Well, friends, I came up with this week’s question myself after I looked into the mailbag and discovered it was empty! I’d love to hear from you, so feel free to email me (mellow1422 [at] aol)!
Do you remember your dreams?
Dreams are a funny thing, aren’t they? They can seem so real and powerful when we’re having them. They can be dreamy and magical and fantastical and whimsical — almost like a fairytale come to life. And yet, they can also resemble nightmares, full of ghosts and ghouls so scary that you wake up screaming and shaking.
I’ve had both types of dreams. While I don’t always remember the specific parts of my dreams, I always know if they’re good or bad, usually as I’m dreaming (spooking, huh?). What I find really interesting, though, is how my disability figures into these dreams — or, well, how it doesn’t fit into them. I’m never in a wheelchair in my dreams. Ever. In fact, I don’t even notice the absence of my wheelchair. I was just going about my normal life.
My mom once told me about a dream she had where we were in a giant park. It must have been the summer because we were surrounded by green grass, and it was a beautiful, clear day. In the distance, she saw me running. I was free. Nothing was holding me back. I wasn’t disabled. I wasn’t in a wheelchair. I was just running and laughing. I could tell the dream was pretty bittersweet for her, which it was for me too, but it sure made me think.
I’m still undecided as to whether dreams have psychological meaning. I was only a few classes short of a psychology minor in college, so I like to think I know a bit about the human mind (the sexiest body part, remember…?), and I sometimes wonder if we’re not trying to work things out in our dreams. Was my mother trying to come to terms with my disability when she dreamed of me running? 
What about you, friends? Do certain themes tend to repeat themselves in your dreams? Do you think dreams have deeper meaning? Or do we just read too much into them? What was your last dream? Was it scary? Let’s chat! xoxo
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Anonymous says
I've always had extremely vivid dreams. Most of them are enjoyable and silly. My recurring themes are pretty typical; teeth falling out, being late to work and getting continuously later, my high school telling me I missed a class 10 years ago and I have to go back for my diploma to be real. I have a lot about thinking I am pregnant and being excited and then it's just a balloon under my shirt. That probably means I'm impatient for the future, that's how I take it. My last really memorable dream was about running into an old co-worker, taking a long walk, and catching up. It was quite lovely actually. And whenever I'm ill or feverish, it's always the same dream, since I was a little girl – doing an endless math problem! "I had the math dream. I'm sick."
Rachael says
Dreams are definitely weird. As a child I use to always dream about living next door to bears and them attacking me through a wire fence. Now my dreams seem to be manifestations of my worries.
Ann On and On... says
It's so funny you would write a post about this. My mom and I just talked about our random dreams we both had the other morning. Fun post.
Girlie Blogger says
I don't think dreams have any psychological meaning behind them. I think they are just our brains working through sleep. The only dreams I remember was when I wasn't sleeping well. Everytime I am dead tired, I don't remember any of my dreams.
Good question though. Have a nice day!
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Melissa Blake says
Rachael, what scary dreams!! 🙁
April says
my dreams are usually either totally random and make no sense or are totally scary, usually about heights or being chased by a crazy psycho killer (too many scary movies!) last night i dreamed i almost fell out of a roller coaster, the only way i stayed on was hanging on for dear life! no matter what the dream is about they're always super vivid to where i think it's real life. i've taken psychology classes and i agree, it's weird to think if it's just random dreaming oe your brain trying to work something out!
Sara says
I almost always have been able to remember my dreams..and when I don't I feel like something is wrong! They're always so bizarre and out there, but I love writing them down, looking into them for symbols if they're particularly vivid, and using them for inspirations on writing stories! A really interesting site I use to interpret certain symbols is dreammoods.com. I was taught in my psychology class that if you take out the specific main points and symbols of your dream, you can interpret them and see if they actually mean anything in real life. 🙂 Super fun to do!