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Panos Sakalakis

Panos Sakalakis

A 32-year-old Web Developer, Writer, Podcaster, and soon-to-be Sci-Fi Novelist, based in a small town somewhere in Northern Greece.

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Meet Ian, the guy who’s been sending me SMS messages in my dreams

He’s been reaching out to me for the past few months, and somehow, he keeps waking me up at exactly 3:00 AM.

15 min readOct 26, 2026

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After many attempts, I was finally able to generate an AI image of what Ian looks like in my dreams.

Of all the articles I thought I’d ever write, this one definitely wasn’t on my bingo card. But after discussing the same strange dreams with my sister again and again, she suggested something I hadn’t really considered: Why not write about them? Share the whole experience, put it out there, and maybe, just maybe, someone will have an explanation. And what better place than Medium?

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So here I am, writing about a guy named Ian. A guy I’ve never met in real life, who keeps sending me SMS messages in my dreams, showing me pictures of places that shouldn’t exist, and somehow waking me up at exactly the same hour. And the weirdest part? I’ve actually started looking forward to hearing from him.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

A few months ago, I had a dream. I was traveling through different countries with my little brother, and at some point, we ended up somewhere in Asia. I couldn’t tell you which country, but I remember we were sitting at a bar, drinking beers and celebrating something good that…

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Panos Sakalakis
Panos Sakalakis

Written by Panos Sakalakis

A 32-year-old Web Developer, Writer, Podcaster, and soon-to-be Sci-Fi Novelist, based in a small town somewhere in Northern Greece.