Recurring dream - Dirty or exposed bathroom

[travellight]

Originally Posted by Westen

I've had this sort of dream since I can remember. It's always in a different area, building, or house, but the same theme. I need to go to the restroom. I find one, but encounter problems.

One dream I had several years ago... I find a public bathroom. It's huge, but there is a party going on. Men and women drinking and dancing, music going one, etc. I go into a stall, but can't go to the bathroom, because there's a party going on.

I have had a few dreams where I go into the stall, sit down and the bottom of the door is up to my chest. I obviously can't go.

I had one last night where I finally find the bathroom, but the toilet is like a seat with vents in it. No one else seems to have a problem, but I just can't seem to understand how I'm supposed to go.

Alot of times in these dreams the bathroom is really dirty and gross... not sure if that means something too.

Any insights? These dreams are driving me crazy.

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[b]Yes, bathroom dreams are very common and are actually a VERY GOOD sign in one's life. BATHROOMS are places where one goes to Release and Refresh. It suggests a time where one wants to clean up their act, let go of everything that no longer serves a purpose in their life and you cleanse yourself.....stepping up to a better phase in one's life.

Being in a very public bathroom suggests that although on the inside and privately you know that your current lifestyle and situation is not what you want for yourself and you wish to clean up your act so to speak, or get rid of everything and everyone that is holding you back....it may be that too many people are involved intimately in the details of your life and you don't want your private life to be examined and up for review or criticism by others. You feel INHIBITED about being yourself and timid about making the changes you really wish to make because others may not approve or share the same thoughts.

Seating on a seat with VENTS in it, suggests that while you might have conversations with friends,venting your problems, you're not really LETTING GO of the issues, problems and have not moved on. In the next dream, things are very gross, dirty and obviously backed, saying ...HEY! THE LONGER YOU HOLD ON TO THIS CRAP THE DIRTIER IT GETS!!! There is always humor in dreams.

Next time you get a gross bathroom dream, instead of being grossed out.....realize it's a sign you are getting CLOSE to being able to let go of your past garbage, REFRESH and be able to make a new beginnings. In order to have new beginnings you have to make room for them. If you are backed up with tons of old crap that you love to hang on to, discuss, vent, poor pitiful me, have pity and allllll that stuff, the dream is telling you ...WAKE UP, get over it ...let it all go, it no longer has a purpose...no one wants to hear about it anymore and START FRESH/
TL

[Wolfjk]

Originally Posted by travellight

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[b]Yes, bathroom dreams are very common and are actually a VERY GOOD sign in one's life. BATHROOMS are places where one goes to Release and Refresh. It suggests a time where one wants to clean up their act, let go of everything that no longer serves a purpose in their life and you cleanse yourself.....stepping up to a better phase in one's life.

Being in a very public bathroom suggests that although on the inside and privately you know that your current lifestyle and situation is not what you want for yourself and you wish to clean up your act so to speak, or get rid of everything and everyone that is holding you back....it may be that too many people are involved intimately in the details of your life and you don't want your private life to be examined and up for review or criticism by others. You feel INHIBITED about being yourself and timid about making the changes you really wish to make because others may not approve or share the same thoughts.

Seating on a seat with VENTS in it, suggests that while you might have conversations with friends,venting your problems, you're not really LETTING GO of the issues, problems and have not moved on. In the next dream, things are very gross, dirty and obviously backed, saying ...HEY! THE LONGER YOU HOLD ON TO THIS CRAP THE DIRTIER IT GETS!!! There is always humor in dreams.

Next time you get a gross bathroom dream, instead of being grossed out.....realize it's a sign you are getting CLOSE to being able to let go of your past garbage, REFRESH and be able to make a new beginnings. In order to have new beginnings you have to make room for them. If you are backed up with tons of old crap that you love to hang on to, discuss, vent, poor pitiful me, have pity and allllll that stuff, the dream is telling you ...WAKE UP, get over it ...let it all go, it no longer has a purpose...no one wants to hear about it anymore and START FRESH/
TL

Hi TL,
Interesting but unreal! Dreams are about what is happening in your sleep. You get bathroom dreams when a feeling or urge to use the toilet comes on while you're asleep. The dreams are designed to stop you from crapping or peeing in the bed!
If you are lucid enough to study your dreams you will know what is happening in your sleep in relations to your dreams. The explanation you and the followers of CG are offering seem logical but completely mistaken. Real experience of dreams present a different picture.
Cheers Wolfjk

