Do you Cue in your dreams?
Written by Barb Ballard on January 14th, 2009 | 8 CommentsI realized recently, that from time to time, I find myself Cueing in my dreams. Sometimes it is when I’m communicating with someone to whom I would normally Cue, but in other dreams I find myself Cueing to people who have no knowledge of Cued Speech. It seems that when I find myself Cueing to them, it is because I’m trying very hard to make myself understood. It seems my brain has embraced that fact that what I want to convey comes across with more comprehension when I Cue; and therefore, in my dreams I find myself Cueing when I want to be precisely understood. As in my real life, I rarely, if ever, have anyone Cue to me in my dreams. Do you Cue in your dreams? If so, to whom do you Cue, or who Cues to you?
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January 16th, 2009 at 6:04 am
I’ve used sign for 18 years daily. I never dream in sign or deaf languages at all. Nor in any other form, I am always hearing and speaking ! It depends on how you are born I think.
January 21st, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I’ve been cueing with my son who is deaf for nearly 25 years; also, I am a professional transliterator for close to 20 years, but i can’t say that i cue in my dreams. I often hear newly trained transliterators say that they cue in their dreams. I always wondered why i don’t. It just doesn’t happen for me, or may I completely block it out, not sure.
However, often I do find my self cueing with hearing people thinking that i will be better understood like you are describing; embarrassing:)
January 21st, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Yes!
Only once or twice in my life though despite being a native cuer, oddly enough. One cueing dream was in German.
Basically I was in German class giving a presentation on the Railroads of the Habsburg empire or something, and cueing in German. It was weird, because never once have I had to learn about Austro-Hungarian railroads, and never once had I cued German for more than a few words before. LOL
January 21st, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Uh Ester, I think that one qualifies as a nightmare.
Do you also dream about showing up for class to find out your having a test and you didn’t study?
LOL
January 28th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Hah! it wasn’t actually that nightmarish. Just odd, because I was definitely cueing more fluently in German than I’d ever actually done when speaking, let alone cueing…
Never had the “surprise test” dream. Thankfully.
February 3rd, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Barb,
I have never cued in my dreams, but often find myself cueing to hearing people. This happens most often when I want to add emphasis or make a point. Just ask my daughter Maddie and the girls on my basketball team. I often cue to (at?) the girls, especially during a game –”Get the ball!” or “Bounce pass!” will come out with voice and cues.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:53 am
I don’t normally cue IN my dreams however, I have woken myself up cueing in my sleep. It’s happened on more than one occasion. Lol!
February 24th, 2009 at 10:38 am
I can’t recall cueing in my dreams….but I did catch my mother on several occasions cueing to our dogs (this was when I was younger). It was a constant source of amusement to me.