Ask Dream Momma: gasping for air

“Dear Dream Momma, I have been having recurring dreams of accidental death of myself such as falling down stairs while chasing my misbehaving dogs. In the dream I can’t breathe and wake up gasping.  The last time I had a dream where I woke up gasping I dreamed I had lost a ring that meant a lot to me. I remember that the very first time I had a dream where I had trouble breathing was when my grandmother died. Can you help me?”

Yes, Dream Momma can help you. There is a common theme in your dream. Dream Momma suspects you have an anxious, physiological response while dreaming of loss. (Your life, the ring and grandma).

In addition, dogs are major dream symbols and like all major symbols they are ambiguous and can mean opposing things. So, Dear Dreamer what might your dogs mean? Certainly no good as chasing them leads to your death. But wait, that’s symbolic too. Hmm. Dream Momma is going to list the top six things a dog can mean in a dream and ask that you circle the most likely one. The one that resonates with their “misbehaving” ways.

Courage

Loyalty

Greediness

Scavengerness

Fertility

Depravity

So when your dogs misbehave do you secretly wish, like many dog owners, that they would just be gone?  And doesn’t the very idea of losing your misbehaving dogs, since you do love them, create anxiety?  Oh, what to do?

Dream Momma suggests three things. First get thee (and the dogs) to obedience school ASAP. Secondly, find yourself a good stress management program.  Research indicates that anxiety escalates over time and can lead to panic attacks that are very hard to reverse. Don’t let that happen to you. Finally, slowly build up to a confidence level until you feel a sense of mastery over your life.  These are your magic bullets and can turn your life around.

Dream Momma

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