Having a loved die in a dream...with the emotions that should come along with it, it one of the most shocking dreams one could have. I mean, I went through this just last night. One of my best friends died, and although I didn't give it much thought during the dream, I remember overlooking the scenary where we used to hang out, and that triggered loads of sobbing (inside the dream) I had some DC comfort me, but it didn't help, and before she died, she told me "I will always be with you" yet that did nothing to make me feel any better. So I figure when someone in my life dies in real life, no "spiritual" consolation is going to help, dying is really a majorrrrr change (which is at first, terrible)

But when I woke up, that's when the feelings usually are the strongest and radiate widely. MAN, it was hard to stomach as I was gradually transitioning into the realization that I'm back in real life.