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Old 01-17-2015, 10:14 PM  
JesseQuinn
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Last night I had a bizarre dream. I was waiting to get my haircut and I suddenly started pissing myself. I couldn't stop! My jeans were soaked, it was dripping off the chair, and forming a huge puddle on the carpet. The guy next to me didn't have shoes on, just socks, and it started to go all under his feet. He didn't seem to notice, but I was mortified! As much as I tried, I couldn't stop pissing! It was a ridiculous amount by the end - Like someone had used a fireman's hose in the room... I pretty much wanted to cry...

I mean this isn't a silly GFY story - It was very real to me, and I felt completely ashamed of myself. I jumped over the back of the chair and ran away as fast as I could, horrified at the ramifications - Then, I woke up...

My first thought was had I wet the bed? No I had not. Did I desperately need to take a piss? No, not really... So I couldn't think why I had dreamt that - Especially so vividly. I don't think to be honest, I have ever dreamt about pissing myself EVER... So I got on the computer and looked up the interpretation...

Basically the urine was negative thoughts and energy I need to expel. It suggested that the reason I had the dream was because I was worried about something, and I couldn't change it - Hence not being able to stop pissing - and the man next to me not noticing, meant that in the greater scheme of things, it didn't matter... I thought for a minute and it hit me... It all made perfect sense... Turns out that I know what it meant...



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You see, I have to have one of my front teeth pulled next month, completely changing my appearance. I will be getting either a clip in denture, or if I really hate it, an imbedded false tooth a month or so after... But I will still have my front tooth missing for about a month or so. I'm dreading it really, cause its got to happen, but it is only temporary, and not being one for vanity, at the end of the day (The Greater Scheme Of Things) I'm still 'Me' with or without a front tooth...

But although I have not been 'actively' worrying about it - My subconscious has, and it manifested itself thus into the dream. Fitting perfectly with the interpretation. So yes, there is certainly a connection from the dreams and real life. Its gut feeling and the subconscious mind sending you a message. So I say certainly heed your dreams - They don't all just come from nowhere, but I certainly prefer to use my concise mind to make real life decisions...

PS: Fun fact about dreams? You mind cannot 'Invent' faces - Every face you see in your dreams, even strangers etc, are faces you have seen in real life. Perhaps on the TV, perhaps on the street, perhaps in a photo etc... But EVERYONE you see, you have seen before. Cool !

Cliff note Version?
Yes - Dreams matter, but are not magical
really great post.

in my mid twenties I'd have a dream almost every night about trying to reach a train on time, but I was so loaded down with bags (a little too on-the-nose symbolism; I'd expect better from my dreams but I digress) that I'd miss the departure. Sounds basic but they were really distressing, I'd wake up with a huge ache of loss like there were things I needed to expel to live the life I really wanted. When the recurring dream became too much I started writing down all the things I wanted to change about my life, and most importantly I started following through on that list. The dreams stopped, haven't had one of those in over a decade. The real bonus though is that I'm free from the IRL clutter that used to clog my brain, and I didn't even connect the two at the together initially at the time.

about the tooth though; I get the worry and the concern over stigma (back in Canada I did a ton of anti-poverty volunteering and dental issues presented the most difficult barrier to overcome for those trying to improve their lives among those 30 plus, so believe me I know what a tooth removal means in terms of stigma) but it's one month of your life. Even better? Nothing else about you has changed. Use the month as an opportunity to weed the assholes out of your life; no one who matters would care about a dental issue.

Remember that, and hold your head high
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