[AmDaws]

I've never put much thought in dream interpretation since usually the dreams I remember are fleeting and completely nonsensical.

Usually if I dream about hurting someone, I'm trying to punch or stab someone who is attacking me and I always miss; my arms feel wobbly and rubbery and I can't hit my attacker.

But last night, I had this horrible dream where I jumped on this boy (no one I know, just some anonymous punk/goth kid who kind of looked like Wyborn from Tim Burton's Coraline). I sat on his chest, brought out a knife and tried to slit his throat. At first it was like usual, where I couldn't physically do it. The knife made a thin scratch.

Then I was filled with this determined rage and I dug the knife into his throat. He bled and I vividly saw the skin splitting apart, like a zipper. Just like my own skin used to do when I cut myself too deep.

Right after I slit his throat I went for his eyes and dug deep X's into them. I was thrilled... It was almost like I was controlling my dream, too, which is something I have never been able to do before. Some people say they can consciously choose what happens in their dreams; I could never understand what they meant until last night.

I woke up and I felt horrible. I was terrified of myself. I told my girlfriend about it, but she avoided talking about it all day. I think she may have felt it was directed toward a certain guy (I have another thread about this guy she's been seeing in the Relationships forum) and I started thinking, maybe that dream was related to the anxiety and anger I've felt towards that guy.

Like I said, I never think too much about dream interpretation. I believe people dream about the things that are on their mind; like the thoughts they usually think, just, under less control. So sure, maybe some subconscious feelings are let out of the pen in our dreams.

And if that's true, do I really want to slit someone's throat? Am I really some horrible murdering maniac-to-be?

[Gojamadar]

Hi,

I vividly saw the skin splitting apart, like a zipper. Just like my own skin used to do when I cut myself too deep

Your everyday thoughts impact on your dreams. You probably feel some anger towards this boy. You should not take your dreams too seriously dreams magnify, distort, and invert your feelings to make you take more notice. If you take any drugs or medicines you need more vivid and violent dreams to wake you up.
I hope you stopped cutting yourself!

[AmDaws]

Thanks. It's true, I do feel a lot of anger towards this guy. Guilty anger, since he's so naive and unbearably innocent, but that's besides the point. I don't take any drugs that often and I'm not on any meds. I guess it was just a one-time thing. I've been under a lot of stress lately.

Thanks, it really freaked me out. I thought my anger was starting to get horribly out of control.

[Perna]

I don't think you're a maniac-to-be but look what you learned from this dream! Yes, I think it is about the gf's friend AND, drumroll, "X marks the spot" I think you x'd the eyes to tell yourself that, make sure you knew what you learned after you woke, that you're angry/unhappy/stressed/hurt, whatever about the other guy situation is the "truth" for you, your pirate's map/treasure.