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What could this dream mean ?

What could this dream mean ?
2/17/2008 5:12:00 PM megan22
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I had a recurring dream for the longest time that I was back in high school, and right before graduation, I failed, couldn't graduate and didn't finish school. I have no idea why I kept having those dreams, but they went on for about a year. Now they are back again and I am back in school but I am too old to be there and I am still not finishing. I know, I know..strange dream, but can anyone decipher it ?
Re: What could this dream mean ?
2/18/2008 1:41:48 PM Quenlin
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Quit feeling inadequate and useless, find out problems you never dealt with in childhood and sort them out. If it's recurring, then you've been ignoring those issues completely. Find out what you're missing and then sort it out.
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Re: What could this dream mean ?
2/19/2008 11:37:17 AM verymary
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I think its just something you were scared of and maybe it happened to someone you know? or you've heard of it? and somehow it just stuck in your head. And thats why it keeps recurring in your mind.
Re: What could this dream mean ?
2/21/2008 9:41:07 PM megan22
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verymary wrote
I think its just something you were scared of and maybe it happened to someone you know? or you've heard of it? and somehow it just stuck in your head. And thats why it keeps recurring in your mind.


Mary, that actually makes quite a bit of sense. a very good friend of ours back in school started partying a lot and didn't get to graduate, so maybe I am dreaming about hard it may have been for him and what he was feeling. Hmm, I think I will give him a call and see how he's doing and see if maybe that will alleviate some of the dreams. Thanks for the tip.


Re: What could this dream mean ?
2/21/2008 9:43:09 PM megan22
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Quenlin wrote
Quit feeling inadequate and useless, find out problems you never dealt with in childhood and sort them out. If it's recurring, then you've been ignoring those issues completely. Find out what you're missing and then sort it out.


Quenlin, I am not really sure where you got the notion that I am feeling useless and inadequate, unless you are talking about how I felt during the dream ? Even then, it was more confusion than anything else. It was like, " This is impossible. I made past high school with a breeze".
Re: What could this dream mean ?
2/22/2008 10:33:02 AM Quenlin
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Dreams pick up on our deepest, most subliminal traits. So it's not surprising if a dream makes you wake up and say "WTF?" down to the 3 letters. If you don't feel like you're living up to everyones expectations, then it's just anxiety.
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RE: What could this dream mean ?
3/28/2008 12:58:12 PM littleman67
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"To
dream of failure, signifies your fears of inadequacy, low self-esteem and
foretells that you are not applying yourself to the fullest potential. You
are overwhelmed with anxiety and the pressure to excel."

I searched it for you.. But honestly i think it could be that that was just something your scared of. I'm scared of spiders and I always have nightmares of spiders.
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