by Rochelle
(Florida)
I don't know what happens when I go to bed but I can't sleep without having an uncomfortable nightmare. I often have the same dream nights in a row or years apart. Some I have been having since I was young. I'm 24 now. Most of the time the dream consists of me hiding, running from something or someone. However it's not in a panic or like the world is ending. It's like I'm silently being chased or stalked by something that keeps trying to sneak it's way into my home. Meanwhile everyone around me in my dream is living without fear and seem to be unaware that I'm in trouble. I'm constantly running to all the doors and windows trying to keep the bad thing from entering my home. Sometimes I'm in houses I've never seen before in real life but has the same layout every time as if it's a real memory. However no matter who's house I'm in, I'm always hiding or running from something. I have other themed nightmares that involve traumatic situations that I have experienced before. but those are more rare.
I wake up feeling deeply disturbed every morning. At night when I know it's time to start getting ready for bed my mind triggers a familiar feeling that reminds me I'm going to have a nightmare. Almost like I know I'm about to go to a bad place. It's haunting. What does it mean?!
Ben's Answer:
Before I suggest any kind of interpretations, let me just clearly say that only YOU can definitively know the meaning of your own dreams. There are many typical meanings of dreams symbols and themes, but any authentic dream psychologist should tell you it is not