reacurring dreams?

Question

there are 3 different dream i have that are reacurring.
1. that someone is chasing me/trying to kill me and i'm running away, but i they never actually get me

2.that i'm very drunk, (i haven't drank since august)

3. ...example of one dream, i was swimming in the bay, and when i tryed to get back onto the beach i couldn't ..the sand just kept falling beneith me so i coulnd't get out of the water,
....another---that i was ontop of a hill looking over the water and the sand kept falling into the water, no matter how far i went.

what could these dreams mean?

Answer 1

In each situation, you are trying to get away from something. How's your family life, your career?
-MM

Answer 2

Hm. I think in order to get the fullest interpretation you can get, you should probably post each dream individually, with as much detail as you can manage about who, what, where, when, and why, but you seem to feel they are related, so here goes You mention you havn't had anything to drink since August, are you in recovery then? Off hand, I would say that you are finding getting sober and staying sober to be a real struggle, and also the stress of trying to face life sober as well. August is not that long ago. If you aren't in AA, you should consider trying it, and if you are in AA, work your program, stay in touch with your sponser daily, and consider additional non AA related therapy, you developed a drinking problem partly because you were having trouble facing the world in the first place, so even though you are dealing with the problem, you also need to take a look at what problems contributed to it in the first place, and how you can find your way to coping better. Hope this helps you, good luck....

Answer 3

Most dreams contain messages that serve to teach us something about ourselves. Unfortunately many a times we forget what we dream about as we go about our daily routine. With recurring dreams, the message may be so important and/or powerful that it just will not go away. The frequent repetition of such dreams forces you to pay attention and confront the dream. The dream is trying desperately to tell you something. Such dreams are often nightmarish or frightening in their content, which also helps you to take notice and pay attention to them.

Recurring dreams are quite common and are often triggered by a certain life situation or a problem that keeps coming back again and again. These dreams may recur daily, once a week, or once a month, but whatever the frequency, there is little variation in the dream content itself. It usually points to a personal weakness, fear, or your inability to cope with something in your life - past or present.

The repetitive patterns in your dream can reveal some of the most valuable information on yourself. It may point to a conflict, situation or matter in your waking life that remains unresolved or unsettled. Or some urgent underlying message in your unconscious is demanding to be understood.

Following are some tips in overcoming your recurring dreams.

1. In understanding your recurring dream, you must be willing to accept some sort of change or undergo a transformation.

2. You must be willing to look within yourself and confront whatever you may find no matter how difficult it my be.

3. You must be able to look at the dream from an objective point of view. Try to get pass the emotional and reactive elements of the dream and get down to the symbolic images. Many times dreams are masked by elements that are disturbing preventing you to delve any deeper. This is a defense mechanism that your unconscious may be putting up.

4. Be patient. Do not get discourage if these dreams still recur even after you thought you have come to understand them.

5. Learn to accept yourself truly and fully.

Often times, once you discover what your recurring dream is trying to tell you, these dreams will change or altogether disappear.