Dreams very powerful and often puzzle us, a sign for the beginning of something new. A common motif in dreams is repetition, sadly your mind may already be thinking ahead to some problems of your life. These relate to different aspects of life and have different meanings, a harbinger for goals. Below is a detailed interpretation of dreams focused on repetitions, also this dream about longevity and healing.
Repetitions symbolize different things in dreams, an omen for regression into your past where you had no responsibilities. For example, they reflect the repetition of everyday activities or unresolved problems in real life, you are unproductive. Repetition also be an indication that there is a pattern to follow and that it's time to break that pattern, sadly a warning signal for your feelings of isolation and loneliness.
When someone keeps having the same one Having a dream indicate unresolved emotions or conflicts in waking life, a portent for a reminder for you to keep your level-headed. The dream keep recurring until the situation is resolved in real terms or the person has processed their emotions, signals good luck and prosperity.
If you perform the same action over and over in a dream, it mean that you feel in a situation where you have no control, draws attention to a fear of being trapped in some being able to get out of it. This also be interpreted as an indication that one should take a certain step in the future and is afraid to take it, suggests your altruism.
If a certain person over and over again Appearing in a dream mean that this person plays an important role in real life, or that one unconsciously seeks in oneself certain qualities that this person embodies, a hint for a problem or issue that you need to pinpoint. It also be an indication that this person needs help or support in real life, a sign for hope, possibilities, creativity, of expression.
If the same place keeps appearing in a dream, it mean that you are uncomfortable in a certain situation or that you should return to a certain place in the real world to solve or process something, suggests a part of yourself.
Numbers play an important role in dreams and the repetition of certain numbers indicate a specific meaning, symbolises feminine qualities that you need to activate or acknowledge within your own self. For example, the repetition of the number three indicate completeness or divinity, while the repetition of the number four indicate stability or security, stands for your nature.
These dreams frustrating and confusing for the dreamer, and leave them wondering about the meaning behind the repetition, points to a rejection of traditional values and beliefs.
Recurring dreams a reflection of the your unconscious mind and emotional state, an omen for some hidden talent or self-discovery. They indicate unresolved issues or emotions that the dreamer needs to address in their waking life, you are feeling inhibited, but desire to be more outgoing and energetic. The dream also represent a pattern or cycle that the dreamer is stuck in, such as a repetitive behavior or negative thought pattern, denotes hugs and kisses.
The symbols and details within the recurring dream offer further insight into the dream's meaning, points to your indifference to a situation or problem. For example, if the dreamer always dreams of falling, it indicate a fear of failure or a lack of control in their waking life, an omen for protection, responsibility, or possession. If the dreamer repeatedly dreams of being chased, it represent a feeling of being pursued or threatened in their waking life, an omen for an force that cannot be reasoned with. The dreamer consider the emotions they feel during the dream and any particular symbols that stand out to them, a warning alert for a lack of self confidence.
In some belief systems, recurring dreams seen as a message or warning from a higher power or ancestor, means your need for a quick fix or an escape from reality. The dreamer consider their own religious or cultural background and how it influence their interpretation of the dream, also this dream about a layer of protection from what you are feeling.
Recurring dreams also hold cultural significance in different societies, a sign for feelings of bitterness, sorrow, or death. In some cultures, recurring dreams seen as a sign of spiritual or psychic ability, a message for someone you rely on. The dreamer also consider any cultural symbols or references that appear in the dream and how they relate to their own cultural background, an omen for sweetness and joy.
From a psychological perspective, recurring dreams a reflection of the your unresolved issues or trauma, means some significant spiritual energy. They represent a deep-seated fear or anxiety that the dreamer is not fully aware of in their waking life, hints feelings of being let down or betrayed by someone in your life. The dreamer consider any underlying emotions or thoughts that have led to the recurring dream, such as stress or unresolved conflicts with others, a clue for your feelings of shame and guilt.
