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I have weird dreams like that too. It also feels so real in the moment too. They also feel like minutes but then you wake up and are like wow that dream felt so fast.
Colleen, its so wholesome to see you making fun of yourself while you were singing especially with something that broke you internally. Shows that you’re healing and I’m so proud of all the hardwork and effort you for your own mental wellbeing. Its never easy. So effing proud of you Collen, adore you.
I love hearing about dreams! So interesting to me. And I’m the same way Colleen: If I have a nightmare it usually triggers real fear in me that doesn’t just disappear when I wake up. I’ve woken up very anxious from dreams, and the feeling doesn’t go away when I wake up.
Honestly I’m glad y’all haven’t gone to Sonic because we got a hilarious song!! And my favorite part of Rachel’s vlogs now is the end card with your song! 😂😂😂
Colleen, thank you for acknowledging that some people need extra support when checking out. I live with chronic pain and when I can only make 1 line for check out it brings such relief that I won't have to feel pain longer than I need to ❤ I love you for that ❤❤❤
I’ve taught myself to lucid dream and I stopped having nightmares since then. It’s basically becoming aware that you’re dreaming, and then you can kind of control what happens. Usually I end up waking myself up trying to fly lol
Colleen! My therapist told me that I could train myself to look at my hand in a dream. Once I could do that, I could stop the dream. I just say, "This is my hand. I'm dreaming. I'm okay." It doesn't work every time, and it takes a while to be able to do it, but try it. It does work. Also, when you're trying to fall asleep, think about looking at your hand during your dreams. Your brain will remember, the way it remembers writing your dreams down. Good luck!
Yerba in an Argentinan drink. We drink it with hot water. It is NOT meant to be cold. I feel like all these drink probably tastes like ass because Yerba is meant to be drank with a actual mate cup (this is a mate cup🧉)It’s actually our culture. And yerba is a herb. Tea leaves basically.
I am rocking my 6 month old baby girl as listening to this and it is making me feel not alone as we sleep train her rocking by myself in her dark room can be hard thanks for being here for me
Ooh! I feel the CVS pain. You could try an independent pharmacy! 😊 I’m a pharmacist for an independently owned pharmacy. We try to beat corporate pharmacies by operating with more efficiency and customer service since we have small patient populations.
Girl I used to have NIGHTMARES almost every night. Horrific, vivid, terrifying dreams every night. I stopped sleeping with the tv on and stopped eating late at night and they’ve pretty much totally gone away. Worth trying, you little Cookie Monster haha
My dreams have repeated places that have existed since I was a little kid. They come and go but it’s cool to have an extended world. Also, does Colleen ever know she is in a dream when they are happening? Sometimes I can figure out that it’s a dream and deal with whatever scariness is happening but out planning my brain or forcing myself to wake up.
I’m not a dr but yes you can get mostly rid of them with meds! I’m on a nightmare medication and it has made my sleep life so much better, I’m not living in a horrible nightmare every night. Just ask your dr or psychiatrist.
Party story thing- for me, I find myself telling certain stories as a nervous/anxious thing. For whatever reason, the same story will seem to come up and maybe it’s because of a relatability, like as soon as the conversation starts to go towards anything to do with the story it makes you retell it
I recommend checking out the movie on which you've got Mail is based, the shop around the corner. Or for someone who likes musicals, there is another one said a few years later that Stars. Judy Garland called in the good old summertime.
I have a what needs to RELAX that really bothers me lately and it’s these recipes I keep seeing on social media that sound so good but the picture of the food is clearly AI generated. Have either of you noticed this and does this bother you? I see this everywhere now and I can’t seem to get over it lol
Wonderful, iconic, great song apologizing for not getting to Sonic. Erik is 💯 correct - his wife is a wonderful lyricist. Colleen your husband is a 💎💎💎💎💎💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐❣️
Erik did have a point with the substance abuse and dreams. Marihuana disrupts the sleep cycle to the point where people barely dream. When you stop smoking the first 2 weeks it's very hard to fall asleep because your body is used to the substance to help you fall asleep. When you do fall asleep, you get all these crazy vivid dreams. I think it has something to do with your brain trying to catch up on the lack of deep sleep.
