I Had Chat GPT Analyze A Lucid Dream: Let Me Share How It Did
I have been working on many future posts since we will be going out of town for Easter. It has been a crazy month for us as a family.
I have been having the wildest dreams, and they are lucid. I have had some lucid nightmares, too. But I think one of my wackiest dreams so far is the one I am about to share with you all here.
I think during times of stress, this is common. I know for myself it is anyway.
I had this crazy dream a few days ago, and I think it may have been because I am working on a future post about Alanis Morissette’s music.
The Dream
Look, this is going to sound crazy stupid, but I lucid dream-like crazy. It is mainly those good old PTSD nightmares, but this was funny in a weird way. I dreamed that, for some reason, my public relations rep and his agency team decided to meet with all of their clients at once.
So we all came to wherever this meeting was, and they had an impromptu informal party.
I was super late and showed up with all these random people to audition for something. I have no idea what, but it was some singing contest.
My public relations rep brought Alanis Morissette as a guest because he thought it would be fantastic for me to meet her since I was writing about her.
She was sitting with her baby the whole time during this meeting, waiting for us to get it over with, and she seemed bored. Anyway, when it finally got to the audition, somehow, I ended up being in charge of picking songs for these random people to sing. So I made them all sing Alanis’s songs.
Every single person butchered them. So, I cut them off after two words most of the time.
We get all done, and my public relations rep’s business partner looks at him like, “What the F***? Your client is crazy, Steven.”
When I noticed this, Steven and I both became embarrassed. I was so ashamed that when he told me he would introduce me to Alanis, I said, "No, I just made myself look stupid.”
He introduced us anyway, and it turned out she was lovely. She told me that even though none of those people could sing, she approved my article. This is all I can remember, but…
Mind you, the ENTIRE time “Reasons I Drink” was on replay in the background, playing on a loop of only the chorus over and over.
So, guess what? I woke up with that song stuck in my head.
It was random as hell. So, as I was writing this post for sh**s and giggles, I decided to have Chat GPT give me a dream analysis.
Here is what it gave me (disclaimer: chat GPT has been used for this portion of my blog).
Chat GPT Dream Analysis
Your dream seems to reflect a mix of anxiety, embarrassment, and perhaps a subconscious desire for validation in your professional endeavors.
The setting of a large gathering with your public relations representative and various clients suggests a scenario where you feel pressure to perform or make an impression. Being late and bringing random people to audition for an unspecified contest may symbolize feeling unprepared or out of place in certain situations.
The presence of Alanis Morissette, a well-known figure in your field of interest, could represent a desire for recognition or validation from someone you admire or aspire to emulate. However, her apparent boredom and the awkwardness of the situation may reflect feelings of inadequacy or fear of judgment from those you look up to.
Your role in selecting songs for the contestants to sing, explicitly choosing Alanis’s songs, may symbolize a subconscious desire to align yourself with successful or influential figures in your industry. The contestants’ inability to perform well and your embarrassment at their failure could represent fears of not meeting expectations or letting others down in your professional pursuits.
Despite the mishaps and embarrassment, the positive feedback from Alanis about your article suggests that, despite setbacks or perceived failures, your work is still valued and appreciated by those whose opinions matter to you.
The recurring presence of the song “Reasons I Drink” in the background may symbolize underlying stress or emotional turmoil that you are grappling with, perhaps related to the pressures of your professional life or personal challenges.
Your dream appears to reflect a mixture of aspirations, insecurities, and the desire for recognition and validation in your professional endeavors, along with underlying stress and emotional struggles that may affect you subconsciously. (Chat GPT use ends here)
My Thoughts on the Chat GPT Analysis
The first paragraph about anxiety and embarrassment is pretty accurate. It is something that I struggle with, and I do think I have a knack for seeking validation from others when I feel “on the spot” or intimidated about something.
The second paragraph talks about feeling unprepared. I would say this is close to how I feel lately. I feel like I have a lot of pressure and am overwhelmed right now because I have had to increase my workload before going on vacation. I also tend to feel out of place in social situations, especially if I feel like I need to put my best self somewhere.
The third paragraph, which discusses a possible reflection of my own fears of inadequacies or judgment, is reasonably accurate. I do struggle, more often than I want to admit, with impostor syndrome. Even when I know I have put my heart into something, I could do better at everything.
In this fourth paragraph, I can acknowledge that I do desire to align myself with successful people because I want to be successful. I also sometimes have unrealistic expectations for myself, and I find myself in conflict about that.
In the fifth paragraph, it is generally accurate to say that people often enjoy the work I have done or comment on how hard I have worked on a project, and this often means a lot to me, specifically when it comes from people I know, love, and trust.
“Reasons I Drink” was stuck in my head because of an article I am writing about the song. While I am a little bit stressed out, I think that this only came up in my dream because I was working on that article about it.
Overall, the summary paragraph is correct, and I can mostly agree with this analysis, but we also know that dream analysis is subjective, so it could just be hogwash.
Disclaimer: Chat GPT was only used in the portion of this post where it is indicated before and after.