Dream interpretation
 

Do you believe in dream symbolism? I had a scary fire dream last night.

I used to know someone who I enjoyed discussing my dreams with, and I really miss that.

Seriously Sparky, I don't think dreams have any deep dark meanings, other than something you ate, watched on TV, or experienced close to your going to sleep time.:eek:

Our minds do not turn off when we do and keep on pondering whatever was happening or worrying us in our awaketime. JMHO!!:)

I do. I had a dream once that my oldest daughter had died. There was no actual funeral in this dream, just the absence of my daughter. I would tell my other daughter she could use her sisters side of the closet as her clothes were no longer there. The feeling of emptiness carried over into my awake time.

I was so down, couldnt figure out why I would dream that. I talked to a friend of mine who also believes in dream symbolizing, she told me I was dreaming Noelle was gone because she was a senior in HS and would be going away to college. She hadn't died, she just grew up and went to college. My fear, the kids would leave some day.

Her explaination actually made me feel much better. Kids do grow up and move away. I've learned that with both my daughters moving away, got married and now have kids of their own.

I believe in dream symbolism. Why don't you tell more about the fire dream.

My memory is kind of vague now, Aarcyn. Had something to do with horses, maybe trapped in a barn? I used to have 3 horses and I miss riding. I'm sorry, the memory has faded quite a bit.

I wish I could remember more of my dreams. Sometimes I'll wake up and think I'm remembering a dream I had......and the memory of it just slowly fades away. It's almost like I can see it slipping away.

I try not to read too much into my dreams.

couple of free places on line but be careful. some just want to sell you a book or a program or a seminar.

http://interpret-dreams-free.com/

When I was working I often had dreams of catching co workers that were falling , or trying to catch them...

At work we sat side by side , and we could do our work while talking, often many of the younger ones would share their problems and I would try to give some sane sensible advice...

I think my dreams back then channeled that feeling of trying to help them, sometimes it did and sometimes they didn't take the advice and the problems eventually happened again and again...:rolleyes:



I've had the same scary end of the world nightmare about 4 times in my life so far - it started after seeing the original War of the Worlds movie on TV as a kid:eek:.

Maybe I didn't stay awake to see the ending of the movie, so I keep having this dream that the aliens spaceships are hovering and coming up our street and dad isn't home yet.
so we are trying to hide and holes are getting blasted thru the house.. I usually wake up then with a fast heartbeat LOL..
Then the only way I can calm down to get back to sleep is to make up my own ending and of course we outsmart them somehow and they leave...

Once in a while someone will ask me if I think dreams are just random subconsciousness, if they have meanings, if they are messages from God, if they are the result of too much pizza or watching scary tv shows...I always answer "yes".

I've had some dreams that I KNOW were the result of what I was watching or thinking about. I've had others that made a lot of sense in a symbolic way. I've had dreams about which I've strongly felt "pay attention to this, there's a message in it".

I've dreamed things that "came true". I told some friends that I dreamed they adopted a baby girl with red hair, and a few months later that's what happened. (They thought it was kind of creepy--I'm careful about telling people what I dream about them)

I've always been leery of self-proclaimed "dream experts". It's not science--how would you prove them right or wrong?

However, there have been times I've discussed dreams with friends (their dreams and mine) and we've helped each other come up with satisfying likely understanding.

Since I've been on LDN, I've had Vivid dreams and some are very personal and very bothersome, some are just nonsense and some are fun. It's like the devil has crept into my dreams.

After much upset and thinking that it's either give up the LDN or learn to live with them as a carpy side effect, I decided to brush them all off as nonsense and live with them. I love my LDN.:)

So I do not attempt to put any meaning to them anymore, because I was becoming a little sad and driving myself nuts. Some of them may be symbolic but guess what? I don't care anymore..:D:p:D

Vivid dreaming can come from some supplements.

B6 and B12 are well know vivid dream recalling vitamins.
B12 is used to make melatonin, our sleep hormone.

I tend to have vivid dreams and have to be very careful what
I expose myself to media wise. I cannot watch certain horror type movies anymore, or violence, or chase/stalking movies. Sometimes even news items will result in
vivid unwanted dreams. The news items with their corresponding
crime events concerning the new designer drugs --bath salts-- resulted in an wanted nasty dream for me.

Sometimes vivid dreams can be the result of low blood sugar at night. A nightmare may signal changes in glucose utilization for some people.

My dream last night was kind of fun! It began with me driving a car (not mine) on dirt roads, racing around corners and stirring up dust (I live on a gravel road - lots of dust). Then it switched to me on some kind of mobility pad (like a flying carpet?) that had the Go switch on bottom or on the back. I was in a house with many stairs. It wasn't my house. The way it was set up if you didn't turn to go out the door you'd go into some guy's bedroom (which I did). I suggested he put up a baby gate to keep people out.

Next place I was in I was going up a steep staircase. There were 2 women ahead of me and wanted to catch up to them so they wouldn't either A)let the door close in my face, or B)be inconvenienced by having to wait for me with the door open. Somehow using the Go switch with one hand made it faster and I figured that out.

Then my dog woke me up wanting her breakfast.

Maybe all the stairs were indicative of obstacles I've overcome?

Horses often reflect ambition. Barns symbolize the status quo or feeling you have everything you need. Perhaps, you feel that you want to get started with something really badly and someone else is not willing to try anything new.

*edit*

I'm not ambitious, and I certainly don't have everything I need.

Let me rephrase that: I have vague ambitions, and I have what I need right now to live.

There are some projects I'd like to start, and my BF is not open to trying new vegetables.

I guess that sort of can be made to fit!? Thanks, chase!

What a coincidence ~ I just cancelled a Chase account. :lookaround:

Ok, have fun with last night's dream!

I was in a Super KMart (it was multi-level; more like a shopping mall). At a Picadilly-style restaurant I ordered lunch and 2 whole pies. One pecan and one pumpkin. Everything was in to-go boxes. Rick Santorum (yes, the ex-presidential candidate) was making an appearance. In the rush to see him my lunch got spilled. A young girl with dark curly hair cleaned it up.

Then I left the 2 pies somewhere. And I couldn't find the friends I was with. (I did find them) As we were leaving I was still looking around for the pies. I saw a woman about to pick them up but knew that because of my MS I couldn't move fast enough to catch her.

I remember thinking I'd spent $29 and change for lunch and 2 pies and got neither.

Figure that one out!

I understand KMart - the one closest to me closed and I just noticed a few days ago. Rick Santorum - I see him on the news making appearances here in Iowa. The rest - I dunno!

Sparky you are strange. I will be interested to see what some one comes up with an explanation for you.

The day after MIL had such trouble with constipation in the hospital I had quite a belly ache in my dream but I think that is simple. I just love my MIL

My dreams weren't always this complex. In the past they normally incorporated simple things that occurred over the previous few days. And they don't always remain so strong in my memory. Quite often I awake with only the essence of the dream - no real memory of the substance.

Oh, how I miss being able to pick up the phone and and talk to a certain someone about my dreams.:Ponder: