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Reoccuring Nightmare I can't Interpret
I have a dream where I am in a dark abyss like place, family, friends, people I know but hate, they all are there and 1 person I can't see (voice is unrecognizable too). They all say horrible things and hurt me, in others they die, and I die in some dreams too. The person I don't know is always in the dreams somewhere. I don't know what it means or what to do. Can someone help me with this?
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Hi there! Vivid and disturbing dreams, especially if certain motifs seem to recur (happen more than once in separate dreams) can be traumatic. We recall them on waking (much of the time our dream activity is not recalled on waking). Main thing to remember is that the dream is really NOT a message from the spirit world, not a premonition, prediction or warning of things to come. True, dreams often carry coded 'meaning' but lets be perfectly clear. The 'meaning is not direct or literal in any way. Got that? You are NOT destined to be hurt and abused by people in a dark abyss, I promise. Basically your subconscious, sleeping mind keeps on motoring away, and lots of stuff we're thinking about in real life gets all caught up and 'presented' if you like in a scenario. A 'dreamscape'. The dreams are most vivid when there's something really playing on your mind. Usually something we haven't resolved (you have not yet 'worked it out and sorted it' to your satisfaction). Struggling with decisions and choices are a big offender too. Your mind is working on a 'conflict' (the two (or more) choices are mentally 'fighting with each other'). That dream activity is your subconscious mind forcing some issue(s) up to the surface, trying to force you to confront them and solve them. The images, people, situations and events will usually bear little direct resemblance to the ACTUAL issue. Like we said, they're all scambled, mashed-up and 'coded'. It is possible to investigate through dream analysis. For example, what does the dark abyss represent (stand for) to YOU? Is the dark pit a symbol of loneliness? Fear? Why are YOU scared of the idea of a dark pit? Fear of what might be lurking in it? Fear of not being able to get out? Is the unknown presence more scary than the people you know in the dream, or less scary? Are you relieved when the hurtful people 'die' and so stop being abusive? Sort of glad they're 'out of the way'? Savvy? You seeing how someone who's annoying you in real life leads you to you conveniently 'killing him off' in your dream? Do you find 'unknown' possibilities/threats more frightening than cases where you know exactly what you're up against(relates to the 'mystery voice' thing?)And so on? Your family are there, but I bet you anything they 'seem different' in some ways? Maybe kick a few ideas around? Try a bit of 'decoding'? You won't find an 'off the shelf' book or list of dream scenaria' and their meanings. The 'meaning' is unique to YOU and your real-life experiences and feelings. What we call your personal 'associations'. Like the way that if a christian person has a religious dream he/she will 'see' God/Jesus. A muslim or hindu will see different gods in their dream. An allah or a vishnu or some such? Fascinating subject, dreams aren't they? But DO keep in mind there's nothing supernatural or gohstly going down here. The scenario will not be realised in waking/conscious life mate. And you're not on the verge of a major psychiatric disorder for having vivid dreams either. Promise you.
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Well dreams are always very symbolic in nature. It doesn literally mean that what you saw is going to happen, its just your subconscious way of talking to you and letting you know how it feels when people say hurtful things to you maybe?
maybe a little part of you "dies" when they say these things??
think more about what everything your seeing could represent in the dream.
Also, it helps to slowly wake up from the dream if you can and try to keep your eyes closed and stay relaxed. dont jump out of bed but instead try to "rewind" on the dream like a tape your watching and try to remember as MUCH as you can about the everything you saw before you wake up.
It might also help to write the dreams down even if they are the same.
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