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Originally Posted by antgirl1
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What do you think he usually dreams in his sleep? The good ones? What about nightmares? (Of course one of the dreams would be shooting hoops. XD) |
I'm sure that Wilt DOES dream, since even animals like rats and lizards exhibit REM(Rapid Eye Movement)sleep patterns, which are normally associate with dreaming. The nature of his dreams is anyone's guess. People tend to have dreams that are based on past experiences, or upcoming important events, although their dreams can be so abstract as to be nearly impossible to pin down their origin/cause. Wilt has been harboring a lot of really negative emotions stemming from his own guilt and physical pain he's been though, pent up inside, so it would not surprise me if he'd been tormented by some really horrendous nightmares. It's kinda surprising that he is able to easily fall asleep at all, for that matter, given what must have been on his mind when he went to bed. You can hide unpleasant thoughts and put them aside during the day by staying active, mentally and physically, but at night they are more difficult to deal with. Like most people, he probably does not recall most of his dreams, though, and has those "out there" dreams that he can't explain, just like we sometimes do.
One of the things I noticed about one of the screen caps you posted, the one showing Wilt asleep, is that he had his arm hanging off the bed, and slept right at the very edge of the bed. I've read that people who often sleep like this are subconciously trying to escape from something, and extending that arm or a leg out over the edge of the bed indicates that they are trying to pull themselves away from something unpleasant, or that they're reaching out for help beyond their everyday existance in dealing with a problem. That would make sense, given Wilt's past, wouldn't it? I hope that he can finally discard some of that burden of guilt and self-loathing he's secretly harbored, now that the secret isnt' secret anymore, and he knows his creator forgives him and cares for him still, though it's got to be hard to break habits that have been 30 years in developing.
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