the impact. anything to do with the pedals getting stuck? The gears? Do you take your eyes off the road? Are you distracted? | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 214 Registered: 11-2011 |
afterthought - does a tyre blow? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 585 Registered: 7-2011 |
afterthought - does a tyre blow? irr. I can only remember what happened - or didn't happen - in the last instant before waking up. is foltod related to losing control of the car in some way? Yes! are you directly responsible for the impending RTA in the dream? irr And each time you wake up just before the impact. yesanything to do with the pedals getting stuck? noish, but very much OTRT. Something does get stuck The gears? ..but not this Do you take your eyes off the road? Are you distracted? no or n.r.. to both | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 588 Registered: 7-2011 |
Recap & possible hints: In my dream, I am driving and need to apply the brakes - reason is irr. The fault is not with the brakes, or in any way with the car - it's me. I do not panic, or at least not till I realize that I can't use the brake, and then I wake up. The feeling of panic is caused by something physical, *in the dream,* which gets stuck. The 'f' does not stand for 'fear.' I first started havving this dream when we owned a VW. This could be somewhat relevant. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 227 Registered: 11-2011 |
I've googled VW and going with my initial assumption you mean you owned a Volkswagen - although this doesn't seem to make any sense, i.e. that the make of car would make a difference... is it a US term for something? your foot gets stuck? behind the pedals? | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 1860 Registered: 9-2009 |
Assuming also that you meant a Volkswagen, is the symbol of the brand relevant? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 590 Registered: 7-2011 |
Assuming also that you meant a Volkswagen, is the symbol of the brand relevant? No I've googled VW and going with my initial assumption you mean you owned a Volkswagen - although this doesn't seem to make any sense, i.e. that the make of car would make a difference... is it a US term for something? No, and it probably didn't make any difference, just that it seemmed to, to my unconscious mind. your foot gets stuck? behind the pedals? YES. Well, not really behind, but.... **********SPOILER************* 'Foltod' stands for Feet Over-Large To Drive. In the nightmare, my feet have grown so large that they are jammed, and I can't move them to put on the brake. Then, thankfully, I wake up, but find it difficult to go back to sleep. I think this is triggered by the fact that I am made up of spare parts. I'm 5'7" but have the legs - and feet! - of someone at least 5'10", with the upper body and arms of a person about 5'4" or less. If I adjust the driver's seat to fit my lower half, I have difficulty reaching the steering wheel; if I set it so my upper half is comfortable, my legs feel cramped. Either way adds to my fatigue, which makes me dream, which makes me wake up, which makes me more fatigued, which triggers...etc, etc. It was a long road, but we got there in the end! Off to a great start, Andy. | ||
| Andy_hornby (Andy_hornby)
New member Username: Andy_hornby Post Number: 239 Registered: 11-2011 |
nice puzzle, thanks for posting it. |
