Thread: Repetitive dreams

Hey there, I thought I'd better reply since no one else has...

I've also have some repetitive dreams. Maybe not detail for detail, but the same general things happen to me. Like I'm back at my old high school, and I can't remember my locker combination, or I bring the wrong books to class, or I can't find the classroom.

These are excellent opportunities for LDs because of their repetitive nature. Most of the time when I have these repetitive dreams, they are non-lucid, but I'm working to recognize more of the dreamsigns to become lucid. I don't know why I have such a hard time with these ones.

I haven't had an experience exactly like this, but I've had something similar. For example, there have been times where I've woken up in the morning and had a very strong sensation that I've seen that specific dream scene before. Not the same dream, but the same place; somewhere I don't know if waking life. It is a very odd sensation, and I think it would be pretty cool to learn more about this and use it to my advantage.

I find these repetitious themes very important for analysis. I have several themes, some of which have occurred throughout my life.

I usually don't interpret individual dreams, unless they stick out for some reason. Instead, I look for patterns and changes in the patterns. For repetitious dreams, like you mention, I will go back through them and look for common details about. I don't mean, common things like the same sort of big city. Instead, I focus more on, what do I do there? How do I feel? How do people interact with me? Do I always get lost? Etc. I then figure out what these may say about me and how I go through life or what they say about personal issues I haven't faced.

Without getting too personal (I think)... I have many dreams in which peole threaten or assault me. I know the source of these dreams. However, I only recently went through them in the manner I stated above. In doing so, I found that they reflected more than just a past incident in my life. In these, I am always unable to defend myself. Either my punches are too weak, or can't break their hold, or whatever. I realized that these dreams showed me an unrecognized sense of powerlessness as a result of the incident I mentioned. Interestingly, after identifying this, I noticed a change in the dreams. Although never really defending myself normally, I begin to either see how I might defend myself or else sort of become someone else who can defend me. I think this indicates some much needed psychological growth.

So I suggest not using these as a platform for LDs right away. Instead, spend some time with them and see if they tell you anything important, perhaps something you need to know.