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Ahhhh, yes Perna I think these dreams are triggered by events that are insignificant but they attach themselves to feelings that are significant? Does that make any sense?

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That makes absolutely no sense at all. Just kidding, LOL... actually I completely agree with you. I think that's a wonderful way to describe it.

I have often had dreams that I was disappointed with and didn't feel the need to analyze because the meaning seemed so 'surface.' For example, I sometimes fall asleep with CourtTV on in the background... to a show like Forensic Files or something like that. Then I end up having a dream that I am involved in some sort of crime... so I could easily say, "Duh, I had that dream cause Forensic Files was on in the background while I was asleep," but like Sister said, there is still material in those dreams that are representative of significant feelings and thoughts that I have.

Then again, I can be totally annoying and believe that everything is connected to everything and that there are no random events, thoughts, or feelings.

But I think that there is signifcance in every dream. Here is another example of a really "dumb" dream I had that I later figured out was significant. I dreamt that John Belushi was invovled in a snowball fight outside of my house. He then came in my house to shower and dry off. When I woke up, I was like.... that is the dumbest thing. I don't watch Saturday Night Live, I don't follow any of the work John Belushi has done... how dumb.

First thing I thought of when I hear the name John Belushi? Died of a drug overdose.

What did I say to my husband that evening before I had the dream? "I really wish I hadn't started smoking again because now I'm gonna die of lung cancer."

I believe that the dream was significant of the anxiety and disappointment in myself that I had started smoking again.

So I think that sometimes you just have to look really, really hard.... but it's there.