Recurring dreams a sign that the dreamer needs to address unresolved issues or emotions in their waking life, points at the struggle between your animalistic spiritual side. The dreamer consider keeping a dream journal to track their dreams and identify any patterns or themes that emerge, states go. They also consider speaking with a therapist or counselor to help them work through any underlying emotional or psychological issues, a sign for your link the physical world, the spiritual realm. However, they offer valuable insights into the your unconscious mind and emotional state, a metaphor for success and completion.
A recurring dream often indicates unresolved issues or unresolved emotions that keep resurfacing in our subconscious mind, points at your talents, energies and perseverance. The dream recur because the issue remains unresolved or because our subconscious mind is trying to bring something to our attention that we have been ignoring, a premonition for the feminine qualities of your character.
Dreaming about something that recurs signify a persistent pattern in our lives, an omen for emotional inhibitions. It indicate a habit, behavior or attitude that keeps repeating itself, sometimes without our knowledge or awareness, represents uncleanness, demons and annoyances. The dream trying to tell us that we need to break out of the cycle or the pattern that is holding us back, signals your warmth and approachability.
"For example, if we keep dreaming about being trapped in a room, it indicate that we feel stuck in a situation or relationship that we cannot escape, refers to your strong, negative emotions like hate, anger, etc. ", a harbinger for of pleasure.
The word separate indicate a feeling of aloneness, detachment or isolation from others, suggests a turn of events. It also indicate a need for independence or individuality, and suggest that we are trying to break free from a situation or person that is suffocating us, means the difficulties you have in verbally expressing your thoughts.
"Dreaming about being separate from someone or something also reflect our fear of losing someone or something that is important to us, a hint for your connection to your humanity. ", a portent for your ability to move forward in life with confidence.
The word together often evokes feelings of unity, collaboration, and working towards a common goal, states perfection and spirituality.
"Dreaming about being together with someone also reflect our need for companionship, support, or validation from others, you are experiencing an elevated sense of spirituality. ", refers to your desires to escape your current situation or to move more through it.
A cenain theme may have begun in childhood and continued throughout our life—either without change, or as a gradually changing series of dreams. It might be that the feature which recurs is a setting, perhaps a house we visit again and again, but the details differ. Sometimes a senes of such dreams begin after or dunng a particular event or phase of our life, such as puberty or marriage.
Example: ‘This dream has recurred over 30 years. There is a railway station, remote in a rural area, a central waiting room with platform going round all sides. On the platform mill hundreds of people, all men I think. They are all ragged, thin, dirty and unshaven. I know I am among them. I looked up at the mountainside and there is a guard watching us. He is cruel looking, oriental, in green fatigues. On his peaked cap is a red star. He carries a machine gun. Then I looked at the men around me and I realise they are all me. Each one has my face. I am looking at myself. Then I feel fear and terror (Anon.).
The theme of the dream can incorporate anxious emotions, such as the above example, or any aspect of experience. One woman, an epileptic, reports a dream which is the same in every detail and occurs every night. In general such dreams recur because there are ways the dreamer habitually responds to their internal or external world. Because their attitude or response is unchanging, the dream which reflects it remains the same.
It is noticeable in those who explore their dreams using such techniques as described under dream processing that recurring themes disappear or change because the attitudes or habitual anxieties which gave rise to them have been met or transformed.
A recurring environment in a dream where the other factors change is not the same. We use the same words over and over in speech, yet each sentence may be different.
The environment or character represents a particular aspect of oneself, but the different events which surround it show it in the changing process of our psychological growth. Where there is no such change, as in the examples above, it suggests an area of our mental emotional self is stuck in a habitual feeling state or response.
Some recurring dreams can be ‘stopped’ by simply receiving information about them. One woman dreamt the same dream from childhood. She was walking past railings in the town she lived in as a child. She always woke in dread and perspiration from this dream. At 40 she told her sister about it.
