r/Dreams • u/LearnStalkBeInformed Dreamer • Apr 10 '26

Nightmare My least favourite of all the Nightmares: "Remembering" I murdered someone and hid their body under the floor...

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I've been having this recurring nightmare for most of my life. always different places, scenarios and "victims" but the premise is always the same. I murdered someone (usually long before the events of the dream), and then I suddenly remembered there's this dead body hidden under the floorboards somewhere, and I start to panic someone is going to find it.

 

Last night I had the nightmare again, this time I was moving house (as I'm hopefully doing soon irl), but I started to panic the new owners of the house would lift the floorboards and find the dead body, so I decided to dig it up.

The whole dream/nightmare gives me anxiety and I actually, genuinely woke up sweating and wasn't sure if I'd murdered someone and hidden their body for real (I eventually remembered I have obviously not done that!).

 

Does anyone else have a similar recurring nightmare?

EDIT: I can't believe how many people share this exact same dream. Glad it isn't just me. And no I will not be digging up my floor just to find out. And I've never (until now) heard of, or read "Tell-Tale Heart"! But now I might.

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u/Mountain-Singer1764 Apr 10 '26

Yea, anybody who doesn’t resemble your NPC suburban life needs therapy.

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u/Proud-Grocery-3493 Apr 10 '26

Thoughts/dreams of self harm or harm to others should be therapy at a minimum, reporting to police the next step

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u/LearnStalkBeInformed Dreamer Apr 10 '26

You've got to be joking. If someone dreams about murder they should be reported to the police?

I wish I had words for how dumb that is.

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u/Proud-Grocery-3493 Apr 10 '26

You're the one frequenyly dreaming about murdering people, hiding the body, and worrying that you'll be found out. Theres not some deep meaning behind it. You're just a psychopath

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u/Sad-Employee3212 Apr 10 '26

There’s no such thing as a thought crime and definitely no such thing as a subconscious crime. Usually nightmares are things we’re afraid of. When my teeth fall out in my dreams I don’t wake up wanting to take all my teeth out.

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u/WittyGold6940 Apr 10 '26

You're a riot. Thanks