Help me understand

[Hadyn]

Hi,

I'm not a big believer in dream interpretation. I'm an analytical, rational person, and I feel that when people talk about spirituality and dream interpretation that they are simply passing on their own attempts to rationalise and understand the irrational and un-understandable. I have tried to understand, but to me, dream interpretation is simply peoples desperate attempt to understand abstract occurences in dreams by 'creating' a basis of understanding.. I'm going to annoy a lot of people with this statement but I view religion (all) as the same thing. People unable to cope with harsh realities of life that reach out for anything that can give them answers to questions that would otherwise go into the too hard basket, the need for answers when none can be found within their own rational resources. Call me a cynic or spiritually ignorant.. thats just me. I have only had one dream ever that 'bugged' me. This is my attempt at trying to stay objective, and keep as broad a perspective as possible. I would like to hear what people have to say.

About 2 years ago I was briefly seeing this girl. I was 28 at the time. One night after we had gone out patrying I went back with her to her place and we went to bed. I then had this dream. In the dream, funnily enough, I was dreaming that I was doing exactly what I was doing, sleeping at her place. I was lying on my stomach facing the wall. The door was about 4 feet from the end of the bed on my side of the room. I cant remember if my eyes were open or if I could just somehow see through my eyelids, but I could see, but only by using my peripheral vision, a dark shadow of a man standing in the doorway of the room holding a leash that had a black dog on the end of it. They looked like silhouettes. No eye colour or anything, just like a shadow but not cast on anything, just floating in mid air. I did not get any bad vibes from them. They both just 'seemed' to be watching me sleep, but they were both looking at me. I wasn't scared at all. Until I tried to look at them. I realised then that I couldn't move, I was paralysed. I started getting really anxious and although I didn't feel like they wanted to do me harm, I started feeling very umm... lets just say an adreniline rush type feeling, although I didn't feel they were intent on hurting me, I still felt 'fear'. The paralysis was kind of like being held down, but being held down without any force to speak of. It was terrifying. Like my body no longer listened to the commands of my brain. After about a minute of this I finally managed to break out of it and 'woke up' with a start, and funnily enough I was lying on my stomach in exactly the same position, and the first thing I did was look at the doorway, to see nothing there. I got up and looked around the house, but found nothing. It felt like it wasn't a dream and someone had just played a horrible trick on me.

There is more to this story - my own attempts to understand this dream based on other occurences in my life at the time, but unfortunately there are two good interpretations that fit the dream description. One given to me by the girl I was with the next day when I told her about it and one that I've connected with through my own investigations.

First I would like to hear what people have to say - so I don't influence peoples ability to interpret the dream itself - external to the real life experiences and situation at the time. I look forward to reading the responses.

Kind regards,
Hadyn

[blue_roses]

[quote=Hadyn;49905]Hi,

I'm not a big believer in dream interpretation. I'm an analytical, rational person, and I feel that when people talk about spirituality and dream interpretation that they are simply passing on their own attempts to rationalise and understand the irrational and un-understandable. I have tried to understand, but to me, dream interpretation is simply peoples desperate attempt to understand abstract occurences in dreams by 'creating' a basis of understanding.. I'm going to annoy a lot of people with this statement but I view religion (all) as the same thing. People unable to cope with harsh realities of life that reach out for anything that can give them answers to questions that would otherwise go into the too hard basket, the need for answers when none can be found within their own rational resources. Call me a cynic or spiritually ignorant.. thats just me. I have only had one dream ever that 'bugged' me. This is my attempt at trying to stay objective, and keep as broad a perspective as possible. I would like to hear what people have to say.

Hi...the very fact that you are here on this site as a member, contradicts your own statement of being a non believer...this is human nature...we think we don't believe in the divine or even spirituality...but when we get scared, we need reasons and try to find logical explanations....very simply...if one does not believe in the spiritual...one cannot be scared....but that's just my view..

About 2 years ago I was briefly seeing this girl. I was 28 at the time. One night after we had gone out patrying I went back with her to her place and we went to bed. I then had this dream. In the dream, funnily enough, I was dreaming that I was doing exactly what I was doing, sleeping at her place.

Many a time...our dreams reflect exactly what we do...either in our present or the past...you may have a dream of something you did as a child....so that's normal...

-- Not that the details are given....but could it be your girlfriend's past lovers/ relationships that were haunting you?...it could be something she told you about her past or someone from her past whose very thought annoys you?...It could also mean some plans in your own life which could not take shape due to being with this girl ...(like not moving to another city for a terrific job coz she couldn't move)....if you are not with her anymore...as I assume from your text...(about 2 years ago i was briefly seeing...)...it could also be a warning to move away from the relationship or that the relationship would not work...

I would like to know how you and your gf interpreted this dream....to see if there is any sense in what I am saying!!!

Cheers

[Varzandeh]

Hi,
Dream interpretation as I know is very rational, because is based on small indirect sayings or allusions of the verses Quran.

[ElizabethF]

your deam is not uncommon to me i have had them since i was 14 years old and no one came tell me what it is i am so sick of them they terrifie me in mine i heard and feel every thing going on around me but but i am alone in the room so i dont know who is talking to me and i cant move then i start to panick willing my self to wake up i just cant well now you know are not crazy it happens to others some have told me it is becouse i am physcic or it just your mind wakes up before your body what ever it is if you ever get a reson why these dreams happen please please let me know i really need to stop mine i know i sound crazy but i promise you i am as normal as people come i just came make out these dreams for the life of me any way thanks for reading this
kind regards to you from
Elizabeth