On love is blind they get questions ahead of time that they can ask each other, so this was probably on the list. Maybe it was phrased differently, but that's the reason they both knew what he was talking about, because they both read the question on the potential questions to ask each other.
Thank you so much for that sonic song. That was AMAZING. I laughed so hard. I love how funny you are. Such a natural comedian. ❤ Erik your wife is amazing.
I have never crossed my legs on the toilet but I struggle to sit without my legs up or at least crossed when I can’t pull them up!! I didn’t realize how bad it was until the last time I went to get my hair cut. My poor stylist had to ask me to uncross my legs like 6 times in the 25-30mins she was cutting my hair! Every time we would start a conversation I couldn’t keep my legs uncrossed! Anyways, I’ve heard that keeping your legs up is an early sign of POTS and with your history of passing out you may have a mild case!
Controlling dreams is one part of something called lucid dreaming. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you’re aware you’re dreaming. They can happen naturally (which I think Colleen has the ability to do, based on how vividly she can remember and describe them), or they can be learned through multiple techniques with practice. It’s like realistic virtual reality. With enough practice, advanced lucid dreamers can control literally anything in these dreams, since it’s all in your head and physics don’t need to apply. Sometimes, the dreamer can even tackle subconscious issues that are affecting them in real life, similar to hypnosis helping people quit smoking, build self-esteem, things of that nature. So while Colleen says she doesn’t want to dream, with enough lucid dreaming practice, it may actually benefit her. If anyone is interested on these topics, check out the book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge, or the RUclipsr Daniel Love.
Eric as a fellow introvert I TOTALLY get the not wanting to park when someone is in the car next to you. Even worse for me is reversing out of a tricky driveway when your hosts are standing at the front door (being polite) staring at you as you leave. Mortifying
I force myself to wake up from dreams when they are annoying and I don't understand them, especially dreams like I am in a competition. I wake up go to the bathroom and unfortunately I fall right back into the dream when I fall back asleep. This can happen several times a night... same dream. And I can also find myself doing it again, with the same dream, on another night. It's so frustrating. Give me something pleasant or meaningful to dream about.
I work in a pharmacy/ essential store. If the pharmacy had to ring up all ones shopping carts it would take time away from getting peoples prescription ready. For example they tell you your meds will be ready in 20 mins but they serve 10 people that would probably take away time of getting your meds ready. So when you show up 20 mins later and they say sorry it will be another 10 mins I think that’s worse than going to another till. Xoxox
I can relate so much to the crazy dreams, I remember I had more lucid ones and more intense when I was on antidepressants and then in the withdrawal stage. Have you ever asked your dream characters the date and time or about the afterlife? I saw everyone doing it on TikTok and when I tried my dream characters turned on me, they get nasty and there face completely changes and I’ve had one grab my fingers and bend them back and woke up the next day with stiff fingers. Once they are aware you know your dreaming that’s went it all gets weird. I’ve had a lot of them tell me I am not meant to know I’m dreaming. And the dread and evil I feel in some of my nightmares is insane
the dreams notes thing is so real i have the same folder in my notes for dreams and i don’t remember half the stuff i write down in it because i do it right when i wake up so i won’t forget lol. also the insanity in our dreams are very similar and they also feel so real/normal in mine too hahaha
I MISS when Relax did so much singing! I was recently rewatching the musical episode and my gosh, the Sonic apology song is added to my favorites. Incredible. Edit: As I kept watching Colleen started hating on that song?! Are you kidding?! It was so good, and you’re so much more talented (and hilarious) than you give yourself credit for. While I forgive you, I will be expecting a Connecticut Sonic review.
Absolutely love that chair that you're sitting in I've been looking everywhere for your water bottle because I wanted to drink water with you guys while listening to your podcast and it feels like more safe
I'm with you on Sonic. When I was a kid in the 70's (Im old lol) we moved from San Diego to Texas for 4 years (military kid). There was a Sonic next to where we went to Girl Scout meetings. So before meetings we would go to Sonic. We never ate anything. They would just give us these little plastic animal toys that came with kids meals. But I've never eaten there either. A few years ago, we were living in Fallbrook, CA and were running errands in Vista, CA. I saw a sonic, and was like, "OMG that's a Sonic!! They still exist!?" And I still haven't eaten at one. Now I live in Northern California and haven't seen one up here yet.
