losing teeth, chewing glass, running, running, against the wind

Should I be disturbed by my recurring dreams? Should the disturbing side of me disturb me? Should I just breathe it all in and realize that it's just me for better or worse 'til death do us part?



no. 1
My teeth are falling out! All of them. Sometimes it's one at a time, but ususally I suddenly have a mouthful of teeth that I have to spit out. I'm not thinking about the pain, because I don't really feel any in my dream, I'm just confused about the fact that my teeth are falling out. I also have dreams that I'm flossing and the spaces between my teeth just keep getting bigger until my teeth get loose and fall out.

Apparently...

...I am anxious about my appearance and how others perceive me.
...I have a fear of sexual impotence and getting old.
...I am feeling powerless or voiceless and should learn to value my own opinions.
...I may be experiencing menopause.
...I have put my faith in man instead of in God.
...a close family member is near death.
...I am telling lies.
...I am going to come into some money (tooth fairy style).


no. 2
My brakes don't work, or at least, not like I expect them to. I push on the brake and it feels normal, I begin to slow down but not nearly as quickly as I would in real life. I never crash or get injured in any way, but it's always very scary.

Apparently...

...changes in my life have left me feeling out of control.
...I should slow down in my personal/business affairs.
..."any agreements that I entertain or engage myself into will prove risky".


no. 3
I am running as hard as I can and I'm breathing hard and my muscles are exhausted. It feels just like real running. I feel like I can't keep it up much longer but I'm just not getting anywhere. Sometimes I'm being chased by some vague persuer, but sometimes I'm just running and I don't know why. It feels like I'm running in water because I'm going so slowly.

Apparently...

...I am under incredible pressure.
...I am avoiding confronting a situation in my life. Next time I should turn around and ask my persuer why they are chasing me.
...I am consumed by my own self-destructuve behaviour.
...I am coming up to a big change in my life and I am struggling (possible with myself) to make it happen.


no. 4
I am standing in a long hallway, so long that I can't see the end and so high that I can't see the ceiling. It is realtively narrow and every surface is made of bright sunfilled stained glass windows. I am usually around nine or ten years old, the same age I was when I first had this dream, but once I was my real age. I don't turn around, but I know that I am at the beginning of the hall and there is a stained glass wall behind me. Eventually, I decide to take a step. As soon as I do this, the window I am standing on flips over. I am now standing in an identical hallway to the first one. Each time I take a step, the same thing happens. Eventually I am so lost that I will never get back to the first hallway and find a way out.

Apparently...

...I am confused and unsure which way to turn in my life.
...I am emotionally disorganized.
...I am falling into/discovering more of my unconscious self and I am afraid of what I might find.
...I am examining my religion or spiritual beliefs and am afraid of what I might find.


no. 5
I get out of bed in the morning and start to say hello to my family. They don't respond. Eventually I realize that no one can see me or hear me. What's worse, they don't notice or seem to care that I am not around. No matter how hard I yell or try to contact them, they don't know I'm there. I start to wonder if maybe they're right and I am truly not there. Maybe I have died. Maybe I never existed at all. This dream is usually in black and white.

Apparently...

...I feel like I'm not being noticed or recognized for what is important to me.
...I want to know what people really think of me.
...I feel extreme self doubt.
...I am afraid to examine the nature of human existence.


no. 6
I am eating light bulbs for some reason. I just can't help myself. It doesn't hurt, but I have a very clear feeling of crunching glass and swallowing it. Like it would feel to eat glass with no pain. I usually eat several bulbs before the dream drifts in some other direction.

Apparently...

...I am vulnerable, confused, and frail.
...I may have difficulty communicating my thoughts.
...I may feel badly for something I have said that may have hurt someone.


Well I think we have all learned a lot about me. See you next class.