Recurring dreams
The same visions have different characters. In some cases they become short, in others - it seems to the person that he is dreaming the whole night. The plot repeats itself, the details of the picture change.
In most cases, nightmares that persist for a long time indicate an unresolved problem. The subconscious is trying to suggest a solution. The more a person is in a depressive state, the more often he dreams.
Recurring nightmares are rarely positive. More often the plot is built around a problematic situation. If the dream is not associated with finding a solution, it speaks of psychological difficulties or health problems.
Inner world and human emotions
The perception and display of what is seen in a dream is quite strongly influenced by the dreamer’s inner world and his inherent emotionality. The most vivid and unusual dreams are experienced by people with a rich inner world and wild imagination. Elements of read works, watched films, and events experienced in the past are often intricately woven into the plot of a dream. It happens that in a dream a person is “visited” by people he knows in the real world: living or dead. Therefore, even if two people live their day in exactly the same way, their mental activity and reaction to certain events differ. Accordingly, everyone sees everything that happens during the day in their own way, through their own prism of seeing the world.
Dreams are also influenced by the emotional state in which a person is. If, due to life circumstances, he fell into a deep depression, then his dreams are usually gloomy.
What are recurring dreams?
The vision of a particular person will depend on what problem or fear is haunting him. Subconscious complexes will take on the character of systematic nightmares. There are common themes that haunt different people. The details are different, but the essence remains the same:
- A constant attempt to escape from the pursuer who is catching up. The plot shows an unwillingness to face real problems. An attempt to escape persecution ends in failure. This speaks to an underlying fear of failure.
- If you dream of flying, most often it indicates a subconscious desire to break out of your usual environment and gain freedom. You are waiting for changes, but in reality you are afraid to change your usual environment.
- Falling from a height symbolizes fear of failure, an attempt by the subconscious to check whether you are ready to quickly gather strength in extreme situations.
- Seeing yourself partially (completely) undressed in a public place means that you are afraid of the judgment of other people and strive to avoid situations that could expose you to ridicule. The more often the dream is repeated, the more need for approval the person experiences.
- Studying and passing exams is a new attempt by the subconscious to demonstrate dependence on the opinions of other people. You may be on the verge of an important event that requires you to make serious decisions.
- Late, long, unproductive preparations indicate that you manage your own time poorly. The plot is often built around unnecessary chaotic action, which symbolizes chaos in real life.
Dreams may not necessarily be of this nature. Depending on the oppressive situation, the plot will transform. You will not be able to avoid recurring sleep until you get rid of anxiety and cope with difficulties.
Nightmares
A recurring nightmare indicates depression caused by frequent stress and overexertion. Until a person restores his mental balance and calms down, they will continue to torment him with noticeable constancy. The plot of the dream will show what exactly is bothering you and what needs to be dealt with, what situations and people should be avoided. Possible options:
| Horrible dream | Interpretation of sleep |
| Dreaming about your own or someone else's death | In this case, you need to take care of your own health or be prepared for the illness of your loved ones |
| The appearance of the naked dreamer in front of the public | A person is afraid of being ridiculed, misunderstood and insulted |
| Exams | Even people who have long graduated from all educational institutions have such a dream. He talks about the reluctance to take responsibility and the fear of failure, that the dreamer will be scolded or condemned |
| Falling from height | A person is afraid to stumble, to make a mistake |
| Being late or in a hurry to get somewhere | It means missed opportunities and the desire to find your place in life before it’s too late |
| Loss of personal items | A person is afraid of loneliness, poverty and uncertainty |
| A man cannot find his way and wanders around the city | The dreamer doubts and cannot make a choice |
| Lost in the forest | In real life, a person feels disoriented or deceived |
| Attack on the dreamer | Represents self-doubt and fear of life situations |
Frightened by a nightmare, a person experiences additional stress, which only complicates his condition. If the sleeper is unable to change the situation in his real life, he can try to do it in a dream. After waking up, you need to continue the plot the way you want. By regularly replaying the corrected dream scenario in your head, within a few days a person will change not only his dreams, but also his thoughts.
Why does the dream repeat itself?
Modern researchers agree that in most cases, systematic dreams indicate certain problems occurring in life. Even if you try to solve them and try to set yourself up positively, the subconscious will look for a way out, regardless of your mood.
Often a person dreams of the same dream during periods of nervous shock and deep personal experiences. You may have recently experienced the pain of losing a loved one. There is a theory according to which a recurring dream speaks of impending fateful changes in life. Events can be both bad and good.
Repetitive plots indicate internal complexes. Until you deal with them, the dream will keep coming back. If you persistently make the same mistakes, your subconscious mind will send you repeated dreams until you listen to the voice of reason.
In other cases, night visions indicate the presence of serious health problems (psychological or physical).
The difference is in the details
The fact that two people often disagree on every detail seen in a dream really increases confidence that the reports are honest. It seems inevitable that individual differences, ranging from mood and IQ to memory, prevent people from remembering every detail of a dream. Therefore, reports of what is seen must change accordingly.
The slight difference in the details of common dreams makes sense. Sometimes a similar dream occurs simultaneously for both people. In other cases this is not the case. It is noteworthy that many common dreams, including small details, indicate that they are strikingly similar, since two people have the same narration, regardless of when the dream was dreamed.
