My sister used to have a dream book that would tell you what those things mean.  Since I don't have access to that anymore - I looked it up!

Here's the one about hotels you can read - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36714.asp

Anyway, I have many things that have reoccurred in my dreams.  Even though I read this stuff about "dream meanings", I don't necessarily believe my dreams mean anything, I just think stuff from the day or week pop into your head while you are sleeping :) 

I've also learned that you can have control over your dreams.  A long time ago I did this exercise I read about.  It said to write down my dreams every morning.  Doing this helped me remember my dreams every day and then after that I found that in the middle of my dreams I seemed to have more control over them.  So when I would have a scray or strange dream, I was able to change it or wake myself up at least. 

I use to have a lot of reoccurring dreams, many of which use to be issues stemming from things that affected my psychie from the past.

One day, I decided to face those issues by writing down what it was that was truly bothing me and why and then stating in the note that I was done with what ever issue it was and/or forgived whom/what ever it was. I haven't had those dreams since.

I always have a reoccuring dream about a tornado chasing me. Funny, right! I have this dream usually in the summertime or when we have severe weather. I'm deathly afraid of tornadoes. Who isn't? I don't think this reoccuring dream means anything. I think if my last thought before I fall asleep is a tornado then I'm properly going to have a dream about a tornado.  

One thing that has helped me face my fear of tornadoes is by calming down and writing down my thoughts in my journal when we have severe weather. It seems to help. We have one of those weather alert radios. Just having that eases my mind.

It seems writing things down solves a lot of things :)  I used to have dreams a lot of people breaking in, and it used to scare me!  But since writing down my dreams (a long time ago) I now find myself changing my dream so it's not so scary. 

For example, usually my weird dreams involve houses that are totally fictional.  I've learned to notice this kind of stuff so i'll say (in my dream) "wait, this isn't what my house looks like" and then my mind seems to snap out of it and realizes this isn't real, it's just a dream, and usually whatever was scary goes away!

I have a couple of friends who have "night terrors." Many of these types of dreams have subsided for them when they started to write them down. Those friends come up with some good scary stories, too. I don't know whether "night terrors" is a curse or a blessing? Stephen King made profit from his case of "night terrors."

I don't know about terrors, but I used to have dreams that were strange where I was frozen - i couldn't move, but I felt like I was lying in my bed and just unable to move while stuff happened around me.  I called it a "trance" but I think I made it up :)

So what would happen after awhile is I learned I was not really awake... so I'd be in my dream trying to get myself to really wake up!  I'd be doing anything I can to try and move and force myself awake.  Often I'd think I'd woken up multiple times over and over but I'd never ACTUALLY be awake.  Then finally I would wake up for real and feel refreshed, able to go right back to sleep. 

That doesn't seem to happen anymore, but it was frustrating when it used to! 

Sometimes I have dreams about getting ready and having trouble... like I'll have to put on a pair of tights but I can't seem to get them on after trying very hard, or I'll search my closet and can't find any shirts, or I'll have blurry vision and can't seem to see clearly... I think that is only due to stress though!  When I know I gotta get somewhere important or have to get up earlier than usual.

I get all kinds of weird dreams but usualy the reoccuring theme is chasing.  I've had these ever since I was little.  I've looked it up and chasing dreams usually have something to do with needing to do something or avoiding something. 

I also tend to occassionally have half-awake dreams, where it's like I'm experiencing the dream yet I'm awake at the same time.  Basically talking/walking in my sleep.  This happens usually when I'm really tired or really stressed.  For example it happened a bunch right after my son was born, where I would wake up holding my pillow thinking it was the baby.

I use to sleep walk and talk. It got dangerous at times. I read a book, A New Earth, that helped me cure my anxiety attacks and ever since I read that and have been taking the time to really journal things, it's subsided to almost non-existant. So, the best thing I can sugges is journal your dreams, then reflect on what you wrote. Research if you need. Then work at resolving what ever root issue is causing the dream.

I often dream that I spit my teeth out.  I've looked it up over the years but forget what it means.  (probably wanting a big change or something)  I also used to dream of being slow-speed chased up a flight of stairs by your typical Halloween witch that looked like the Wicked Witch of the West. 

I don't dream this very often, but it's sort of like your dream, Suzi. In this dream, I'm screaming and I can't move and the whole time my eyes are shut. It almost feels like I'm awake, but I'm really not. When I'm screaming no sound is coming out. I can feel myself waking up, but I just can't do it. Very strange dream!!

     There's a great old book called The Dream Game which offers wonderful analysis and analysis techniques.  I spent a lot of time with this after my first marriage ended.  It was then and remains now a super resource.
     My recurring dreams are almost always about school.  Many times I'm just about to graduate and something happens.  (I am sooo glad to wake up and realize I have my degreesl)  Other times, I'm trying to find a classroom and am late.  Such anxiety.  My third category of school dream features me on a familiar campus where not one soul recognizes me. 
     Maybe these dreams (or anticipation of them) are what keeps me working so late at night!

Thanks for the name of the book. I used to have dreams about going back to high school and I'm lost in the school. It is amazing what we dream or what pops in our dreams.

krislynn said: I don't dream this very often, but it's sort of like your dream, Suzi. In this dream, I'm screaming and I can't move and the whole time my eyes are shut. It almost feels like I'm awake, but I'm really not. When I'm screaming no sound is coming out. I can feel myself waking up, but I just can't do it. Very strange dream!!

