[tinyrabbit]

This morning I woke up and remembered a dream I'd had for the first time in a couple of months - lately I either haven't been dreaming, or just haven't remembered them. I have some idea of what this might mean, but I'd love to hear any input from anyone else.

I was in a street I didn't recognise. It had some of those boards with newspaper headlines on but I couldn't read what they said. My dad was there and he tried to talk to me. His hair looked greasy. I ignored him and walked away.

I realised my pet rabbits from childhood were in a hutch there in the street, next to a washing machine. I was worried because it was cold and strangers could harm them, but I didn't feel I could do anything. I couldn't think what to do. I walked towards them and they got excited when they heard me coming, but I realised they smelled bad so I didn't go any closer.

Then both my parents were there. They were ignoring me and hugging each other. I felt annoyed. My dad's hair looked even more greasy and I felt disgusted as he needed to wash it. Then I was in a car with my mum and she seemed really happy. I wanted to get out but the doors were locked.

Then I woke up, remembered the dream and wondered why I didn't think to get the rabbits out of their hutch, why I didn't realise the bad smell meant I needed to rescue them, not avoid going near them. They didn't smell, their hutch did, and if I had taken them away then the smell would have been left behind. But I didn't think of that until I woke up.

I figure I was like the rabbits in the bad smell, but I don't know what to make of the rest of it.

[unaluna]

Washing machine - airing cupboard? Your mother not rescuing you but instead locking you in? And you CAN leave it all behind. But I'm rubbish at dream interpretation - I'm so literal.

[tinyrabbit]

Wow. I completely hadn't connected the washing machine with the airing cupboard - which was in my room as a kid - thanks for remembering that and thinking of it. I don't know if that's what it represents, but it's a really interesting connection.

I definitely think it represents my mother not rescuing me. I played her part, and the rabbits played me. I didn't realise that at first. It was only when I started writing it out that I thought: hang on, why didn't I rescue them, why did I not go closer when I realised they smelled bad, why did I only think of this after waking up, and then I saw the parallels.

[unaluna]

And greasy hair is pretty obvious?

[tinyrabbit]

You say that, but it might obviously say one thing to you and another to me - so can you tell me what you think it means?

I had a dream I thought was really obvious a while back and my T didn't get it at all, so I've learned not to assume people are on the same page!

[unaluna]

Sorry. Bodily fluids.

Plus, I happened to just read thru your blog yesterday so the airing cupboard etc was fresh in my mind.

[tinyrabbit]

I was thinking it was more about seeing him as unclean. IDK though.

[Thunder Bow]

You are walking away from some stinky situations in life. You felt trapped some times. The hutch and the car imprisoned you.

[HealingTimes]

In regards to the rabbits in the hutch- were they 'Tiny' rabbits? Maybe they represent yourself as a child? If you thought they smelled bad, that could mean that in your present life they are 'yucky' so instead of delving in there and helping them (and freeing them) you are cautious (maybe the same in therapy, cautious to explore your childhood further)??

Your Dads greasy hair may represent him being 'dirty' (IRL as well as the dream, sorry if that sounds harsh, i hope you get what i mean)?

[tinyrabbit]

Not harsh HT, I thought the same thing.

Thanks for the point about delving into my childhood. Hadn't occurred to me.