death in the family
Background: I have been engaged for a year and seeing Justin for 3-1/2 years. He has been out of town for weeks, working. This has been the most time we’ve spent away from each other in the duration of our relationship. Justin’s cousin, same age (21) just died unexpectedly of a defect that he had […]
ex-lover with a beard
I had a dream about an old girlfriend who, admittedly I am still in love with. She lives in another state, and we are still on relatively good terms. It goes like this: I go to visit her at her home in Indiana. As I enter her home it looks basicly the same on the […]
watch my death
I awoke feeling quite relieved. In the dream, I visit a dying woman, a woman who looks like me and I recognize her as myself in the dream. I go to help her because I see her head is tilted, chin to chest, and this is not a good position, especially to die in. I […]
taking in the sun
My girlfriend and I have been discussing marriage and I had decided to ask her in two weeks to marry me. But today she told me she had a dream of her and her ex-boyfriend last night, lying down taking in the sun. I normally wouldn’t think much of it but this ex-boyfriend used to […]
kill my brother
Dear Spooked – Death in dreams tends to symbolize “change” and “going away.” Accordingly, I do not believe you want to “kill” your brother. Rather, I think a part of you does wish that the situation he has caused would “just go away.” Perhaps you wish there was some “trick” that would allow you to […]
old flame
I’m 18 years old, single. I am in a classroom of some sort. I believe it is a college classroom, but it is being taught by my junior year high school teacher. She was probably the best teacher I ever had, but I never really liked her. We are doing some kind of classwork. I […]
parent of a 15-year-old boy
Hi Jacky— I agree that your first dream reflects concerns about moving in with your boyfriend, which, as you indicate, were weighing on your mind. In the dream you three are “moving in and out of buildings” together, an allusion to your housing dilemma, when suddenly you arrive on the roof of a building. Because […]
tubes tied
Hi Chantal – When your doctor informed you that you might, under extraordinary circumstances, one day regret your decision to tie your tubes, he was performing his duty to advise you of all possible scenarios that might affect your decision. Unfortunately, his words of caution – that you might one day lose a child – […]
lose my baby
Hi Jeremia – I know you found this dream disturbing – for many reasons – and I hope I can relax some of your fears. First of all, I want you to know that in no way do I believe this dream to be psychic, precognitive, or foreshadowing of your future. Rather, I think it […]
screaming child
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: B) Night Terrors Dear Perplexed Parent: Judging from the description you have given, your daughter is not experiencing nightmares at all. Rather, her symptoms coincide very neatly with what are known as “confusional arousals.” Confusional arousals occur when your child gets stuck, as it were, between sleeping and waking. These arousals […]
no memory
Hi Annie – Researchers tell us that, in order to remember being awake during the course of a night, we have to be awake for at least seven minutes! That’s a long time isn’t it? This means – if you were quick and tired – that you could get up and use the bathroom during […]
on trial for murder
Hi Cristin— The message of this dream is that you feel like your baby is about to be taken away from you—and you don’t like it one bit! The courtroom in your dream is a reference to your current legal proceedings (asking for child support, negotiating custody rights and visitation schedules), but it also is […]