ive been having strange dreams lately about these rats who betrayed me. Lets call them ''frenemys''. I started dreaming about killing them. I was trying to get away from the harrassment and i ended up chopping one up, the other i cut their head off and ended up pouring cement on it.'' In this dream'', does this mean i need professional help or is a dream a dream?
2007-12-04 01:56:44 · 7 answers · asked by . 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
your dream means that you stopped the harassment from its source...their lips. You chopped off the head because their lips (decietful words) were part of the head, and you poured cement on it which means they were no longer able to speak against you again...either way, it stopped them. you tried ignoring them by running first, then you had no choice but to confront them and shut them down.You should already know who the rats are by now....im guessing there are at least two people around you, that are close to each other.
2007-12-04 02:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by just bored 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In your dream, the use of the term "frenemys" is a dead giveaway. It's not such a stretch to see the dream symbolism as friends who had betrayed you, and your retribution toward the rats. Of course, you can't go around killing the "rats" in your real life, and you obviously know the difference between your dreams and your life. So there's no indication that you are homicidal or crazy.
Having friends who turn out to be enemies is a pretty traumatic thing to happen. Some people would have a nightmare about it and that would be their way of dealing with it. But only you know how deeply it has hurt you. I don't want you to dismiss counseling because someone has used it as a put down. Counseling is a really good way of working through life's more painful experiences, but it is up to you to decide if this is one of those times.
2007-12-04 03:13:30 · answer #2 · answered by lisawithcats 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All you have to really need to know is if you can still differentiate between dreams and reality and if you actually want to do these things in real life. If you get the "wrong" answer to either of those questions it's time to get help.
Well, you know it was a dream.. so reality is still a solid concept for you.
So, would you actually start cutting off heads and pouring cement on them? If not then you are "probably" fine.
The dream is morbid, there's no doubt about that... and you might try to figure out what has happened to piss you off or upset you enough to have these dreams (most likely it's due to something like that) and learn how to deal with it better..... but as long as this isn't a frequent occurrence don't fret it.
2007-12-04 02:06:06 · answer #3 · answered by pip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need professional help. Dreams show our deapest and repressed (subconscious) thoughts, desires, aspirations and so on. You might have a strong desire to take your revenge on people but not necessarily by killing them. Remember a lot of the things in our dreams our symbols. You're only dangerous if you actually "Think" while you're awake about killing them but not in your dreams.
Just remember revenge isn't the answer, whoever it is that back stabbed you is a terrible person and you shouldn't sink to their level or do as they do. Just be the bigger person, you're better off that way.
2007-12-04 02:07:58 · answer #4 · answered by M&U 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A dream is a dream. If you fantasied about doing this awake, you have the makings of being a serial killer, so yeah, Id see a therapist, but I also think you should see one anyways, as everyone can benefit from it for a time.
2007-12-04 02:06:39 · answer #5 · answered by Special K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you need professional help, if you don't take this dream to serious a dream is just a dream. Try not to think to deep into it.
2007-12-04 02:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by robink71668 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does someone sleep next to you ???
2007-12-04 02:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