Help...are there any Dream Analysts here? Or those who have read about dreams?

[newbie]

I know that there have been certain topics about "oddest dreams," but there hasn't been one where dreams have been analyzed . Has anyone read any dream books or such that can help me?

I just took a nap (after scheduling for Fall classes online...what a pain!), and I had a horrible nightmare!!!! I dreamt that my right foot had been cut off!! So basically, my body became lopsided. Also, since my right foot was chopped off in my dream, I was trying to cross the street in Downtown San Francisco, and didn't make it before the light turned red! So I was always stuck in the same place, with nowhere to go .

HELP!! What does that mean?!! I can almost bet you that it has something to do w/fearing SOMETHING (advancement, going forward??) in my life (based on my one Psych class and reading about dreams), but I'm not too sure...


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[SilverTurtle]

newbie..

I wish I could help you! My college roommie (for 3 years) was a Psyc & Criminology major! And my lil' sis' majored in Art & Art Therapy..

So they talked about this stuff all the time. I didn't absorb much apparently, but I'll guess... just don't take my word as gospel

The cut off foot might mean:

• that a change is coming
• you are leaving someone/something or someone you care about is/has left you (your grandpa?)
• you need to let go of something/someone important to you but you are struggling with the departure

The stoplight changing might mean:

• There's something you can't control that is holding you back
• You have started to make some change/accept some change, but you're not quite ready
• There's a lot going on around you, and so you feel like you're out of control & surrounded by chaos

Those are my quasi-educated guesses.. hope they helped some!

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SilverTurtle

Phi Beta Fraternity: National Professional Association for the Creative & Performing Arts

[Hootie]

Hi Newbie,
I bought a Dreamer's Dictionary once after having some very odd dreams. Although the book warns that there is a lot more about a dream than just the definition of a few terms, if you can remember vivid actions, colors, smells etc., it can help in an overall annalysis.

So here are just a few things I picked out from your dream...

Cut - To dream of yourself or anyone else being cut by a sharp edge or object warns that indiscreet gossip or behavior could be very costly. Cool It.

Right - A dream in which the right side of anything or a right turn or direction is featured suggests that you are caught between your desires and principles. Usually the best solution is to let your conscience be your guide.

Street - Strange streets signify profitable new ventures and associations. Curved or crooked streets indicate travel and surprises. A very long street suggests that you will have to be patient and wait a while before you get whatever you want.
I don't personally know what type of street you crossed but since you knew where you were, you must have an idea

Color - Bright red means to cool your temper and a deep red forcasts unexpected good news.

Signal - Depending on the circumstances, represents the realization of long term dreams or wishes.

[newbie]

Thanks you guys so much!! Unfortunately--yesterday's dream was one of the most disturbing for me! I counted my blessings when I woke up, realizing that I am healthy and have 2 feet in real life!!!

SilverTurtle, I think I understand what my dream means now . I have gone through a lot of change this year, and am probably gonna go through some more this summer (will elaborate in my email to you). Thanks so much!! Was this all from memory?? I'm so impressed!!

Hootie, thanks so much for checking out the terms in your dream dictionary!! A couple of months ago, when I was in Psych class, we were studying dreams. I became so fascinated that I went to the school library and checked out a HUGE Dream book!! Unfortunately, I had to return the book , but it was amazing reading when I had it!

About the street, Hootie, it was a very LONG street and it was at an intersection, too! I felt helpless, b/c I looked at all 4 sides of the street, wondering which was the shortest way, since I couldn't cross in time the first time . But I think I know what it's referring to (the long street)--I want to raise my SAT scores, and I think it's telling me that I have to work at it AND be patient!!

oh no, i gtg...Thanks so much girls--I feel so much better! Sometimes dreams are so freaky!

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[juniorgrrl]

This is quasi-related, so I thought I'd just continue this thread instead of starting a new one.

Do ya'll believe that dreams mean anything? Or are they just an amalgamation of things that happen in our waking hours, thrown together by our brains in a freaky sort of way?

I believe that its just a grouping of daily events thrown together. If I stop and think about my dreams, they mostly correlate to things that happened the previous day.