Sweet Eric the only thing I have ever seen a man experience that is even close to having a C-Section is when my late husband slipped from a ladder and slammed his testicle on a cement pylon. It got infected and swelled up to the size of a grapefruit. In the end he has to have it removed and required to have a nurse to put bleach soaked gauze inside it twice daily for weeks till it healed properly and no longer had an infection. That is what having a baby via C-section is like. (His death was unrelated)
Erik, People sitting in cars on the phone. That's usually my husband waiting in the car for me, watching tiktok lives in the car, while I'm in the store shopping lol.
It drives me crazy! My son and my daughter both get in their cars and then choose their playlist and their destination and who knows what else. When I get in my car I turn it on and then leave. 🤷🏻♀
I do all bathroom activities with my legs crossed and MAYBE TMI but I’m currently on the toilet with my legs crossed during this segment and I feel soooo called out haha I think it’s helps the flow of… things. Anyone else?
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I have weird dreams like that too. It also feels so real in the moment too. They also feel like minutes but then you wake up and are like wow that dream felt so fast.
I’ve never identified more with something than when Erik said “my go to party story is not talking and petting an animal”.
omg I love colleen’s weird, creative brain!! That sonic song was great.
Colleen : “I’m gonna PUT IT ON THE SCREEN”
*doesn’t put it on the screen*
😂😂😂
Can we shift from “Flynn’s Truck of the Day” to “Colleen’s Graphic-T of the Day?” 😂 🤷🏻♀️
That would be so great!!👏🏼😍🤞🏼
All that dream talk made me lol thinking of Erik trying to pee on suit cases in his sleep 😂
Omg the line about addressing things through song was ICONIC 😂😂😂😂
Yes! Love that she can laugh about it….or at least sing about it now!
Colleen, its so wholesome to see you making fun of yourself while you were singing especially with something that broke you internally.
Shows that you’re healing and I’m so proud of all the hardwork and effort you for your own mental wellbeing. Its never easy.
So effing proud of you Collen, adore you.
Lmaoooooooo
I legit LOVE hearing people's dreams. I really wish more people talked about them actually!
The sonic song was so good omg colleen is actually so talented with writing music & lyrics. It’s so funny and catchy
I watch You’ve Got Mail every autumn and While You Were Sleeping every Christmas season. 🎬🎞️
The Sonic song is FREAKING AMAZING
I love hearing about dreams! So interesting to me. And I’m the same way Colleen: If I have a nightmare it usually triggers real fear in me that doesn’t just disappear when I wake up. I’ve woken up very anxious from dreams, and the feeling doesn’t go away when I wake up.
Honestly I’m glad y’all haven’t gone to Sonic because we got a hilarious song!! And my favorite part of Rachel’s vlogs now is the end card with your song! 😂😂😂
Colleen, thank you for acknowledging that some people need extra support when checking out. I live with chronic pain and when I can only make 1 line for check out it brings such relief that I won't have to feel pain longer than I need to ❤ I love you for that ❤❤❤
I’ve taught myself to lucid dream and I stopped having nightmares since then. It’s basically becoming aware that you’re dreaming, and then you can kind of control what happens. Usually I end up waking myself up trying to fly lol
The Sonic song was incredible! 💜💛
I'll take a theater kid apology ANY DAY!!!!!! (and the puppets 🤣🤣🤣)
I love talking about and hearing about dreams.
As a pharmacy technician, THANK YOU, ERIC! If you check out with items, just know we HATE you 😂😭😭
Even if it is just one or two? Lol
i love watching these every week!! 🫶 love you colleen!! (and erik of course!)
