How to Interpret Recurring Dreams
Recurring dreams are dreams you have often that have the same theme. Although they can be positive dreams, they're usually nightmares that leave you feeling frightened and confused. Dreams are your subconscious way of working out real life situations, and recurrent dreams usually represent issues that you've put off or neglected.
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Record the details of your dreams in a dream journal. Write down unfamiliar phrases and names of people and places that you hear in your dreams. Search the Internet for these phrases. Think about how those words embedded themselves in your subconscious.
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Get a book about dream symbols. Use it for reference when interpreting symbols in your dreams.
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Understand some of the basic dream symbols. Receptive symbols represent the feminine and projective the masculine. Falling represents loss of control or letting go. Dreams about teeth are thought to represent anxiety about your appearance or health.
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Focus on the big picture when you interpret your dreams. Chances are, you already know what a recurring dream represents. Apply the details of your dream to your personal life.
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Think about unresolved issues or things in your life that require attention. Recurrent dreams are usually your subconscious way of dealing with these situations.
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Analyze your feelings at the time when you had the dream. If you're worried about a situation, this may come out in dreams about failing or being unprepared. A dream about flying or an exotic place or vacation may represent feelings of success and happiness.
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