please help: insect dream

[chocodile28]

Over the last year I have frequently been in a situation where i dream i have spiders (or last night ants) crawling over my pillow, i then half wake up and brush the spiders off my pilow but i always jump out of bed and turn on the lights because the dream is so vivd and i am firmly convinced that it is real and there are spiders there. After i am awake for a few minutes i realise that it was just a dream but it is really very distressing. I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could off me in terms of interpretation

[Wolfjk]

Originally Posted by chocodile28

Over the last year I have frequently been in a situation where i dream i have spiders (or last night ants) crawling over my pillow, i then half wake up and brush the spiders off my pilow but i always jump out of bed and turn on the lights because the dream is so vivd and i am firmly convinced that it is real and there are spiders there. After i am awake for a few minutes i realise that it was just a dream but it is really very distressing. I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could off me in terms of interpretation

Hi,
Next time you wake up from one of these dreams feel your body - see if you have any tingling or itching sensation anywhere, especially your arms. My guess is that you lie on your arms too long and they get pin-and-needles in them. The dreams could also be caused by RSI (repetitive strain injury)
Your dream istrying to describe to you how you feel in the sleep by the swarming of these insects.
Cheers Wolfjk

[Varzandeh]

Hi,
Your pillow means a serverof you perhaps your hubby orb/f.

Spider means a weak person like a child or someone poor.
Ants are ordinary people who work with your hubby.

[steve1530]

This is a good dream, although it disturbs you at first. I think this dream is giving you a "heads up" about some things going on in your life. "spiders" often are symbolic of deceit (spinning a "web" of deceit, etc) that seeks to entangle/entrap (remember the story of the spider & the fly?) often representative of the occult, witchcraft, etc. (check out your Halloween decorations for the use of spiders!) "ants" can have a very positive connotation (hardworking, team work, storing up, preparing, etc) but the context of your dream speaks more of "infestation" or "annoyance." The story line of your dream basically says that while you're busy sleeping, there is something trying to entangle/entrap you and perhaps its working diligently at the task, or maybe it's just annoying, but either way you need to wake up (which you do in the dream) and get rid of the problem (which you also do in the dream!) Any of this fit?

[sailrmc]

Hello,
Definitely something is bugging you...pun intended.
The mind often uses metaphor, and innuendo to make it's point. Typically the spider represents a person in your life (or situation) that you navigate way around. When confronted by this person or situation (that the spider represents) the dreamer chooses to avoid it so as not to get "caught up" in it.
As well the spider typically is representative of a female (like mom or girlfriend) but not always. Ants also represents small irritations or stinging remarks that have been directed your way. So you see, you are avoiding getting caught up in a situation where you are hurt in some way.
The message is quite clear...someone or something is really bugging you. Your dreaming mind is doing it's best to let you know that you are bothered to the core, and need to address whatever situation is causing you to feel this way. When you make plans to address it, this dream theme should subside!!
sailrmc