[gfreak]

A'ight so.. not really sure what else to say other than post my dream hah. SO here goes. (I've also been kinda sick the last coupla days, so idk if that has anything to do with it)

I don't know how I got to this place. Or what happened before it...i just don't remember if that was in the dream or not. But basically I'm in this really dark room...seems almost like a prison cell, no windows or anything. And there's bones across the floor and in a corner

It's just me and a black cat in this room. And I don't remember exactly what I was thinking. But I basically knew I was going to die. But for whatever reason... I felt like i just had to kill this cat, to save it from something...and I have no idea what or why this would ever come into my mind. But in this dream... I just "had" to kill this cat...felt like it was the only way to save it...
Well, that's exactly what I started doing... I started strangling this cat... I was crying in the dream while doing it, and hating myself the entire time. But I still started doing it (cause I felt I had to..) And well, half way through doing this. The cat started talking..

It started saying **** like how could you do this to me, and cursing at me and stuff all mad that I could do that...I don't know if I said anything back or what...but I just kept doing it and crying... then it went unconscious. I let go, but then realized that it wasn't dead, just passed out.

So I started to do it again, cause I felt like I just really had to finish this for whatever ****ing reason...so, that's exactly what I did, I started doing it to try and "save" it... I tried to break its neck but it didn't work, so I started trying to choke it again...and while doing that.. it woke up again, and with cutest ****ing eyes I"ve ever seen, just started licking my hands WHILE I was trying to kill it....
I just remember starting to cry even more, and then I woke up....

What do y'all think?

[Thunder Bow]

I think the dream said you are being hard on your self to much. You are attacking the more sensitive cat like part to of your self. But you can't kill it no matter how hard you try.

Ease up on yourself! No need to hate yourself! Sickness can be a messenger, what was it telling you?

Dark room indicates blindness and confinement. Blind to your own beauty, confining yourself with self critical words. There are some bones left over from some obsolete behaviour patterns.

[gfreak]

Hmm, thanks for the post thunder. I really appreciate it.

I guess it could be that. I never really thought it of like that haha. I did have a competition recently that I didn't do as well as I would've liked. But I didn't think I was beating myself up that badly..maybe it was worse than I thought?

Do you think the feeling have having to "kill" it in order to "save" it meant anything at all?

Also, I apologize for the language in the post (I just wasn't thinking when I copied it from a message that I sent to a friend) And for not putting the trigger tag! (I just didn't know I was supposed to hah).

Thanks!

[Thunder Bow]

Killing the cat to save it from your own harsh words. I think you have a softer sensitive side, but you feel the need to be competitive and be to self critical. Don't hate yourself so much!

[MusicMike]

I tend to assume that people and animals in dreams represent parts of ourselves. What are your associations to cats? Do you think they are particularly cute? Loving and lovable? Loyal? How about black cats? Scary in some way?

It seems like some kind of mercy killing, killing to save the cat from future suffering. Do you have any idea about what you expected would happen to the cat if you left it alive?

Note that this is a very resilient cat. He can't be killed and in fact can't even be turned against you--he continues to show affection. You might consider if some part of you is very strong and resilient and perhaps you need to acknowledge that part.

[Hammerfell]

I thought about this for some time, I stumbled across this website and I'm making an account just so I could say this.

Sorry for bringing up an old thread.


But, my guess is that the reason that cat didn't die is because it is said that cat's have nine lives, and you didn't try to kill in nine times.

Ponder it

[Thunder Bow]

It is because you do feel you have 9 lives.

[shabur]

I wonder if there is something that happened in your childhood?
I think the cat represents innocence and you are trying to protect that innocence, but because something already happened you're unable to affect it.
I think the dark room represents being unaware, not knowing or understanding. So, if something happened during your childhood you wouldn't have understood it or was unaware that it wasn't right and now that you are an adult it has come back and you feel this need to protect your little child.