Hey dreamviews forum, I've been interested in dream interpretation for a long time, read a couple books, but never discussed it on a forum before. Today, I need your help interpreting this really odd dream I had yesterday.

This dream had two parts and I can't find a connection between either.... wait a sec, now that I think about it, I woke up in the early morning, so it was probably two separate dreams then.

On the second dream, the image that I most remember is cutting myself with a thin curved knife on my leg. I made two or three rectangular cuts, from the ankle to the knee. I remember than when I was actually performing the cut, I would remove deep rectangular pieces of tissue. When I was over I could see the vivid red damaged muscle, yet there was no blood coming out. Weirdest thing about this dream is that I have a feeling like I was doing this for a contest or competition, I don't think I was actually intending to hurt myself with no purpose, I was also in a rush when I was cutting. I remember feeling great anxiety of not being able to stand or walk anymore.

The first dream was situated in my father's lake house, I haven't gone there in years, and I really miss it. I have many dreams situated in this place. I used to go a lot when I was a child, but ever since I came study in Europe I haven't gone back. Ok, so on to the actual dream: My father had bought a puppy, and I remember seeing it play in the garden. I would later go try to play with it; he would play with me for a while but in a uninterested fashion. Really unlike any puppy I've ever seen. Then he would go to my father and be the incredibly friendly with him.

Wow... it really helps to write dreams. I think I've figured it out. I've been having troubles with my girlfriend, I feel like she is cheating with me. Could she be the dog? And my father is just an archetype symbolizing that which is incredibly similar yet opposite from me? What about the cutting dream ? I think I've also got that one figured, yet I would first like to read what you think.

Dreams are nothing but a tool, given to us to help us help ourselves.

Thanks in advance and never stop dreaming,

Freudian Child