Rooms, people bursting in, important colors, and a cockroach?

[ksch99]

I had this dream I was rooming with this girl in my class for the next school year. And she asked me what sort of colors I had in my room, and I said, " Green. Just, a lot of green." And she looks at her friend and says, "Green? Oh, God!" She just looked exasperated and annoyed, and her friend seemed to know exactly what she was talking about, and rolled her eyes. Then I pointed to my brown rug, and said, "Well, I have some brown, too." And she looked pacified. For some reason, I knew she would approve of brown.

But then I sat down next to my rug, they left, and I started thinking about how when I rearranged my room I had put the brown side up of the rug, thinking it would be better feng shui (?), but what I really wanted was to flip it over so that the green, blue, and cream striped side would show.

What comes next is going to sound even more ridiculous, but...its a part of this dream that I'm curious about. So...

Basically I realized that I had my period, and I remember being really happy about it for some reason. So I started dancing around my room, and I was feeling really joyful until I looked out of the cracks in the blinds of the room, and saw these other girls, with whom I do not have a great report, looking up into the cracks, and I felt really embarrassed. But then these boys that I know burst into my room without knocking, and there was nothing I could do about it. I was worried that they would realize I had been dancing. But maybe a part of me wanted them to know I was dancing.

Then I was in another room with my best friend. And I was talking to her about something. But then this cockroach runs across the floor, and I wanted to avoid stepping on it, because I normally like to let them go rather than kill them.

But when I was avoiding it, I accidentally stepped on its feelers. And the feelers came off, and I remember feeling half disgusted, half sad.

It was roaming around lost, and I could tell that it may or may not survive.

But that's all I remember from the dream, and I don't know what it means. Especially the cockroach part. I suppose they were all such mundane symbols, and I don't know what to do with them. Any help would be very much appreciated.

[Shirah]

Hello Ksch....

I believe your dream (all parts of it) is about your relationships with peers. The first part with you talking to the girl you would be rooming with and her disgust over the color green, may indicate that you want to grow into your true self but you believe others may not approve of this "new" you. You appeasing her with the brown rug but remembering that you really wanted it flipped to the other side...again indicates to me you wanting to be who you are and not feeling this approval by others to actually be you.

The dancing in your room after getting your period again indicates a maturation period in your life and your desire to feel free. Yet again....the disapproval of female peers makes you self-conscious. Males you are more comfortable with because you feel as though you can be yourself around them.

You being in the room with your friend and the cockroach...well this part is about your one friend being a good support to you and you being able to confide in her about your current feelings on the matter. The roach is you..."feelers" falling off...is your way of showing that you are becoming emotionally cut off from peers. You were both disgusted and sad in your dream. You are currently disgusted and sad that others do not accept people for who they are. This makes you feel lost.

I know social networks are important to all people...especially for those your age. Please note that everyone struggles to find their place among people...and that everyone eventually finds a balance in maintaining friendships without denying one's true self. You will be okay dear. I am glad you have a trusted friend who can support you along the way. I hope this interpretation helps a bit. Be well.