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Phantom Doorbell and Telephone Dreams | BYB

April 13, 2008 on 9:34 pm | In Dream Types |

For years now, if I oversleep, I am often awakened by the sound of a doorbell ringing—but no one is at the door. This has happened over and over when there is no one outside, and no one has been anywhere near the door.

Generally it does not sound exactly like my real-life doorbell. It is a dream. And it is a useful one. The message is “Get up! Get busy!”

Over the years the sound has sometimes been a phantom telephone ring. The principle seems to be the same.

Are you ever awakened by a phantom doorbell? Or a phantom telephone ring? Does this happen when you oversleep, to help keep you from being even later?

I think the phantom doorbell is a very useful type of dream, and a real blessing. How about you?

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I have heard of people with inner alarm clocks, but you are the first who has an inner door bell.

Stopping by for BYBS. Have a great week.

Comment by cybercelt — April 27, 2008 #
I had similar the other day. I heard the doorbell ring then a woman come into my house calling my name. It wasn’t a voice I recognized. I know it was a dream because my lodger was in the next room and when I asked if someone had just rung the bell she said no. It made me get out of bed and check though. I was having an afternoon nap which I don’t usually do.

Comment by darkwater — May 5, 2008 #
I found your blog by looking up dreams and doorbells. I occcasionally have the experience of being woken from sleep to the sound of a “phantom doorbell”. It was not from oversleeping - but was in the first hour of sleep. It left me with my heart pounding. I’m not sure why it happens, but it does happen to me! Thanks for sharing your experience!

Comment by Dece — June 29, 2008 #
I often hear the phone ring in a dream. I also have a recurring one involving a telephone. I am trying to phone someone and I cannot dial the number, I try different phones and still I cannot get through. Does anyone know what it may mean?

Comment by Paula — August 12, 2008 #
OMG, Im so glad that Im not the only one! The sound of my doorbell awakens me over and over again…sometimes once a week! It’s driving me nuts! I sprint out of bed from a deep sleep only to find no one at the door. My husband had the same thing happen just last week! We started to think that someone was ding-dong-ditching us! But I know it’s not that. It’s funny how my body instinctively gets up instead of waiting for the second ring. Hmmmm..What does this all mean?

Comment by Char — August 17, 2008 #
Yes! My theory is that it is our subconscious mind’s way of getting us up. And it works! Sometimes, though, it seems out of kilter–when there is no particular reason or need to get up.

So it may be some other kind of subconscious wake-up call. All the more reason to pay attention to your dreams, I think. If you are trying to tell yourself (or remind yourself of) something important, it’s probably a good idea to listen.

Thanks, everyone, for all these great comments. (Yay, it’s not just me!)

Kathleen

Comment by Kathleen — August 17, 2008 #
I often have this issue and I too wake with a pounding heart. I thought I was going crazy. LOL Thank you for sharing and letting me know that my “phantom door bell” is normal.

Comment by Leigh — August 21, 2008 #
I’ve been woken up by the “phantom door bell” for years. From reading your posts it sounds like some strange kind of phenomena. I’ve wondered if there’s some kind of medical explanation for it. I have to admit that the paranormal has crossed my mind also. I’m glad I’m not the only one. I find it not only perplexing but annoying. Thanks for sharing.

Comment by Roni — September 11, 2008 #
This is really creepy. But I’m sure glad you folks are creeped out also. The thing with my doorbell ringing is that I normally have people complain that they ring the doorbell to many times before I finally answer it. That is because it is hard to hear from my bedroom. However, that strange phantom doorbell was extremely loud and long and I had to go look around the house when I found no one at the door. It was so clear and distinct that I was impressed with it, thinking I would have no more problems with it not being loud enough for me to hear from the bedroom, however, my real door bell is still with a faint sound. When I mentioned this to a friend she laughed, told her husband that I was having the phantom doorbell and suggested I look at this site. She had heard one to and her mom told her that some people at her church were having the same thing going on. I’m still shocked that there is a phantom doorbell blog. What gives????

Comment by Shelia — September 20, 2008 #
The actual topic of this blog is dreams and visions. It’s about working with dreams. However, the phantom doorbell was waking me up a lot, and I wanted to know if other people hear it, too, so I blogged about it. I’m very grateful that so many people chimed in (so to speak ) with comments. I guess it struck a chord (hah!) because it has drawn by far the most comments of any post I’ve made on this or my other blogs. Thank you all so much for your comments!

Comment by Kathleen — September 20, 2008 #
O.K. Since I posted, I tried an experiment. I muffled my doorbell with cloths so that it could not ring. Well, I have to tell you, I STILL heard it the other morning. I got up to check if the cloths had fallen free allowing the doorbell to ring - no that didn’t happen. I went and tried to ring my doorbell - NOTHING!! Just like intended - it did not ring. Thank you all for your postings or I would think I’m really going nuts!

Comment by Roni — September 25, 2008 #