[travellight]

Originally Posted by Wolfjk

Hi TL,
Interesting but unreal! Dreams are about what is happening in your sleep. You get bathroom dreams when a feeling or urge to use the toilet comes on while you're asleep. The dreams are designed to stop you from crapping or peeing in the bed!
If you are lucid enough to study your dreams you will know what is happening in your sleep in relations to your dreams. The explanation you and the followers of CG are offering seem logical but completely mistaken. Real experience of dreams present a different picture.
Cheers Wolfjk

Well Wolfjk....You are entitled to your OPINION and after that, you have no authority to say that my opinion is wrong. I've studied dreams for over 30 years and have found it is a language of symbolism. I guess you are the resident nay-sayer for those who believe that dreams have messages from Spirit.
TL

[Wolfjk]

Originally Posted by travellight

Well Wolfjk....You are entitled to your OPINION and after that, you have no authority to say that my opinion is wrong. I've studied dreams for over 30 years and have found it is a language of symbolism. I guess you are the resident nay-sayer for those who believe that dreams have messages from Spirit.
TL

Hi TL,
If you studied dreams for 30 years you should know by now that symbolism relies on the dreamers own life experience. A symbol is understood only by an individual who had already experienced it. To say that a dream means this or that is completely inane. It might mean "this" to one person and a different thing to another. The important thing is what dreams do in the sleep they occur in. Dreams look after the sleeper and if the sleeper is a spiritual or a religius person the dreams might use his or her spirituality as part of the dream - but only to raise the level of consciousness - so the sleeper can respond to the command of the dream.
Cheers Wolfjk

[Hespeaksindreams]

Westen and others,
The fact that this dream is reccuring may be more than just a restraint on wetting the bed. Restrooms in dreams are usually representative of cleansing that needs to take place in our lives. I'm stepping out on a limb here, but have you been deeply aware that a spiritual cleansing needs to place in your life? Possibly by things you are involved in, experiences you've had, and other things that may be a factor? I believe that this is a God thing Westen wanting to cleanse your spirit, and lead you to a point where you can finally dispose of things in your life that may be a harm to you. Being unable to do so in your dream because of the many distractions may mean there are obstacles in your life or circumstances that You need to surrender to God so that the cleaning process can begin in you. It may also mean there are obstacles that are keeping you from seeing those things that you need to be rid of spiritually. Hope this makes sense...ask God about it!
Blessings!
Hespeaksindreams

[travellight]

oh good grief...jibberish from everyone.

[unclesirbobbyrobson]

The reason that you are all having similr dreams is because its a very common dream. But really their are perhaps two correct answers for this dream

WOLFIE : Wolfie has described one of the classic meanings of this dream. You need to desperate;ly go to the toilet in real life. Thats a reason for toilet dreams. Its a literal symbol

PRIVATE EMOTIONS : when we go to the toilet its very very private. Its maybe therefor dealing with private emotional issues and a need for privacy. So a dream may deal with problems in dealing with difficult emoitons that we would rather keep tpo ourselves.. we do not want others to watch us as we go to the toilet.. just as we do not want others to view difficult and often very private feelings..

Think back to the previous day.. You may find the answer to what TRIGGERED your dream.. try to relate it to frustrations... the need to expel bad tensions and emotions.. relationships perhaps ..
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When you get a dream think carefully about which direction you are currently looking. Are you looking back towards yesterday and something that happened and how you reacted. Or are you looking forward to the day to come. If you are looking forward then its likely the dream is about some thoughts or fears about the day to come.

These pages are especially helpful in showing you how to interpret dreams

Dream symbolism and dream dictionary interpretation - How to interpret dreams Interpreting dreams
Dream symbolism - How to use dream symbols Triggers for dreams
Dream dictionary - A modern and well researched dream dictionary Dream dictionary

[missm's auntie]

Im sorry that other people are having this dream but am happy that Im not the only one. I also have had recurring dreams of large public restrooms with dozens of stalls couches and showers but all of the stalls were really super nasty. Overflowing with.....uuuggghh u know what. I had no idea this was such a universal dream for people. I do wholeheartedly agree with the immoral money concept because my grandma told me the same thing. I haven't had the dreams since I quit a job where the company forced us to lie to its customers. It may just be a need to go the restroom in waking hours but it is my OPINION there may be a deeper meaning

[Wolfjk]

Hi S,
I hope you watched Sir Bobby Robson last night receiving a "Lifetime Achivement Award" The old fellow deserved it.

one of the classic meanings of this dream. You need to desperate;ly go to the toilet in real life. Thats a reason for toilet dreams. Its a literal symbol

One of the clearest indications tha the dream is trying to postpone the need to use the toilet is when the dream corresponds to what one would do in a real life situation. I would try to delay and find another lavatory. Yes! it is a literal symbol!

