[Lorem88]

So not sure if anyone here can help me but I'm beginning to feel a bit crazy! My husband and I have been married for 10 years together 14. Every once in a while I have dreams I'm with someone else and it's never bothered me and I've never given it a second thought until last night.. I had a dream I was cheating on my husband with my ex who ( I was madly in love with in high school lost my virginity to him and then he cheated on me with a best friend and it ended badly) what's weird is since then we've become friends his fiance and I are close and I'm happily married to my husband. We grew up and got past all of the high school drama. But last nights dream though was so vivid I could feel what was going on as well as see it. I dreamed I was sleeping with my ex and we had a baby together. It became so real I forced myself to wake up. Can anyone give me some insight on why it would be this person or what the dream could mean. He's not an everyday fixture in my life and my husband and I aren't having any marital problems... So I'm just really confused why all of a sudden I'd be having dreams like this... HELP!!

[MickeyCheeky]

I'm so sorry you're struggling, Lorem88 It's hard to interpret. Perhaps it's just a fear you have that your marriage may end badly. Or maybe you still haven't gotten over your previous relationship. Do you see a therapist? Maybe that could help. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this

[Skeezyks]

Hello Lorem: I noticed this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral.

I'm sorry I don't believe I can be of much help with regard to your dream. I have read that, depending on when dreams occur during the sleep cycle, they can be more or less intense. I also recall reading, somewhere, that most people experience especially vivid dreams from time-to-time. I recall one I had way back when I was still in my teens... & I'm 70 years old now!

I enjoy learning about new findings with regard to the workings of the human brain. And one tidbit I have picked up is that much more of who we are, & what we do, is controlled by portions of the brain to which we have no conscious access than we might typically imagine. So perhaps what your dream is telling you is that despite the satisfactory state of your current marriage, you may still harbor some unresolved feelings in non-conscious areas of your brain? Of course that's just conjecture. I don't really know.

Here are links to 5 articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of dreams & dream interpretation that may be of interest to you:

Interpret Your Own Dreams - Some Guidelines | Healing Together for Couples

How to Analyze Your Dreams (And Why It's Important)

9 Common Questions About Dreams Answered

3 Fascinating Facts About Dreams

4 Ways Dreams Can Help You

I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

[Thunder Bow]

This may mean a new beginning for you. The baby represents a fresh start. The ex in the dream may just represent a part of yourself.