What does this recurring dream mean?

Question

I've had the same dream three times, where I get shot in the heart and I know I'm about to die. It hurts in the dream, and I always wake up before I die in the dream.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

I had a dream that I died in a elevator crash...I was told that death in a dream signifies a major life change! A month after the dream I moved out of the state.

Perhaps your fighting a change in your life, and your dream keeps repeating trying to get you to accept the change...just a guess!

Answer 2

According to the activation-synthesis theory of dreams, the dream probably has no meaning at all. (Sorry, that may not be what you wanted to hear.)

Although dreams are influenced by our thoughts throughout the course of the day, this does not mean they are special messages to us that we should carefully consider.

Here's one perspective:

"Activation Synthesis Theory is a neurobiological theory of dreams, put forward by James Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley in 1977, which states that dreams are a random event caused by firing of neurons in the brain. This random firing sends signals to the body's motor systems, but because of a paralysis that occurs during REM sleep, the brain is faced with a paradox. It synthesizes a narrative by drawing on memory systems in an attempt to make sense of what it has experienced."

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activation_synthesis_theory

Answer 3

Well, people dream about stuff that is on their mind a lot during the day or the last thing they thought about, so you probably are thinking about it or worryign about it a lot. What you shoudl do is think of an image or something.

Answer 4

Usually a recurring dream signifies unresolved issues that subconsciously still bother you.

Answer 5

There is some situation in your waking life where you feel hurt or abused emotionally.