The Sonic song is reminding me of the Veggie Tales ‘His Cheeseburger’ song 😂
First of all, the song was so good! Colleen you're such an amazing talent
Wow! Erik said Babe! Lol 18:53 ❤❤
Colleen! My therapist told me that I could train myself to look at my hand in a dream. Once I could do that, I could stop the dream. I just say, "This is my hand. I'm dreaming. I'm okay."
It doesn't work every time, and it takes a while to be able to do it, but try it. It does work. Also, when you're trying to fall asleep, think about looking at your hand during your dreams. Your brain will remember, the way it remembers writing your dreams down. Good luck!
“Flynn’s marine animal of the day” would be iconic!!!
I cried on Eric giving Colleen flowers ❤
This is my favorite podcast please never stop filming I love you guys
I didn’t think I could love Colleen anymore than I do, until she started singing “Never gonna go to Sonic…” 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤️❤️
The flowers omgggg I was waiting for a T-shirt too lol
Yerba in an Argentinan drink. We drink it with hot water. It is NOT meant to be cold. I feel like all these drink probably tastes like ass because Yerba is meant to be drank with a actual mate cup (this is a mate cup🧉)It’s actually our culture. And yerba is a herb. Tea leaves basically.
I am rocking my 6 month old baby girl as listening to this and it is making me feel not alone as we sleep train her rocking by myself in her dark room can be hard thanks for being here for me
My dreams are so vivid too! It feels like I'm actually living another whole life or reality when I'm dreaming.
I agree with Erik, Colleen is a great lyricist!!
my relax is people who CHOOSE to be in the fast lane but don’t want to go the fast lane SPEED! this is the actual worst
Colleen, your party story for sure starts with “I learned to swim in a motel 6 pool”.
Ooh! I feel the CVS pain. You could try an independent pharmacy! 😊 I’m a pharmacist for an independently owned pharmacy. We try to beat corporate pharmacies by operating with more efficiency and customer service since we have small patient populations.
Colleeennn you literally give me Lorelai Gilmore vibes
Girl I used to have NIGHTMARES almost every night. Horrific, vivid, terrifying dreams every night. I stopped sleeping with the tv on and stopped eating late at night and they’ve pretty much totally gone away. Worth trying, you little Cookie Monster haha
I laughed out loud when I saw the puppets playing Eriks guitar.
Colleen the sonic song was everything and more
The sonic song, is hysterical.
Tell us more dreams on Tortilla Tuesday. We need dreams!
My dreams have repeated places that have existed since I was a little kid. They come and go but it’s cool to have an extended world.
Also, does Colleen ever know she is in a dream when they are happening? Sometimes I can figure out that it’s a dream and deal with whatever scariness is happening but out planning my brain or forcing myself to wake up.
You guys are true love story we need a wedding vlog reaction!
I literally have never heard of a party story. I love you!
I’m not a dr but yes you can get mostly rid of them with meds! I’m on a nightmare medication and it has made my sleep life so much better, I’m not living in a horrible nightmare every night. Just ask your dr or psychiatrist.
The puppets are awesome this week❤❤
Party story thing- for me, I find myself telling certain stories as a nervous/anxious thing. For whatever reason, the same story will seem to come up and maybe it’s because of a relatability, like as soon as the conversation starts to go towards anything to do with the story it makes you retell it
Music cures everything mental for me ❤
I feel you Colleen! I have vivid scary sad dreams too and it does feel so real that I’m still effected when I wake up
I recommend checking out the movie on which you've got Mail is based, the shop around the corner. Or for someone who likes musicals, there is another one said a few years later that Stars. Judy Garland called in the good old summertime.
You’re so talented. I love that song.lol😁😁😁
Those arent dreams Colleen, they're called nightmares
Colleen, didn't Flavor Flav buy you a winter coat in Vancouver? That's a great "party story"
I have a what needs to RELAX that really bothers me lately and it’s these recipes I keep seeing on social media that sound so good but the picture of the food is clearly AI generated. Have either of you noticed this and does this bother you? I see this everywhere now and I can’t seem to get over it lol
Absolutely a let down every single time too!
