Dream about old girlfriend and bleeding

[davester]

Hi, this is my first post here. Last night I had a dream that concerns me. I dreamt that I was at an old girlfriends house. I was sitting down on the couch and she was laying down. I was rubbing her back and it seems like she was sad and maybe crying, I'm not sure. Her mother then walks into the room and I say hi, do you remember me? She looks at me and doesn't know who I am, I tell her and she says you have aged around the eyes a lot. At one point my old girlfriend gets up to go to the store, then I recall going to a paper grocery bag that I think is full of pecans and stick my hand in to scoop some pecans out but there were nails in the sack and a nail or nails pierce my right hand, the last thing in the dream I remember was I was on my way to the bathroom to get some tissue to stop the bleeding, I also remember seeing the blood drop from my hand a hit the floor.

I always pay attention to my dreams. Any ideas what it means? Thanks

[Varzandeh]

Hi,
Rubbing her back and sexual stuff means you will do her a big help a favor in a two months time.
She was crying means she will get happy.
Taking nuts means you will try for some money but some man or men will cause your hurt and a money loss ( bleeding).
Good luck.

[davester]

Thanks for your reply

[unclesirbobbyrobson]

Bleeding is symbolic in dreams.. it usually refers to emotional pain.. ways in which we have not recovered openly feeling hurt. Dreams often just tell us how we are feeling deep down. so in some way you probably felt a deep sense of emotional pain and sadness yesterday... Its as if the relationship is over and never existed...

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