I have a dream about a family that I used to know. Sometimes it is a few times a week, a month or maybe just once every couple of months. Last two nights I have dreamt of thefamily each night and interestinglythey have beenconcurrent. The first night I opened the fridge and had some beers. The second night I dreamt I visited them.. on the second occasion.. and went and bought them more beers to replace drinking thebeers on the first night in the first dream.. I was aware in thesecond dream thata)I had been there the night before and b) thatit was a dream. The problem with this family is asfollows;
I met this family through mygrandmother who taught thechildren the piano. I lived with my g'ma for a while.. off and on and so knew this family from the age of 5. When I was 21 I was raped by the youngest son.No-one believed me and it was brushed under the carpet. A year later we stopped talking(me and the family) and havehad no contact since apart from a drunkenphonecall. I was best friends with the sister and obviously have missed her a great deal but have felt incredibly betrayed by the family. This is really much more complicated than I am explaining but don't have thetime to explain itin more detail.. not just that but it is sooo complicated you may all have fallen asleep yourselves by the time I finished!!
I am just wondering why I am plagued with these dreams about this family (oh and bytheway I was pushing a buggy in this dream with a twig stuck in soil.. waiting for the twig to grow in to a baby...hmmmm...).
Any ideas would be most appreciated.. cheers!!
Sweet dreams y'all x
RE: Recurring dream - very painful
Hi Calm,
Here are some symbol explanations from a little dream book I have that might help:
Family: Integration of roles or aspects of self. Usually everyone portrayed represents you, although it could show you the dynamics of the relationship with a particular family member.
Alcohol: Any alcoholic beverage has a numbing effect, dulls the mind and feelings. May suggest hypersensitivity; a need for relaxation, meditation, and raising the energy field to maintain inner balance. A need to open up and verbalize without feeling intimidated.
Baby: New birth within self; new aspects coming into being, new beginning. Openness, untapped potential for growth.
I suspect that since you keep dreaming about the same family and one that is known to you, your dreams most likely have to do with that particular family. It sounds like there has been and still is a lot of family denial about what you experienced. Your dreams suggest that every time you tried to verbalize what happened to you, they wanted beer to numb their feelings and senses so they didn't have to deal with it.
These dreams could be a sign that you need to either get in touch with this family again and verbalize what happened to you so long ago OR that you need to write your feelings about this experience in a journal for your own growth and healing. Once that is accomplished, you can move on to new beginnings and wonderful things for your life.
That would be my best guess, anyway! ;):D
RE: Recurring dream - very painful
THank you Sartori.. have thought about contacting them but actually don't think it will acheive anything. Nevermind..hey ho! Shall start recording dreams though.
Cheers
RE: Recurring dream - very painful
You're welcome!
Maybe you could just write in a journal what you would like to say to them. That way, it's verbalized and out of your system. [sm=jump1.gif]