Reoccurring dream, whats it mean and why do i keep having it.

I have a reoccurring dream. it's always winter it's always night time and it's always in the city i used to live it though the street changes.I step off the curb to cross the street, and it's very icy...i fall and since it's so slippery i can't get up it's like the ice is rolling like...one the floor of those bouncy houses and i just can't stand up...i see headlights in the distance and panic...i try desperately to reach the other side of the street...but the ice is to slippery...and it keeps moving i cant make it...the headlights are in my face they are an inch from my face when i wake up. I always wake up before i get hit, but i am always scared to death when i wake up, like heart pounding,chest aching panic....i have no idea what it means..if it means anything at all ..but i keep having it. I dont drive...i've never been hit by a car...i dont think i have even ever fallen while crossing th street...so...it doesnt seem to be..like residual thoughts from the day or anything...or even from T.V since i dont watch t.v. Any thoughts?

Hi,
The relevant factor in your dreams is:
Quqte: "i wake up, like heart pounding,chest aching panic"
The dreams are caused by chest pains. It is possible that some sleeping positions cause you breathing difficulties. Sleeping on your back sometimes restricts the breathing. Many bad dreams are caused by that sleeping position. Sleeping on your belly is just as bad. Your dreams indicate that that you need to thrash about during sleep to change your sleeping position. Try not to sleep on your back or belly.

You know thats really interesting that you say that because ...alot of times when i wake up like not even dreaming about anything but i wake up out of breath almost like i was being suffocated because i am so out of breath.....maybe i should see if i have a sleep disorder, that causes me not to be able to breath properly....like sleep apnea or something? Thanks alot....i'm going to talk to my doctor.

The dream could have something to do with when you lived in that city, a larger theme. I had to work in therapy, ten years after, with a similar recurring dream about an apartment/building I lived in for 13 years. I worked through that period and now I no longer have any dreams with those subject matters.