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Intense and vivid dreams

Hope

I have often had intense and emotional dreams for a long time now. As a child I could dream lucidly, but I have sadly lost this ability over the vistas of time.

The dream I had last night included elements from the day before, as is usual with dreams. To put it into context, the young woman who was supporting me, who like me is small in stature and looks young for her 21 years, told me that she buys trousers from the teenage section of shops because adult sized clothes don't fit her. This was after telling her that I have problems with finding trousers that fit me. I thanked her for her advice, and told her that I would check out teenage size trousers.

Anyway, last night I dreamed of standing in a line of people (strangely in the countryside!) approaching a customer information point. I had to provide ID to prove that I was under 20 years old, in order to buy teenage clothing (my actual age is almost 26!). When it got to my turn, I provided the documentation in letter form, but the documents were from 7 years ago, when I was 19, and I hoped the woman at the desk would not notice. She questioned the date on the documents, and the fact that I was still 19 years old after all these years later, but gave me a pass into teenage clothes-land all the same.

My dream then moved back and forth between me trying on teenage clothing, and me sitting on a grassy embankment feeling extremely upset, crying, and getting very emotional (I don't know whether I actually cried in my sleep, as I had water around my eyes when I woke up). In front of me was a grassy field with kids and families enjoying the sunshine, and a few teenagers walking amongst the grass. I had a pass so I could join them, but I knew that I was a fake because I was not really 19 years old, and I was crying because I felt excluded. I was also crying because there were spring and summer flowers growing along the embankment, both of which were dying. A further detail was a stream of water running past me.

  • To see a woman in your dream represents nurturance, passivity, caring nature, and love. It refers to your own female aspects or your mother. Alternatively, a woman indicates temptation and guilt. If you know the woman, then it may reflect concerns and feelings you have about her.

    To see or wear pants in your dream suggest that you are questioning your role in some situation. Consider the material and color of the pants for additional interpretation. Alternatively, the dream may be hinting at some sexual matter.

    To see trousers in your dream signify temptation or sexual allure. Alternatively, the dream suggests that you are questioning your role in some situation.


    To see a line in your dream symbolizes duality, limits, boundaries and rules. It also relates to movement or non-movement.

    To see a line of people or objects indicates that you need to be more aware of some situation or relationship.

    To dream that you are standing in line represents your need for patience. You need to learn to wait for something and not always have it right away.



    To see your I.D. in your dream signifies your own self-confidence. To dream that  your I.D. is wrong denotes confusion about your own self-identity and your sense of individuality

    To dream of your age signifies you anxiety and concern of growing older. It may also represent some regret or failure in your endeavors.

    If you are beyond your adolescence and you dream that you are a teenager, then the dream suggests that you are acting immaturely. An aspect of yourself may still need some developing in order to achieve fulfillment. Alternatively, to dream that you are a teenager suggests that you are struggling for your independence and autonomy.


    To dream that you are younger than you really are suggests that you need to be more carefree and be young at heart. Live a little!

    To see or read a document in your dream represent some important information that is about to be made known to you. It symbolizes some discovery or realization.

    To dream about a letter of documention signifies a new opportunity or challenge. Alternatively, the letter represents a message from your subconscious. The contents of the letter may offer you some guidance in a current situation. Consider also how the letter may be a pun on "let her".

    To dream that you are at the mall represents your attempts in making a favorable impression on someone. You are trying to establish your identity and sense of self. The choices you make in life will mold who you are as a person. The mall is also symbolic of materialism and the need to keep up with the trends, fads, and/or the latest technology. Consider the type and name of stores that you see in your dreams.

    To dream of your clothes is symbolic of your public self and how you are perceived. It is indicative of the act you put on in front of others. Clothes are also an indication of your condition and status in life.  Thus, if you wear clothes that do not suit you or that you normally would not wear, then it suggests that you are putting up a front and trying to deceive others. Something in your life is "unsuitable". It may be a symbol of hypocrisy and being someone that you are not. Alternatively, it could also mean that you are revealing a hidden part of yourself to the world.

    To dream that you are shopping for or buying clothes represents your anxieties about trying to fit in or being "well-suited" for your changing role.


    To dream that you are constantly changing your clothes represents the need for change and your need to fit into a new situation or role. You need to establish a new self-image.

    To see or drive along an embankment in your dream signifies the threat of trouble and unhappiness. You are struggling with success.

    To see green grass in your dream suggests that there is a part of yourself that you can always rely on. The dream is also symbolic of natural protection. Also consider the phrase "the grass is always greener on the other side." Do you always compare yourself with others and look at what other people have?

