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Posted by Deneb on June 14, 2009, at 13:02:12
I had a weird dream today and yesterday.
Today I dream I was walking on a very narrow and very high bridge. It was very very long and just big enough for one person to walk across. The bridge was suspended and wrapped around a very big barge. I was kind of scared walking across it because it was so narrow and the railings weren't very high.
Then the young man in front of me suddenly jumped off the bridge. I watched in horror as he fell. Luckily a part of the bridge some ways down caught him somehow. He was dangling and still alive. Then he fell again and I though he would die for sure this time, but some people caught him (don't ask me how lol, dreams don't make sense).
Anyways, the man changes his mind about killing himself now. He was saved both times, it was a miracle. Some people down below on a boat tell him it's going to be OK, we are going to help him etc.
Then somehow as he is being rescued finally and there is no change of falling to his death because he is already so close to the water, he falls in the water. At this point he doesn't want to die and tries to swim back to the boat, but suddenly a small dolphin comes along, swallows him whole and swims off.
Wow, I thought, that was ironic, he survived his suicide attempt despite all odds only to decide he didn't want to die, but to be killed by a dolphin as he is being rescued.
Anyone want to interpret this dream of mine?
Posted by gobbledygook on June 14, 2009, at 13:52:03
In reply to Weird Dream **possible trigger***, posted by Deneb on June 14, 2009, at 13:02:12
Wow, Deneb - What a wild dream! Was it anything I said last night?
I know we kept it light and laughed a lot about silly things...like wigs and pinkies...lol.This dream is so interesting with so many parallels...
And the dolphin - What a twist! You go all out in your dreams, Deneb.
Could the dolphin represent cancer? Weren't you worried about cancer at some point?
I vaguely remember you saying the thought of dying from cancer made you want to live...I'm going to look for my daughter's dream interpretation book, and
post again later.Ava
Posted by Dinah on June 14, 2009, at 14:37:49
In reply to Weird Dream **possible trigger***, posted by Deneb on June 14, 2009, at 13:02:12
How did the you in the dream feel and react?
The suicide part isn't too hard to understand in context. I think it's a good thing that he realized that people would help him and that he wanted to live.
Dolphins are usually associated with being helpful and friendly and saving people on occasion. Is it possible that you see that even those who are trying to be helpful might overwhelm and engulf and prevent him from reaching shore under his own power? Maybe the dolphin swam off only to spit him safely up elsewhere. But still, that would mean overriding his own efforts to reach safety.
If that idea has any validity at all, it's an interesting juxtaposition isn't it? The man was grateful for those who saved him when he jumped, but the dolphin was a threat because it wouldn't allow him to save himself.
But I'm lousy at dreams, and I'd put absolutely no reliance whatsoever in anything I say on the topic.
My therapist always listens with interest to my dreams but then forces me to come up with my own interpretation. He says that it's my dream and my own ideas and associations would be more meaningful than his. How would you interpret your dream?
Posted by Deneb on June 14, 2009, at 17:00:02
In reply to Re: Weird Dream **possible trigger*** » Deneb, posted by Dinah on June 14, 2009, at 14:37:49
> How did the you in the dream feel and react?
I felt horror when the man jumped. I wanted to help him, but I couldn't. I was also worried for my own safety on the bridge, not because I would jump also, but because the bridge was flimsy and I was afraid of falling off.
I was happy when the man didn't die, but then felt horror again when he was swallowed by the dolphin. I wanted people to catch the dolphin and save him, but I was way up on the bridge and couldn't help.
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> The suicide part isn't too hard to understand in context. I think it's a good thing that he realized that people would help him and that he wanted to live.
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> Dolphins are usually associated with being helpful and friendly and saving people on occasion. Is it possible that you see that even those who are trying to be helpful might overwhelm and engulf and prevent him from reaching shore under his own power? Maybe the dolphin swam off only to spit him safely up elsewhere. But still, that would mean overriding his own efforts to reach safety.
>That makes sense. Maybe I feel these things because of the things that have been happening here.
> If that idea has any validity at all, it's an interesting juxtaposition isn't it? The man was grateful for those who saved him when he jumped, but the dolphin was a threat because it wouldn't allow him to save himself.
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> But I'm lousy at dreams, and I'd put absolutely no reliance whatsoever in anything I say on the topic.
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> My therapist always listens with interest to my dreams but then forces me to come up with my own interpretation. He says that it's my dream and my own ideas and associations would be more meaningful than his. How would you interpret your dream?I think being on the flimsy bridge and being afraid means I feel insecure sometimes. I felt horror when the man jumped and I think that means I value life a lot, including my own. I also felt helpless to help. I'm not sure what that means. I'm awful at interpreting dreams.
I thought it was interesting that I was just an observer in my dream and not a participant.
Posted by Phillipa on June 14, 2009, at 23:27:51
In reply to Re: Weird Dream **possible trigger*** » Dinah, posted by Deneb on June 14, 2009, at 17:00:02
I'm thinking it might have to do with the threads the last few nights and at one time you were afraid of SF bridge which you conquered. Could the Dophin have been recuing him from the water so he wouldn't drown? Just thinking. Phillipa
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