PRIVATE EMOTIONS : when we go to the toilet its very very private. Its maybe therefor dealing with private emotional issues and a need for privacy. So a dream may deal with problems in dealing with difficult emoitons that we would rather keep tpo ourselves.. we do not want others to watch us as we go to the toilet.. just as we do not want others to view difficult and often very private feelings..

My experiences are that real life embarrassing situations ellicit a different kind of toilet dream. The dream is likely to happen in a more static situation and the accent is more on doing something what normally cause embarrassment. It is not difficult to relate the dream to a recently suffered embarrassment or a deed we are ashamed of as it sticks in the memory.
As for a deeper meaning or cleansing the sole? The dream is concerned only about what is happening in the sleep.
In the toilet dreams that take you round houses the reason is physical. However in the dreams that are caused by shame or embarrassment the dream happens because in sleep the mind is troubled by the shame and without the dream we would wake up. Dreams are very subtle control systems.
Cheers Wolfjk

[inko9nito]

Originally Posted by travellight

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Yes, bathroom dreams are very common and are actually a VERY GOOD sign in one's life. BATHROOMS are places where one goes to Release and Refresh. It suggests a time where one wants to clean up their act, let go of everything that no longer serves a purpose in their life and you cleanse yourself.....stepping up to a better phase in one's life.

Being in a very public bathroom suggests that although on the inside and privately you know that your current lifestyle and situation is not what you want for yourself and you wish to clean up your act so to speak, or get rid of everything and everyone that is holding you back....it may be that too many people are involved intimately in the details of your life and you don't want your private life to be examined and up for review or criticism by others. You feel INHIBITED about being yourself and timid about making the changes you really wish to make because others may not approve or share the same thoughts.

Seating on a seat with VENTS in it, suggests that while you might have conversations with friends,venting your problems, you're not really LETTING GO of the issues, problems and have not moved on. In the next dream, things are very gross, dirty and obviously backed, saying ...HEY! THE LONGER YOU HOLD ON TO THIS CRAP THE DIRTIER IT GETS!!! There is always humor in dreams.

Next time you get a gross bathroom dream, instead of being grossed out.....realize it's a sign you are getting CLOSE to being able to let go of your past garbage, REFRESH and be able to make a new beginnings. In order to have new beginnings you have to make room for them. If you are backed up with tons of old crap that you love to hang on to, discuss, vent, poor pitiful me, have pity and allllll that stuff, the dream is telling you ...WAKE UP, get over it ...let it all go, it no longer has a purpose...no one wants to hear about it anymore and START FRESH/
TL

I'm SO glad (and surprised!) to hear that I'm not the only one having problems-in-the-bathroom dreams.

I've been having a similar dream which repeated for about 3 or 4 months, almost every night! I'd always want to go to the bathroom but the DOOR would never lock or there would be no door at all! The bathrooms weren't dirty or anything, they just didn't close or lock.

I started to realize that these dreams began when I started to get involved with a certain person, but we couldn't be together so we quit talking, but I still kept thinking about him. After about 2 months of not talking I saw him and we talked, nothing important though.

That night I had a dream that I finally got to the bathroom (to take a shower), locked the damn door but there was another woman in the shower! Then a random guy showed up and we had sex in another section of the bathroom. And that was my last bathroom dream.

My interpretation of that was that I couldn't get over him and "lock" him out (door) of my life (privacy of a bathroom). When I finally saw him in reality, I realized there was nothing left of what could've been "us," so in the following dream I wanted to take a shower (which means to "wash" a burden out of your life) but since there was another woman in there I tried to distract myself with other things in my life (sex). But since I was still in the same bathroom and never got to take a shower, it means I still think of him

And the woman in the shower probably meant that he already had someone else take my place. At least, that's my guess.

Needless to say, I agree with travellight.

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I don't think the dreams (in my case, at least) meant that I needed to go to the bathroom in reality. Why would they just start randomly and stop so abruptly never to come back again? I haven't had any health problems or changes in that period of time either. And the dreams conveniently corresponded to the time that I met that person and then quit talking to him.