I dont much dream of people. Mostly I dream of things, objects and situations.
Occasionally people will feature somewhat in my dreams. Its unusual to have interesting situations where you dont have people. Other times I am in a universe all by myself, but it apparently doesnt occur to me to be lonely.
Here is the thing though. When I dream of people, they are often represented by inanimate objects. Here is an example.
Last night I dreamed of someone being taken to Perth Australia from the east coast of australia. The trip across the desert was not effected by plane, train or automobile. Rather, giant mechanical pincers did the trick. There was no danger to the person of course, because they were represented by a giant bolt. I had the sense that it was a person, but visually, they were not.
Such is the nature of my dreams. Problems are mitigated through perfunctory, mechanical steps. Given thought during daylight hours it seems strange, but not during the dream itself. My dreams are interesting, but not emotional. Of course I dont have nightmares; that scarcely seems possible, all things considered. Nor do I experience romantic/sexual dreams.
It makes me wonder how my view of people differs during waking hours. Certainly it must be different from run of the mill folk. I'm not inclined to lie, steal and cheat people, nor do them grievous harm, either physically or emotionally. Undoubtedly i do cause some distress; I dont have the best developed empathy, and take a matter of fact approach to real life. The flip side is that I dont feel deeply enough to lash out at people.
Do I really see people as objects? Its a strange take on autistic "preoccupation with objects".
I'd like to hear some feedback on what I had to say. I'd appreciate it.