I guess I'm sort of a skeptic though

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[AlphaChiGirl]

Does anyone else have the "fish dream" thing in their family? Because when someone in my family has a dream about fishing, someone had better 'fess up, because there's a baby on the way! I was the last to have a fish dream...and it turned out my sister was pregnant. Does the "fish dream" thing happen in other families?

[newbie]

Hey guys!

Juniorgrrl, I do believe that dreams are representations of our unconscious's deepest wishes, desires, dreams, etc. I had two semesters of psychology, and maybe I believe this b/c we focused mostly on Freud! But anyway, after we studied dreams, I started to keep a Dream Diary (try it sometime! It's really fun!) and it was AMAZING to analyze my dreams when I had that Dream Book with me. Immediately after I woke up, I would record my dreams down--no matter HOW zany!! BTW, it's best to record it IMMEDIATELY after you wake up--try not to jump up and turn on the light, etc., otherwise your dreams will escape you! I just put the Dream Diary (really just a notebook), a pen, and a teeny book light (which was attached to the Diary) on my bed, next to my pillow. Anyway, it was amazing to analyze them, b/c I would find out (through the Dream Dictionary) what was bothering me. It was extremely fascinating to find out what was going on in my unconscious. I do think that is a combo of perhaps what has happened that same day, yet, more often times than not, I find that it's something that has bothered me for a couple of days! Sometimes, even, dreams come up from worries that came from years ago! It's extremely fascinating to find out that some things from the past still bother you! And then once you have analyzed, you know that it's bothering you, and you can take stances to stop it! I do have to caution, though, that this Dream Diary/Dictionary process takes a while, but if you have the time, it's SOOO worth it! I stopped doing the analyzing stuff b/c I had to return the Dictionary! (returned it to the library) But I'm probably gonna buy a Dream Book soon .

AlphaChiGirl, nope I haven't had the fish dream (but nobody in my family has gotten pregnant recently) before! That's awesome though!!! Sometimes dreams are so cool b/c they foreshadow the future in a zany way! Sometimes they don't, but it's awesome that you've had the fish dream!!!

[Hootie]

I have this reoccuring dream every now and then that involves my exboyfriend. In my dream he usually wants to get back together with me, and I usually turn him down. But in most of my dreams he pays me back the money he owes me. It's rather distrubing and annoying because it only harbors some odd feelings for a few days.
I think I know the reasons for those dreams but still...I wish they'd stop.
Anyone else have reoccuring dreams like that.

[newbie]

Awww, I'm really sorry Hootie . The thing that I learned about recurring dreams is that you must do something to stop them from occuring yet again! I don't know, maybe you need true closure or something .

Also, there were numerous dream analysts that said that sometimes, the person(s) who is in your dream (your ex in this case) can be actually a symbol for someone else, or some THING, too! Maybe not all the time, but he could represent something else, too. Same thing for a symbol (for example, a chair can represent your best friend, etc.)!

Anyway, good luck Hootie!!

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[newbie]

Oh, Hootie! I just thought of something else! Since you said that he pays you back in a couple of dreams, maybe your unconscious is fulfilling your true wish that he pays you back!!

Dreams are said to fulfill your deepesst inner desires and wishes. Perhaps this is just one outlet for letting out your wish for him to pay you back!

Although it is unsettling for you once you wake up, perhaps your unconscious is happy that your wish has been "fulfilled" by the dream?

[SilverTurtle]

Originally posted by newbie:
...SilverTurtle, I think I understand what my dream means now . I have gone through a lot of change this year, and am probably gonna go through some more this summer (will elaborate in my email to you). Thanks so much!! Was this all from memory?? I'm so impressed!!...

It's not so much from memory as just from being exposed to it so frequently and for so long! It also helps that my lil' is also the Art/Art Therapy major & she always looks at books on dreams and symbolism and stuff.

I agree that dreams are a combination of daily events and your subconcious. I almost never remember my dreams though. Like, maybe once every 8 months or so I'll remember a snippet, but nothing more. What I do remember is usually quite bizarre, though. And I only remember it for a minute, maybe. I'll go to tell someone about it, and can't remember a thing. Kind of weird. I used to think I didn't dream, but I've been told that everyone dreams, just not everyone remembers it.


