Thread: need help please

First the thing to ask would be what about this dream bothered you the most? I envision a response of "the whole thing" so I'm going to assume that's it. I'm not an expert at interpreting dreams, nor do I claim to be. The best person to do that is you. If this were my dream, I'd gather the following from it:

First of all in the initial disaster you were sort of "hiding", i.e. underwater when the bar exploded. You didn't actively choose to do this, but that would bother me as I think of myself as proactive and involved in that sort of situation, you were powerless to but observe. Powerlessness can be scary (or fun, if that's your thing) You chose not to come up and see if you could help right away, and then there were "dangerous fish" in the water. You can diverge at this point in how you look at it, you could be being "punished" for your initial fear, which is possible if you feel that being afraid is a "bad" thing. Or it could be that disaster was just "following" you. Which of those it is I can't say. Later however you protected the older woman and your dog, the fact you initially mention your dog before stating the dream tells me this dog is important to you. The predominate theme I see here is regardless of your actions, whether you are afraid or actively trying to engage the situation, saving people or watching from afar, you seem generally powerless to prevent these things from happening. Applying that to the real world, you indeed ARE powerless against those things. Tornadoes, sharks, explosions, giant fireballs on the rampage ain't easy to stop. I wonder if it's this "lack of control" that is the source of disturbing-ness of this dream? To tackle that, I can think of two things. In waking life, we must realize we are generally powerless to control some things. Now I can argue back and forth against the validity of reality and "what is real" but that argument is useless here. In your dream world, of course, you can control these things. If you believe that would help you, then this is the right place. Look around at some threads and tutorials if you haven't already. And know this with confidence: The real world may be up for debate, but your dreams are yours alone. They are your world and you are fully able to weave their fabric as you see fit.