Repetitive Dreams

For a few years now (since my breakdown), I've been having repetitive dreams. They are almost always about being lost or about being separated from family members. I dream that I am somewhere, but I don't know where I am or how to get home. Often times, I dream I am in in a large mall, on a college campus, or at a large outdoor event. I have lots of dreams where I can't find my car in the parking lot and can't remember where it is. I dream about losing time and not being able to account for where I've been or what I did, or I dream that I have done something terrible, but I don't remember what it was. In these dreams, I often try to call my husband for help, but my cell phone is broken, or it suddenly is a weird phone I've never seen before and don't know how to dial it. Over and over, I have these dreams about being lost and not able to find home or find help or whatever. It really bothers me because as far as I know, I've never actually been lost...although as a child, my parents would sometimes put me into somebody's bedroom while I was asleep, and I'd wake up scared, not knowing where I was or where my mom was. I also had a lot of traumatic separations from my mom growing up. But not actually being lost. Does anybody else have repetitive dreams like this? Do you think it would have to do with my past separation traumas...or is it related to my parts?

-- Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:23 am --

PS - I forgot to mention that I don't lose time or get lost when I am awake, although I am forgetful and spacy and have a lousy sense of direction when I drive. I just can't figure out what I dream constantly about being lost and unable to get home or call for help. I've probably had dreams like this at least 50-100 times I'm guessing.

We did / still do sometimes.

Our previous host would get recurring nightmares about being lost. Or more accurately, about being separated from her loved ones. It wasn't always about being lost per se, but it was always about being separated and unable to find them or unable to get back to them.

Sometimes it was being lost, like in a maze, or in another city, or just in another house. Sometimes we were in a different city or different part of town but we knew where we were, except we were unable to get to our people. Something would always be in the way, something would stop us. Like a flat tire, then you try and fix it and the spare is flat, then you try to call a tow and the phone is dead. Or trying to get on a plane to get home and you can't find the ticket then you get stopped in security then you get stopped by the customs people etc etc etc.

The dreams would always start sort of normal then there'd be a growing sense of frustration and then growing panic as we were continually blocked from reuniting with our people.

Previous host finally taught herself to end dreams. Not quite lucid dreaming but she learned to recognize that she was in a dream and 'punch out' to wake up.

I have had the same sorts of nightmares now and then, not sure if I have inheirited her ability to escape the dreams or if I just wake up when the panic gets too great.

Edited to add: I'm sure for us, these dreams stem from childhood neglect / abandonment. As far as I am aware, we have always had these recurring nightmares.

It could be over emphasize of things in everyday life alluding or symbolic to being lost anything can make it worse. Media music etc

I read this more as an internal communication thing. because you can't find your tools--your car, your phone. surrounded by people and things but unable to communicate that you are lost and alone and need help.

think this needs some com booking or whatever works for y all. get communication connected.

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