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Hi. Last night i had a strange dream where the girls in my family were trapped inside this house and there was a scary man who threatened us all the time. We kept thinking of ways to leave the house but he had two guns.
the strange part of the dream was that I was expecting. It was so surreal to me that I was shocked in the dream. I am 20 years old and I have never been in any relationship like this nor do I have any plans. I don't consume any media that would make me thirst for motherhood. The closest i have come into contact with a baby is baby sitting (when i was 12 and then when i was 17).
is this dream just random rubbish? The man was my old teacher who was awful at teaching his subject and got scammed a lot. I don't know why he was there or why he was holding guns. I do not have any brothers and my father (Thank GOD) is extremely loving and caring, we all get along with him well. Was this my brain creating a weird show? Either way, this dream keeps haunting me and leaves a strange taste in my mouth. I dont want to have a child right now, i am scared. Please help , thank you (link)
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Dreams are thought pictures. Your brain doesn't turn off when you sleep. It keeps thinking and anything you are afraid of when awake manifests itself in your dreams same with what makes you happy. It doesn't make logical connections when you are asleep most of the time but takes random bits and pieces of what you care about and are afraid of and warps it as you sleep.
It's also highly symbolic. Perhaps you feel trapped in real life with no way to escape a situation and this came up or worry about defending and family and it came across as this nightmare. Perhaps the teacher is or was someone you felt highly threatened by or just a random thing same with motherhood.
Just know that none of it is real and cannot affect you in any way in real life unless you allow it to. Don't obsess over it and you will be fine. We all have weird dreams or nightmares at times.
The other thing I should mention is to change the position you sleep in. I have found if I sleep on my back I have more bad dreams than I do on my side or face on the pillow. It may help to change that up or do something relaxing before bed and keep your mind off of sleeping. There's nothing to be afraid of and the sooner you remind yourself of that the better as it will make this problem and fear fade for you.
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Thank you! That really helped a lot and things are better for me now.
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