Well I’ll atleast answer this…. Girl it’s sooooo annoying… truly they need to relax I wanna see the real food not the perfect fake version
OH MY GOD this drives me crazy!!! I’ve been seeing them everywhere!
Yes and if you try to make it , it doesn't taste good even if I followed it to a T
why did erik call colleen babe at 18:53 LOL I AM SO FLABBERGASTED
Colleen every graphic tee I see you wear I end up owning a week later 😂 great style love from Brooklyn
I JUST watched while you were sleeping the night b4 last! I LOVE that movie.
Wonderful, iconic, great song apologizing for not getting to Sonic. Erik is 💯 correct - his wife is a wonderful lyricist. Colleen your husband is a 💎💎💎💎💎💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐💟💐❣️
I love that the puppets in the background are doing something different each episode 😂
Erik did have a point with the substance abuse and dreams. Marihuana disrupts the sleep cycle to the point where people barely dream. When you stop smoking the first 2 weeks it's very hard to fall asleep because your body is used to the substance to help you fall asleep. When you do fall asleep, you get all these crazy vivid dreams. I think it has something to do with your brain trying to catch up on the lack of deep sleep.
I ALWAYS sit in my car before I leave somewhere and then again when I get there.
On love is blind they get questions ahead of time that they can ask each other, so this was probably on the list. Maybe it was phrased differently, but that's the reason they both knew what he was talking about, because they both read the question on the potential questions to ask each other.
“Yeah you speak spanish in your dreams” I laugh so hard idkw 😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for that sonic song. That was AMAZING. I laughed so hard. I love how funny you are. Such a natural comedian. ❤ Erik your wife is amazing.
I have never crossed my legs on the toilet but I struggle to sit without my legs up or at least crossed when I can’t pull them up!! I didn’t realize how bad it was until the last time I went to get my hair cut. My poor stylist had to ask me to uncross my legs like 6 times in the 25-30mins she was cutting my hair! Every time we would start a conversation I couldn’t keep my legs uncrossed! Anyways, I’ve heard that keeping your legs up is an early sign of POTS and with your history of passing out you may have a mild case!
“I’m gonna put it on the screen!” Doesn’t. 😂
Controlling dreams is one part of something called lucid dreaming. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you’re aware you’re dreaming. They can happen naturally (which I think Colleen has the ability to do, based on how vividly she can remember and describe them), or they can be learned through multiple techniques with practice. It’s like realistic virtual reality. With enough practice, advanced lucid dreamers can control literally anything in these dreams, since it’s all in your head and physics don’t need to apply. Sometimes, the dreamer can even tackle subconscious issues that are affecting them in real life, similar to hypnosis helping people quit smoking, build self-esteem, things of that nature. So while Colleen says she doesn’t want to dream, with enough lucid dreaming practice, it may actually benefit her. If anyone is interested on these topics, check out the book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge, or the RUclipsr Daniel Love.
also love the rhyme/rhythm gymnastics at 10:22
I love these podcasts. They just make me smile ❤
Please go to Sonic with Bailey and Jessica!!! They mentioned Sonic in one of their lives
A new SONiC is opening on Nov. 4th in Fillmore! That's a 20 minute drive from VENTURA-you know what I mean!
Anyone notice that the puppet duo in the background is always changing pose. Is Erik responsible for it? It's a really nice touch 👌
Eric as a fellow introvert I TOTALLY get the not wanting to park when someone is in the car next to you. Even worse for me is reversing out of a tricky driveway when your hosts are standing at the front door (being polite) staring at you as you leave. Mortifying
I need you to revisit the wiping conversation
The song is everything! I can vouch for the tater tots and cherry limeade are my favorites. The corn dogs aren't bad either. ❤
I force myself to wake up from dreams when they are annoying and I don't understand them, especially dreams like I am in a competition. I wake up go to the bathroom and unfortunately I fall right back into the dream when I fall back asleep. This can happen several times a night... same dream. And I can also find myself doing it again, with the same dream, on another night. It's so frustrating. Give me something pleasant or meaningful to dream about.
Yessss been waiting for this all dayyyy!