Stress or nervous shock
During periods of exacerbation of nervous tension, the body seeks to throw out accumulated negative emotions. It is difficult for a person to let go of a situation that oppresses him, even if there is no way out of it. Anxiety manifests itself in negative dreams that haunt someone who is depressed or stressed.
The situation worsens due to the fact that during such periods the body is exhausted. A person sleeps less, his appetite worsens, and his thoughts revolve only around the problem. This leads to a vicious circle that puts a person in a state of extreme nervous exhaustion.
Recurring dreams haunt people who have recently experienced a serious nervous shock. This could be the loss of a loved one, a job, or another negative experience.
Two according to the dream book of the healer Fedorovskaya
Two faces - If one person dreams in two faces at the same time, this means that part of his soul has been taken over by an evil spirit, that is, he is under the influence of an evil spirit. Why do you dream of two faces - Such a dream foreshadows a sharp bad change in the condition of this person: death, serious illness, evil eye, slander, love spell, family breakup, unwanted move against one's will, prison, etc. Why do you dream of two - Dream interpretation of two faces - Bad too looking at your own photographs in a dream means any doubleness in a dream is dangerous, because at this time the soul is divided. For the same reason, it is not good to look in a mirror in a dream.
Alarm signal
If you have the same dream, this may indicate a serious mental illness. Obsessive visions are a symptom of neurosis. In other cases, they talk about physical illness. With the help of dreams, the body gives a signal that help is needed. Dreams often indicate the following diseases:
- problems with the gastrointestinal tract (dreams of vomiting, nausea, spoiled food);
- injury, pain in the chest indicate possible heart problems;
- insects crawling over the body indicate skin diseases;
- suffocate, experience a feeling of suffocation - hurry to check your lungs;
- a dream of swimming in cold or icy water precedes a cold.
Scientists have not figured out how the body sends signals about physical illness. Brain signals precede the manifestations of the disease. But the messages cannot be ignored, especially if they are accompanied by other symptoms of a possible illness.
Can two people have the same dream?
It is difficult to give a definite answer to this question, because there are still no scientific, documented manifestations of this phenomenon. But we can try to rely on numerous stories about similar cases:
In general, identical dreams can be divided into two large groups - joint and coinciding. The first are distinguished by the fact that dreamers meet each other in a dream, maybe even interact somehow. Coinciding dreams are somewhat simpler - two or more people dream of the same image, the same plot, but they do not see each other in them. An important condition for identical dreams is that they should occur at approximately the same time.
It is also believed that masters of lucid dreaming can take “guests” with them. In this case, sleeping together is not spontaneous, but controlled. We will not talk about this phenomenon here - it is beyond the scope of our article.
Why do people have the same dream?
There are many theories that would explain this phenomenon. We will present three of the most popular.
How to get rid of a recurring dream
If you want to get rid of an obsessive vision, try to remember when you first encountered it. This will help you figure out what led to the dream.
Try to modify the plot, imagining how you wanted it to be. If you run away, imagine that you managed to break away from your pursuer. If you fall, imagine slowing your fall at the last moment. This is not a solution to the problem that is gnawing, but the subconscious will stop sending alarming signals. Be prepared that it will not be possible to change the plot at once; it will take several days or weeks.
Ideally, the troubling problem should be addressed at the same time. If you cannot cope with the depressing state, this is a reason to consult a specialist to rule out depression or neurosis.
The main way to deal with recurring dreams is internal programming. Tune in to the positive, visualize a good ending to an alarming situation. Using this method, which requires concentration and time, you can not only get rid of nightmares or other visions, but also improve your emotional state.
The subconscious mind will stop sending signals when you start listening to your own feelings. Do not ignore alarming symptoms so that the situation does not move from complex to intractable.
Inner world and human emotions
The perception and display of what is seen in a dream is quite strongly influenced by the dreamer’s inner world and his inherent emotionality. The most vivid and unusual dreams are experienced by people with a rich inner world and wild imagination. Elements of read works, watched films, and events experienced in the past are often intricately woven into the plot of a dream. It happens that in a dream a person is “visited” by people he knows in the real world: living or dead. Therefore, even if two people live their day in exactly the same way, their mental activity and reaction to certain events differ. Accordingly, everyone sees everything that happens during the day in their own way, through their own prism of seeing the world.
Dreams are also influenced by the emotional state in which a person is. If, due to life circumstances, he fell into a deep depression, then his dreams are usually gloomy.
How to understand what identical dreams mean
So, the subconscious sends us identical dreams when it persistently demands the solution of some problem. In order for everything to fall into place and the dreams to stop, you need to carefully analyze serial dreams. Immediately after waking up, close your eyes and mentally restore your sleep. Try to reproduce everything exactly. After this, imagine that your dream is a play.
Identical dreams
Determine where the introduction is, the plot, the course of events, understand the meaning of the problem raised. Has it been resolved? What's behind the ending? When studying a dream in this way, you may wonder what its main symbols are. What associations with the past do they evoke for you? What are they telling you? When you figure out what needs to change in your life, do it. And rewrite the scenario of a recurring dream on paper so as to change the development of the plot in a favorable direction. If possible, turn this story around in your head, especially when getting ready to go to bed. This work must be carried out until the recurring dreams stop.