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I've had almost the exact same dream a number of times from 2004 to 2007. In mine, my eyes were open, I could see that I was just laying looking up at the ceiling in bed. I could hear my husband, who worked late shifts at the time, watching tv in the living room and see glows from the lights on in the oter room. I could sense that my husband was out there watching the tv. I had an overwhelming feeling of fear, but nothing around that I could see being freightful. I was pinned to the bed. I'm trying to scream for my husband to help me, but no sound was coming out. It feels so eriely real. It was such a horrifying dream, happening to me every 2 -4 weeks depending on the month, it seemed at the time. This nightmare ocurred so often so, that after what seemed like hours of this "nightmare" (as it was for me) one night, I finally woke up in a panic attack. I got down on my knees and prayed to God aloud (I'm not a traditional religious practitioner, I'm spiritual person, but no religious affiliation. I talk with "God" quite a bit, though.) to take away this scary dream and I haven't had it since 2007, thank goodness! Because it was aweful!

Do either of you still have the dream? If not, how did you overcome it? If so, do you mind the dream? Or is it a scary feeling dream, like mine was?

Crissy, After waking up from this dream, I pray to God about it and ask HIM to take it away. I haven't had this scary dream in two years.  *knock on wood*  I don't know why I dreamt such a scary thing. Maybe I was under stress or something was bothering me. I just hope it never returns. I'm on a high dosage of pain killers for my foot pain and I think it keeps me from dreaming. I can't remember the last time I did dream something. I've read you dream all the time, but you don't always recall what it was about.

That's true. Did you know we wouldn't be able to survive with out REM (dream) sleep? Cool huh!?! . . .  Will your foot ever get better?

Crissy, There is no cure for the condition that I have (RSD/CRPS). You can only control the pain. That is hard to do because each patient is different. I have a pain doctor now. I really like him a lot. This condition not only is painful, but it has other symptoms you have to deal with like depression, insomnia, memory loss, motor disability, skin sensitivity.... I do have these symptoms at different times.

What scared me to death was a few weeks ago, I woke up in the middle of the night in so much pain. My foot felt like it was on fire. I was screaming and nothing I did helped. I couldn't even take a pain pill because I just had one a few hours before this happened. This condition is so painful. There are 4 stages to this condition and I'm almost at this point. The awful thing is this condition can spread to other parts of your body (limbs, organs,...).

I read on the Internet that a guy my age (mid 30's) died of RSD/CRPS. In all of my research and talks with my drs, death never was mentioned. I can see where it could happen if it can spread to your organs.

Goodness! I'm sorry, Sweet Pea, that must be agonizing and stressful! Have you tried holistic wellness to deal with any of it? Adding natural sources to your pain needs might help when you've tried all other things and are still hurting. . . That's scary! You'll be in my prayers. . . Could you sew the nurse/doctor who stuck the needle wrong? Cause, that office that it happened at ought to pay for all of your health bills! I hope your pain subsides for a while! :o)

I am doing holistic alternative treatment right now called "Guided Imagery." I've just started it. I have not seen a big improvement. My pain dr said it will take time. Yeah, I tried to sue the hospital. I had around 10 law firms that looked at my case and no one really wanted to take on this type of case. I came real close of suing the pants off the hospital, but it just didn't work out. I'm on Social Security Disability now. Medicaid takes care of my medical bills/medicine. I have to pay a small copay for dr visits. My drugs are really cheap. Thank you for the prayers! I couldn't get through each day without the prayers and my faith in the LORD.    

Yah, I understand how it goes with malpractice lawsuits. You hang in there! ;o)

 Hello Martyforu,    I read your question last night about dreams, I also took time to read the other posts. As someone who has vivid dreams almost every night, I wanted to think over what I would say to you. I think the most surprizeing thing to me was that you are finding these dreams to be annoying. Although I do understand how that could happen.

I would ask myself what do hotels mean to me. Do you travel alot, do you want to travel? Hotels are also our home away from home so to speak, is there anything you feel the need to get away from for awhile. Now please understand I dont want the answers to these questions, but answered for yourself they might help stop the message that is trying to be sent to you. Once your meassage is understood the dreams will stop.

I find it very interesting that in many ways I have had all the dreams talked about here. Even during the period of 05 to 07 the nightmares where just terrible. Times are changeing and we pick up on it even when we try not to.  I feel my dreams are a gift from God, I would never personally pray them away. I know of at least one of Gods people who used dreams to help a nation. Whatever your belief system dreams are an important part of us.

For many, as stated, keeping a journel is helpfull, but mine as so vivid that I remember them for years at a time. I do take time to jot down the vague ones just so I can hang on to the details. I would like to add here that tornado dreams are representative of the higher self, The connection between heaven and earth. Just like tornados themselves a very powerfull dream to have.

The most wonderfull reoccuring dreams that I had involved a broken down house. Each time I had it, some part of the house was restored. I remember it was two stories and had a wonderfull banister stair case. I had this dream for years, each time someone new would be in it but it was always that house. The last time I had my house dream, I was moveing out of it, boxes where packed and the new family was waiting in the front room. I felt happy and sad at the same time, to this day I can see how the sun filled the windows and the stair case shone in the light.

When I reflect upon my life, I can see that I was the house. Once Restored I was able to move on and what a blessed life I feel I have now.

You will understand your own dreams, and as you can tell we all have them. Some of us just remember them a little better than others. Thank you for letting me share my thoughts.  C.

 

I'm a very vivid dreamer.  I have several books on the meanings behind the things I dream.  One recurring dream I have is I'm in a house, and I keep finding hidden rooms.  I'll be in a room, notice I can push the wall, and there's another bathroom, then another guest room behind it, or an attic. 

I'd love to have all that space for real.  ;-)