Dreams are a weird thing... they've always been interesting to me, though.

I don't often remember a dream much past a few minutes after waking up. But the ones that stick with me are some real doozies!

Once each week or two for the past couple of months, I've awakened startled, thinking "what the heck was that all about?" Three nights ago, a woman (in the dream) was trying to poison me. I woke up kicking, and what woke me up was the sound of a pillow hitting the opposite wall. In an ugly dream before that, a woman was between me and my truck, shouting in my face and preventing me from getting to my truck and leaving. I woke up in a mild sweat thinking, "why will this woman not leave me alone?" Not long before those, it was similar. I don't remember the scene exactly, but the essence of it was, "this woman is trying to kill me." I haven't made notes, but I think Thursday night was about the sixth occurrence.

If you're wondering by now, the answer is yes -- it's the same woman in each chapter of this weird book, just trying to kill me in a different place in a different manner. It's like a really ugly game of Clue, with only one suspect.

I'm not sure how to interpret it all, but I'm open to opinions. I'm not certain anyone can explain it, but I'm interested to hear what others think. (I figure Zsmichael will be along shortly to tell me I'm nuts... I'll pick back at him and say he's too late -- I already knew that! :P )

Anyone experience a similar situation? What do you know, my invisible friends?

Is there a woman in your life?

I find most of my reoccurring dreams or continuing dreams are from uncooked karma seeds. And this is how my brain deals.

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Is there a woman in your life?

Not any more.

Dreams…. Wow. Huge subject. Leaving out lots of background, a lot of dreams like you described occur in rem sleep. Anxiety dreams that reoccur are almost always a part of you working something out in your subconscious that you may not even inventory in your waking state.
If you journal them as soon as you’re awakened (saves the most detail) you may eventually recognize the stimuli. I’m not a believer in universal symbolism, such as “bridges in a dream mean this” kind of stuff.
More often than not, dreams are painted on a pallet of our emotional landscape and our deepest feelings possess symbolic qualities specific to us as individuals.
Sounds like your consciousness is working something out and sometimes it is a lot like an embedded splinter coming out of a finger! The good news is, it is resolving despite how bizarre or scary it appears on the surface. Consciousness is a whole lot more complex and nuanced than we usually acknowledge.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Is there a woman in your life?

Not any more.

Very true, sir, I left that detail out. It’s my ex.

Recurring dreams are important. They are trying to tell you something. Perhaps something having to do with the women in your life and trust issues. Once you figure it out the recurring dreams go away. I would guess there is the strong suggestion to put your relationships with women on hold.

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Originally posted by vthoky:
Anyone experience a similar situation? What do you know, my invisible friends?

I have recurring dreams that don't necessarily mimic each other, or have the same cast, but occur in the same location. It is a cliff side near a beach in an arid environment. As far as I can recall, I've never actually been in this place, but it feels like what I might think the West coast of Baja California might be like. There is usually some sort of adventurous activity going on, fleeing from an unidentified threat, or pursuing an object or person, also unidentified, think a bad Man from U.N.C.L.E plot line. The other thing about these dreams, if I am waking while they are still in progress, I can usually actively influence events in my head. These dreams are quite vivid and detailed, memory of details stays with me most of the following day.

WRT Vthoky's dreams, is "the woman" someone you know, or might have met? (OK now I see your response to V-Tail, obviously some unresolved issues there). And, most important of all, juvenile, but somebody has to ask it, is she hot? Trust me, get her clothes off (in the dream), and you'll never see her again. More seriously, I suspect they will go away as soon as you find yourself in a close, trusting personal relationship.

Keep a notebook on the nightstand. Immediately after you awake, record your dreams before you forget the details. This will allow you to eventually recognize your recurring dream within the dream. Then you can take charge of the dream and do your will within it in a Matrix kind of way.

And I thought mine were bad when I pulled up one of the floor boards in a closet and saw a small burning skull staring back at me.

Oh well.

I have two themes to my recurring dreams.
I am back in high school, it is never a school I have actually been to, and the school has never been the same.
The theme of the dream is I have forgotten my locker combination and the dream is based upon me trying to get to class and trying to get into the locker.