The response was ‘Oh, that’s simple. Don’t you remember that when you were about four we were walking past those railings and we were set on by a bunch of boys. Then I said to them, ‘Don’t hurt us, our mother’s dead!” They left us alone, but you should have seen the look on your face.’ After realising the dread was connected with the loss of her mother, the dream never recurred. Another woman who repeatedly dreamt of being in a tight and frightening place, found the dream never returned after she had connected it to being in the womb.
Recurring dreams, such as that of the railings, suggest that pan of the process underlying dreams is a self regulatory (homocostatic) one.
The dream process tries to present troublesome emotions or situations to the conscious mind of the dreamer to resolve the trauma or difficulty underlying the dream.
An obvious example of this is seen in the recurring nightmare of a young woman who felt a piece of cloth touch her face, and repeatedly woke her family with her screams. Her brother, tiring of this, one night woke her from her screams and made her talk about her feelings. His persistence gradually revealed that she associated the cloth with the burial shroud of her grandmother. This brought to the surface grief and feelings about death she had never allowed herself to feel before.
The nightmare never returned.
See nightmares; dream processing.
Some people experience an entire series of dreams in sequence. Again, it’s a good idea to identify the underlying narrative and what it might reveal about your life. For example, a story that outlines two people, falling in love and eventually getting married, might suggest the dreamer is looking for a of ‘happy ever after’ ending in real life.
• If a dream continues to repeat itself, it is worth exploring it’s meaning as it needs your conscious understanding and action in order to resolve something in your emotional make-up.
• Recurring dreams can be a trauma relieving response to the original event that triggered them.
The theme of missing an exam, to take one example, commonly begins during college years, when the stress of performing well may be more intense than ever before. However, this theme may then carry forward as a recurring dream for many years, even as one moves on to a career.
The “missing the exam” dream may reappear the night before an important job interview or an evaluation at work.
The circumstances may change, but the same feelings of stress, and the desire to perform well, can trigger the relevant recurrent dream. Theorists suggest that these themes may be considered “scripts” (Spoormaker, 2008) or perhaps “complexes” (Freud 1950); as soon as your dream touches any aspect of the theme, the full script unfolds in completion. Dream theorists generally agree that recurring dreams are connected to unresolved problems in the life of the dreamer. In a previous post I discussed the idea that dreams often portray a Central Image, a powerful dream image that contextualizes a certain emotion or conflict for the dreamer.
The Tidal Wave dream is an example of a Central Image that represents overwhelming emotions such as helplessness and fear.
The Tidal Wave dream is a common dream to experience following trauma or abuse, and often becomes a recurrent theme that reflects a person’s struggling with integrating and accepting the trauma. Resolution of this theme over time is a good sign that the trauma has been confronted and adaptively integrated in the psyche. Empirical research has also supported findings that resolution of a recurrent dream is associated with improved well-being (Zadra, 1996). This is one way that keeping track of your dreams can be extremely informative and helpful in a therapeutic, or even self-help, process.
The dream repeats because you have not corrected the problem. Another theory is that people who experience recurring dreams have some sort of trauma in their past they are trying to deal with. In this case, the dreams tend to lessen with time. Nightmares are dreams that are so distressing they usually wake us up, at least partially. Nightmares can occur at any age but are seen in children with the most frequency. Nightmares usually cause strong feelings of fear, sadness or anxiety. Their causes are varied. Some medications cause nightmares (or cause them if you discontinue the medication abruptly). Traumatic events also cause nightmares. Treatment for recurring nightmares usually starts with interpreting what is going on in the dream and comparing that with what is happening in the person’s life. Then, the person undergoes counseling to address the problems that are presumably causing the nightmare. Some sleep centers offer nightmare therapy and counseling. Another method of treating nightmares is through lucid dreaming. Through lucid dreaming, the dreamer can confront his or her attacker and, in some cases, end the nightmares.