    To see someone else's family in your dream symbolizes togetherness. The dream serves to remind you that other people can come and go out of your life, but you will always have family. Alternatively, dreaming about someone else's family suggests that you are idealizing or romanticizing what a real family should be like. You want what other families have.

    To dream of sunshine indicates that you are experiencing some sort of emotional or situational breakthrough. The dream is offering you reassurance that you are headed on the right track.

    To dream that something or someone is fake suggests that you are pretending to be someone you are not. You are putting up front because you are afraid to show your true self.

    Emotions expressed in dreams is a way for people to act out their feelings which they would not normally express if they were awake. This provides a "safe" outlet for these emotions instead of letting them be pent up.

    To dream that you are sad, suggests that you need to learn from your disappointments and just be happy. Try not to dwell on the negative. The dream may be a reflection of how you are feeling in your waking life

    To dream that you are in tears signify that you are undergoing a period of healing in your life. The tears symbolize compassion, emotional healing and spiritual cleansing. Alternatively, tears indicate pain.

    To see a teardrop in your dream represents some previous wisdom that you have learned or recalled.

    To dream that you are excluded or feel excluded represents feelings of rejection or not fitting into a group. It may also highlight fears of not being able to keep up. You are questioning your abilities. The dream may be telling you that you are not utilizing your full potential. If you exclude something or someone, then it indicates that you are ready to let go of the past or move forward.

    To dream of disapproval indicates that you are rejecting or ignoring some aspect of yourself.  It may also represent your own feelings of self-worth and being accepted.

    To dream that you feel guilty about something, relates to how you are handling your successes and failures or competence and incompetence. You may feel undeserving of your achievements or on the other hand, you may feel that you have let other down. Alternatively, it is also symbolic of repressed and negative feelings that you may have about yourself.

    To dream that you are envious of others represents waking feelings that have carried over to your dream state. The dream may be telling you about unconscious feelings toward a person.


    To see colorful flowers in your dream signify kindness, compassion, gentleness, pleasure, beauty, and gain. It is also symbolic of perfection and spirituality. Your dream may be an expression of love, joy and happiness. Alternatively, flowers in dream, especially if they are blooming, represent your hidden potential and latent talents. Flowers can also denote a particular time or season. If the flowers are white, then it  symbolizes sadness. Consider the color of the flower and the type of flower for additional input.

    To see withered or dead flowers in your dream denotes disappointments and gloomy situations. It may signal an end to a love relationship. Or it could indicate that you may not be utilizing your full potential and talents and letting it go to waste.

    To see a clear and calm river in your dream indicates that you are just going with the flow. You are allowing your life to float away. It is time to take a more decisive role in directing your life. Alternatively, a river symbolizes joyful pleasures, peace, prosperity and fertility.
    It is also reflective of a new stage in your life. If the river is muddy, then it indicates that you are in turmoil.

    To see a raging or an overflowing river in your dream signifies that your life is feeling out of control. You are feeling emotionally unsettled. Alternatively, this dream means you are ready to confront life's challenges and life's twists and turns. To see a contaminated river in your dream implies that you are feeling tired and lethargic. It may also be a sign of some illness.

    To dream that a river is comprised of flowing red chili refers to the raw emotion and intense passion or anger that is flowing through you and yearning to be expressed

    I hope this helps you a little

    Good Luck and God Bless

    Wolf

  • Well, time travel is possible. At the quantum level at least.

    And the mind must, in some sense, operate at the quantum level.

    So...

  • I think this is the likely explanation.

    Last night I had another  vivid dream; this time I focused on a grassy woodland area, evocative of a place from my childhood. Within the bushes there was a brightly coloured car, and I became quite restless in my sleep, saying that maybe 'time-travel' could take me back to the 90s, when I was a child, but then I said 'don't me silly, you can't go back in time'. I have a feeling I might have spoken in my sleep, but I cannot be sure.

    I have these poignant dreams quite frequently, but have had two this week!

  • If you find it hard to cry in reality? , maybe your dream allowed you to cry out the pain and rejection which you find hard to do in real life. The trying on the clothes that did not fit,, maybe is you looking and trying to fit into the real world, the fraud bit is interesting because the higher self(messager in dreams) knows you are a fraud, we all are, so I would not worry about it,, it just means you can see the world for what it is,, an illusion and dream~escape. The stream running, spring and flowers are your life force running down just a fear of dying without fitting, the sun flowers and the spring, turn into the stream line,, so don't worry, at 26 you are moving from spring into summer season.

    I enjoyed reading your dream post.  

  • Hi Hope - I'm no expert at all on diagnosing dreamsSmile but here goes anyway!  I wondered if your dream was about the passage of time + how you wished you were still a younger person + it made you sad that you weren't?  I used to have a book which briefly tried to explain dreams so maybe something like that would be useful to you?