Why I created this forum..

This past week I have had the same dream every single night. I dreamed about my grandfather. We were very close, but he died in 2003 when I was 18. I grew up in Maryland, on the beach. The dream starts the same way. I wake up in my childhood home and my grandfather is there. I try to talk to him but he just smiles and points. I follow his finger and see he is pointing towards the beach. I get out of the bed and the moment my feet hit the floor I am outside, on a large wooden deck that leads down to the beach. My grandfather smiles again and points towards the beach/ocean again. I take a step and am suddenly on the beach, near the ocean. The water washes over my feet as waves roll in and out. My grandfather doesn't smile this time and points into the ocean. As the tide washes out I can see something glittering in the sun. He nods as I look over at him and continues to point. I walk out into the surf and feel around with my feet. When I am waist deep I feel something and reach down to grab it. I hold it up for my grandfather to see and suddenly he is mere inches from me, screaming. It wasn't a human scream, it was a terrible sound that I could feel in every part of my body. I drop the object, having never looked at it and wake up.

This has happened for the past 6 nights without fail. I am so tired. I can never fall back asleep after it happens. I have to think it means something more than just a dream. I have never had such a vivid dream recur that many nights in a row. So, I created this forum to see if anyone else has been experiencing anything similar. Somniare means "to dream", which I thought was appropriate... plus I like Latin.

I'm going to try to do some research and see if I can figure out what the hell is going on. I know I'm not crazy. So please...if you are having anything similar happening...please post it here. I don't want to be alone.....