Do you have vivid dreams of close relative that passed away?

16 years ago my older sister passed away at 27 years of age. I dream of her every so often and the dreams are quite vivid. I'm always surprised to see her because "gosh, I thought you had died or something". In these dreams, I often wonder where the heck I got that idea from, she's clearly there and in good health laughing and smiling. Of course then I wake up and am immediately overcome by the reality of it all just being a dream.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

SW-User

No with dead people.. But people that are no longer in my life. It sucks because it's like there, they're definitely with me.

SW-User

@SW-User I get those dreams too all the time of past friends who are still living... It's bewildering, because in dreams, I'm so close to them. But in the waking world, there's no connection.

SW-User

@SW-User I know that feeling 😕 why do you think one dreams about them, I do it sometimes after years

SW-User

@SW-User Yes, there are people long gone out of my life who I've dreamed of for 35+ years. By daytime, I have no feelings for them and try to shrug it off. I'm guessing that what it means is that there is some unresolved emotional conflict that's haunting me. How to resolve it is the question...