Do any of you know about interpreting dreams? My dreams have been bad for the last 3 1/2 years...

I don't think there's a real explanation for dreams and what they mean. Multiple schools of thought though:

1. Psychological: Freudian Theory, Jungian Theory, Information Processing Theory.

2. Neuroscientific: Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis, Memory Consolidation (seems to make the most sense to me and both branches are connected).

3. Cultural and Spiritual Interpretations: Symbolism and Archetypes, Prophetic Dreams

4. Emotional and Stress-Related Theories: Emotional Processing, Stress and Anxiety

5. Personal Reflection: Self-Reflection and Insight

I also believe that #1, #3, #4 and #5, act as feeding mechanisms for #2, where the actual purpose of dreaming lies.

ButterRobot · 51-55, M

That doesn’t sound good. My view is they are not really symbolic, but they are on a spectrum of completely random to influenced by my current mindset and thoughts. I’ve had them influenced by the last movie I watched.
It does sound a bit like something is bubbling up inside you.

Guardian

This is NOT good. Did you have a traumatic event? Could you have PTSD? These sound like PTSD nightmares

Entwistle · 56-60, M

I can usually tell where mine come from,what caused specific aspects of them.
Not always though.

scorpiolovedeep · 51-55, M

Sometimes I have them, not as bad as yours and not as frequent as yours.

Any night without any dreams is good for me.

But when I have them, it upsets my day.
Sorry to hear this.

Do you think a lot about past? About peoppe who do not matter?

JimboSaturn · 51-55, M

Is your life in transition in some way? Do you feel like you are ending something or losing something?

I've had similar morbid dreams but not that intense or frequent.

V00doo

Look for the symbolism. Death signifies something ending. The trauma could be you being scared of letting go.

Adogslife · 61-69, M

Do you have any signs of menopause? Repression in the past can be brought to the forefront again in many different ways - including dreams or anger.

John628 · 18-21, M

Do you still have those dreams? Maybe if you listen to calm or fun music beforehand it might lighten the mood of the dreams or watching a funny silly show before bed

Ghostinthemachine · M

Are you feeling stressed in any way, and your mind is dealing with this stress through your dreams?

SW-User

There just unfinished thoughts we gave throughout our waking hours of the day 💁‍♂️
So if you have kinky perverted dreams …

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Nitedoc · 51-55, M

I've never put much stock in dream interpretation.