Colleen is in fact correct with Yerba! It's not pronounced Herba 😋
I work in a pharmacy/ essential store. If the pharmacy had to ring up all ones shopping carts it would take time away from getting peoples prescription ready. For example they tell you your meds will be ready in 20 mins but they serve 10 people that would probably take away time of getting your meds ready. So when you show up 20 mins later and they say sorry it will be another 10 mins I think that’s worse than going to another till. Xoxox
I can relate so much to the crazy dreams, I remember I had more lucid ones and more intense when I was on antidepressants and then in the withdrawal stage. Have you ever asked your dream characters the date and time or about the afterlife?
I saw everyone doing it on TikTok and when I tried my dream characters turned on me, they get nasty and there face completely changes and I’ve had one grab my fingers and bend them back and woke up the next day with stiff fingers.
Once they are aware you know your dreaming that’s went it all gets weird. I’ve had a lot of them tell me I am not meant to know I’m dreaming. And the dread and evil I feel in some of my nightmares is insane
would you and erik ever travel together around europe? thought about this cuz rachel and abbie are travelling right now 😂❤
the dreams notes thing is so real i have the same folder in my notes for dreams and i don’t remember half the stuff i write down in it because i do it right when i wake up so i won’t forget lol. also the insanity in our dreams are very similar and they also feel so real/normal in mine too hahaha
first of all I'm loving the hilarious songs lately on the vlogs and now here omg. fucking dying at the sonic song 🤣💀
No! To think about a story to tell at a party is NOT a thing😭
I need you to tell me what that weird thing you found at the beach was?! I can't stop thinking about it
I enjoy that sonic so way too much 😂
I MISS when Relax did so much singing! I was recently rewatching the musical episode and my gosh, the Sonic apology song is added to my favorites. Incredible.
Edit:
As I kept watching Colleen started hating on that song?! Are you kidding?! It was so good, and you’re so much more talented (and hilarious) than you give yourself credit for. While I forgive you, I will be expecting a Connecticut Sonic review.
Sonic song was epic 😂
Absolutely love that chair that you're sitting in I've been looking everywhere for your water bottle because I wanted to drink water with you guys while listening to your podcast and it feels like more safe
I'm with you on Sonic. When I was a kid in the 70's (Im old lol) we moved from San Diego to Texas for 4 years (military kid). There was a Sonic next to where we went to Girl Scout meetings. So before meetings we would go to Sonic. We never ate anything. They would just give us these little plastic animal toys that came with kids meals. But I've never eaten there either.
A few years ago, we were living in Fallbrook, CA and were running errands in Vista, CA. I saw a sonic, and was like, "OMG that's a Sonic!! They still exist!?" And I still haven't eaten at one. Now I live in Northern California and haven't seen one up here yet.
Sweet Eric the only thing I have ever seen a man experience that is even close to having a C-Section is when my late husband slipped from a ladder and slammed his testicle on a cement pylon. It got infected and swelled up to the size of a grapefruit. In the end he has to have it removed and required to have a nurse to put bleach soaked gauze inside it twice daily for weeks till it healed properly and no longer had an infection. That is what having a baby via C-section is like. (His death was unrelated)
I would do anything for that sonic song to be actually recorded and put on streaming platforms. Please Colleen
Erik, People sitting in cars on the phone.
That's usually my husband waiting in the car for me, watching tiktok lives in the car, while I'm in the store shopping lol.
The sonic trip would perform so so well!!! Im not losing hope ( im a lions fan) im used to hold out for things that probably wont ever happen😂 💙💙
It drives me crazy! My son and my daughter both get in their cars and then choose their playlist and their destination and who knows what else. When I get in my car I turn it on and then leave. 🤷🏻♀
I love Erick’s shoesand socks. They are so cool. I love the colors of his socks.
Medication Prazosine or Trazodone have helped me with severe nightmares
Ugh Trazodone helped for awhile but after a year it gave me Nightmares! I stopped taking it and now they’re better.
I do all bathroom activities with my legs crossed and MAYBE TMI but I’m currently on the toilet with my legs crossed during this segment and I feel soooo called out haha I think it’s helps the flow of… things. Anyone else?