The other is I am back in college and it is never a college I have been to, nor is it the same college in multiple dreams.
In the college one I have lost my schedule of classes and I don’t know where any of the buildings are so I spend the dream trying to get to the right classes.

Never had these dreams when I was in school. I have one probably monthly for the last 18 years.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Recurring dreams are important. They are trying to tell you something. Perhaps something having to do with the women in your life and trust issues. Once you figure it out the recurring dreams go away. I would guess there is the strong suggestion to put your relationships with women on hold.

Thank you, Michael, I understand and appreciate your input.
Things with that ex are LONG over (13 years) and there's no contact, so I feel like that issue ought to be fully buried. The only chance for further "closure" I can think of is that I have some photos with her grandparents in them. I figure I ought to gather those and have them delivered sometime. She'd appreciate that, I think.

As for the present: I've got a great lady in my life now, and things are mighty good. We talk openly about anything that comes up, and there's no shortage of question-and-answer sessions.

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Originally posted by architect:
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Haha! Yes, someone had to ask. The answer, I'm afraid, is no. Then again, at this point in life I figure neither of us is.

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Originally posted by .38supersig:
small burning skull staring back at me

Yikes, man! I'd be more than a little bit freaked out about that! Probably a greater level of freak-out than this past week's pillow-punting incident. Whatever you had for dinner that day, man, I'd certainly avoid in the future!

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
I have two themes to my recurring dreams.
I am back in high school, it is never a school I have actually been to, and the school has never been the same.
The theme of the dream is I have forgotten my locker combination and the dream is based upon me trying to get to class and trying to get into the locker.

The other is I am back in college and it is never a college I have been to, nor is it the same college in multiple dreams.
In the college one I have lost my schedule of classes and I don’t know where any of the buildings are so I spend the dream trying to get to the right classes.

Never had these dreams when I was in school. I have one probably monthly for the last 18 years.

I have these ones periodically. Haven't been in school of any sort for over 15 years and never really had these problems.

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:

Keep a notebook on the nightstand. Immediately after you awake, record your dreams before you forget the details.

I did that once. Wrote the dream on the pad, went back to sleep. Woke up later, looked at the pad, and saw that I had written "All the little anchovies lined up in a row."

Not sure if Freud had an interpretation for that.

I have recurring dreams as well. In the dreams I’ve been recalled to active duty and I’m deployed on a ship again. I was opheld 2.5 years past my 20 and yet I sometimes miss it, so that may be a part of it.

I get enough ongoing drama from the ex I divorced 13 years ago, I hope to never dream about her.

I’ve brought this one up before but the one recurring dream I’ve had on and off for years is that I find myself back in high school and I realize it’s gym day but I’ve forgotten my gym uniform.

I graduated high school 32 years ago this month but still have them and they seem as vivid and real as the time I was actually there.

I'm still on cardiology call at night, although less often as the time goes by since retirement. Always a frustration: can't find the residents, don't have a pager(!), can't log on to the computer to enter progress notes (in one I had to get paper and pen to write the note the old-fashioned way).
Interestingly enough, I don't recall any life-or-death situations as happened in real life (someone else's life at stake, which was a real advantage to cardiology vs. say LE or the military).

So, how did you extinguish the burning skull?

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
I have two themes to my recurring dreams.
I am back in high school, it is never a school I have actually been to, and the school has never been the same.
The theme of the dream is I have forgotten my locker combination and the dream is based upon me trying to get to class and trying to get into the locker.

The other is I am back in college and it is never a college I have been to, nor is it the same college in multiple dreams.
In the college one I have lost my schedule of classes and I don’t know where any of the buildings are so I spend the dream trying to get to the right classes.

Never had these dreams when I was in school. I have one probably monthly for the last 18 years.

I have these ones periodically. Haven't been in school of any sort for over 15 years and never really had these problems.

Common dream. It's the day of the test but I haven't studied, or I can't find the building or room where the test is being given. Ironically, from what I've read about this dream, is that it's common among those who did well in school!

^^^^ I have this one, as does my partner, and my business partner who has a PhD.

It seems to be pretty common.