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Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams
Abstract
Many individuals in Türkiye who completed their compulsory military service years ago report experiencing intense, vivid, and anxiety-provoking dreams in which they are suddenly summoned back to the military. From a cultural perspective, this phenomenon does not appear unique to Türkiye. Similar narratives of such dreams are frequently encountered in various English-speaking online forums . Future qualitative and quantitative research examining the frequency, narrative structures, accompanying emotions during dreaming and upon awakening, and connections with individuals’ psychosocial histories could greatly enhance our understanding of the psychological origins of these dreams.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Psychiatry
Journal Section
Letter to Editor
Authors
Early Pub Date
October 11, 2025
Publication Date
December 16, 2025
Submission Date
June 2, 2025
Acceptance Date
July 4, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 17 Number: Supplement 1
APA
Danışman, M. (2025). Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 17(Supplement 1), 491-493. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1706576
AMA
1.Danışman M. Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2025;17(Supplement 1):491-493. doi:10.18863/pgy.1706576
Chicago
Danışman, Mustafa. 2025. “Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17 (Supplement 1): 491-93. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1706576.
EndNote
Danışman M (December 1, 2025) Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17 Supplement 1 491–493.
IEEE
[1]M. Danışman, “Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams”, Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry, vol. 17, no. Supplement 1, pp. 491–493, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.18863/pgy.1706576.
ISNAD
Danışman, Mustafa. “Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 17/Supplement 1 (December 1, 2025): 491-493. https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1706576.
JAMA
1.Danışman M. Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2025;17:491–493.
MLA
Danışman, Mustafa. “Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams”. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, vol. 17, no. Supplement 1, Dec. 2025, pp. 491-3, doi:10.18863/pgy.1706576.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Danışman. Being Recalled Years Later: An Observation on Military Dreams. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2025 Dec. 1;17(Supplement 1):491-3. doi:10.18863/pgy.1706576
