Dreaming - before sleep

For periods of time, night after night I have been dreaming before I was asleep. After lying down and closing my eyes it started right away. It was not like my normal dreams. These were images, some moving that would flash into my mind very, very fast and then be gone. it was difficult to remember them only a few seconds after although they were very vivid and intense. There would be one after another, on and on. It was so frustrating not being able to recall them.

The images/ideas were so strange and alien to me they were difficult to figure out. Actually I don't think that I figured out any of them. It was a great challange to force myself to remember what they were.

It made a strong impression on me because I was definitely awake, and the images were so clear. They just came and went so fast.