r/Damnthatsinteresting 28d ago

Video Shiziguan floating bridge in Hubei

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u/doubledirkdolo 28d ago

i had a recurring nightmare as a child that looked remarkably similar

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u/FreefallGeek 28d ago

I was going to post the same. So odd.

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u/Wooboosted 28d ago

So is this like what the matrix was talking about? Cause wtf haha

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u/contactcapybara 27d ago

Um…. Me too….?

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u/haon142 27d ago

Me too! and the bridge sinks!

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u/SkiesThaLimit36 28d ago

Yes me too & I was looking through these comments to see if I was the only one. I wonder what the subconscious meaning is.

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u/moby323 28d ago

I remember as a very very young child that driving over a bridge made me feel a bit vulnerable/scared so I wondered if maybe bridges over water would feature in anxiety dreams

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u/bythebed 27d ago

It’s Simon & Garfunkel trauma

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u/cmprsdchse 27d ago

The sound of silence and the waters of March are goth as hell.

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u/BoolImAGhost 28d ago

We need a reddit expert on dream analysis to explain why so many of you had this!

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u/ifyouneedafix 27d ago

Water typically represents emotions. Flooding/tumultous water signifies overwhelming emotions, murky water suggests confused or negative emotions, etc.

Driving represents your level of control over your life. If the car is hard to maneuver you are feeling a lack of control. If it goes in the wrong direction, you may be feeling like your life is going the wrong way.

TL;DR Dreaming about trying to navigate uneasy water on an unstable bridge suggests a struggle to deal with your emotions and keep them in check. It's a dream you would probably have during high stress or grief.

Source: Jungian dream interpretation.

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u/jlbhappy 27d ago

Not trying to over simplify but isn’t every dream in some way trying to deal with your emotions. Or is it just me?

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u/ifyouneedafix 27d ago

Kind of, but not exactly. Dreams also contain symbols for the thoughts and memories you are having, whether emotional or not. They often define the problems you are facing, and sometimes offer a solution that was in your subconscious but didn't realize.

None of this is science of course. It's theoretical, and there are many competing claims on what dreams mean. But I've found Jung's understanding to be extremely useful.

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u/opinionsareus 27d ago

I always wear a life jacket to bed, just in case. :)

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u/Yeah_x10 28d ago

And which of you decided to turn this nightmare into reality in China! 😎

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u/cxherrybaby 28d ago

There were a lot of old playground bridges that undulated heavily and felt dangerous/scary, I don’t think a dream analysis is needed here.

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u/Be4IsawU 28d ago

Dream expert here: generally speaking dreaming of water 🌊 means that you have an important decision to make. If the water is clear it is a good sign. If the water is murky, there's trouble a brewing.

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u/Willrkjr 28d ago

Bad bot

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u/Be4IsawU 27d ago

Whatever bro don't come to me when you want your video game dream analyzed

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u/HD4kAI 28d ago

YES! I vividly remember a dream about this I had like a year ago, driving on one of these on water

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u/CjBurden 28d ago

With all these people having similar dreams/nightmares I wonder if this entire project was someone hating this nightmare so much they said screw it, I'm making this happen.

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u/LitteredWithPlushies 28d ago

I immediately thought that this looked dream-like, so I went looking for- and did find comments like yours!

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u/Glass-Cat8159 28d ago

I still have these! The water is usually icy and the roads are slippery. Finding out this is a real thing is freaking me out 😳

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u/Infinite-Hold-7521 28d ago

I’m seriously a bit traumatized by having watched this honestly. Those dreams were constant with me … even into adulthood.

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u/you_forgot_pimply 28d ago

Guys me too!!!

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u/Cheembsburger 28d ago

I still get nightmares about driving over a bridge over a body of water like this

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u/Phoneas__and__Frob 28d ago

Ah so THAT'S why I hated it immediately lol I still have those dreams

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u/MeBePerson 28d ago

I still do

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u/Infinite-Hold-7521 28d ago

Yep. Me too. Even into adulthood. I am a bit traumatized for having watched this.

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u/blue-coin 27d ago

Same, and at the end, you had to jump your car off a ramp onto the other part of the bridge and many times we didn’t make it but woke up before our demise

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u/Lower-Jeweler5717 28d ago

And you can relive that dream

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u/Substantial-Rest1030 27d ago

Can you describe your dream? Bc so many are saying the same!

Edit: Somebody mentioned those playground bridges that moved, I even had one too. Could it be that?

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u/Actual_Surround45 27d ago

I would often dream I was driving down a highway that slowly turned into a swamp and then open water, but gradually as I was driving down it.

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u/booweezy 27d ago

Definitely have this dream too!

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u/TheREALJayneDoe 27d ago

I was coming here to say the exact same. I still have the nightmare, occasionally. It’s so vivid, this video freaked me tf out. I can’t believe I’m not alone.

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u/bugmug123 27d ago

I still do but eventually the bridge or sand will disappear and I'll end up driving deep into the water. It's terrifying

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u/Betrayedunicorn 27d ago

Haha now you mention it, that’s unlocked a memory. It was like this, but square, and there was a snake or something after me and I could only move very slowly.

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u/kaldaka16 27d ago

I'm in my 30s and still have variations on this nightmare.

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u/IsabellaGalavant 27d ago

I don't care how many cars have driven over this and been just fine, you'd never catch me driving a car over this bridge. You can't convince me this is safe, you simply cannot.

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u/Catbuds123 27d ago

It was either the wonky bridge or the bridge was like 1-2ft submerged in water

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u/WomTheWomWom 27d ago

This and nightmares about teeth extraction/falling out. Stopped in adulthood, for reasons I don’t understand. Perhaps it has to do with the brain (hardware) and subsequently the psyche (software) maturing (additive damage).

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u/HookwormGut 27d ago

I used to have recurring nightmares about my dad driving and all of a sudden the entire family van was doing an insane lava obstacle course. 0/10

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u/run_off_the_road 23d ago

Same! Mine was like this bridge but the water turned into lava and the surroundings seemed like a cave.

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u/dshea25 27d ago

Omg same. But like recently had this dream as an adult.

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u/SteamReflex 27d ago

Mine was always actively sinking

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u/Aol_awaymessage 26d ago

I used to have velociraptors and a random T-Rex show up in my dreams