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SilverTurtle

Phi Beta Fraternity: National Professional Association for the Creative & Performing Arts

[SigmaChiCard]

I'm going to speak for Freud on this Question

It's all your Sexual Frustration

I'm just joking, just Freud was the first person I thought of, and of course he's say something like the foot no longer there indicates a lack of sex, or something sexual missing in your life - mainly I think it's cause he was a pervert...but I thought I'd throw something like this out there to you guys

[BlueReign]

I agree with the Freud theory on dreams -- that they are basically wish fulfillments. I have 3 regular recurring dreams and everytime I have them I know why. I do something in my life right away so I can get over the dream cause it will haunt me for days.

My first recurring dream is that I am in high school and I have a closet full of beautiful new clothes and I can't decide what to wear. I know that I have this dream because I never felt like I had enough of anything when I was growing up and I was the silent middle child who never asked for much. So whenever I have this dream now I just go shopping for new clothes!

My second dream is that I have registered for classes that I have not attended and it is the middle of the semester and I have not officially dropped the class. So I am behind in my assignments and cannot catch up and I will fail the course and it is going to mess up my GPA. When I have this dream I know it is time to pay my overdue bills.

My third dream is that my Dad who died some years ago is living out west somewhere. I have yet to figure this one out

[juniorgrrl]

Originally posted by BlueReign:
I agree with the Freud theory on dreams -- that they are basically wish fulfillments. I have 3 regular recurring dreams and everytime I have them I know why. I do something in my life right away so I can get over the dream cause it will haunt me for days.

My first recurring dream is that I am in high school and I have a closet full of beautiful new clothes and I can't decide what to wear. I know that I have this dream because I never felt like I had enough of anything when I was growing up and I was the silent middle child who never asked for much. So whenever I have this dream now I just go shopping for new clothes!

My second dream is that I have registered for classes that I have not attended and it is the middle of the semester and I have not officially dropped the class. So I am behind in my assignments and cannot catch up and I will fail the course and it is going to mess up my GPA. When I have this dream I know it is time to pay my overdue bills.

My third dream is that my Dad who died some years ago is living out west somewhere. I have yet to figure this one out

I often have the class dream. I dream that I just forgot about a class, and I'm way behind. I don't usually have any overdue bills, so I don't know what it means for me. Fear of failure maybe?

I also have dreams about my father. Except in my dreams, he's come back somehow. He tries to act like nothing has changed, but I usually end up feeling resentful that he feels he can pop in and out of my life selectively. I think its a way of me dealing with the anger and grief I guess.

[newbie]

Hey guys!

Silverturtle, yes, you CAN reember your dreams!! Before I took Psych class, I never ever rememberd my dreams. I insisted that I always had happy dreams, too (I just never remembered the nightmares, that's all ). Just think 'I WILL REMEMBER MY DREAMS TONIGHT' and you will!! Guaranteed! It might take a while, but soon, you'll almost remember every single detail. But as I said before, you have to record it down IMMEDIATELY after you get up...otherwsie, no matter how hard you try...you WILL forget it. (Try the Dream Diary tip that I gave in my earlier post.)

Cory--hahaha. My teacher on the first day of my English and Psych class (English+Psych together...ahh what a hard class that was) said, "Class..this is basically a study of sex and aggression. That's what Freud is all about...sex and aggression. So if you don't like these two things (or are disgusted by these two things), y'all should get out." LOL . Sometimes I think Freud was a LONELY, deprived (sexually) man...but then again, he was married...but anyway, everything in psychology...his answer is: it's all a matter of frustration! Frustrated of lack of sex, lack of aggression, LOL. I was ROFLMAO when I read your reply! He has the WEIRDEST analyses sometimes. FOr example the Oedipian complex, etc. Strange guy. Brilliant (sometimes), but strange nevertheless!

BlueReign--I love your response when you dream about the closet full of beautiful clothes . That is, really, the best way to get rid of a recurring dream (I should have more dreams like that, shouldn't I?! )
I'm really sorry that I don't have a solution to your third dream . But I really hope some solution comes around--you deserve it!!

Y'all--I was at MSN.com today, and they have a special feature on Dreams...they supposedly give you the meaning behind your dreams..just enter a word or keywords from your dream. http://astrology.msn.com/Thirdeye/Dream/
I tried it...it's OK, I think. some didn't make sense, but some did. Good luck!