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I still have dreams about my ex, sometimes they're good and sometimes they're bad. What does that mean?

Profile: Maya14
Maya14 on May 29, 2020
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It's okay to carry your past along with you. Learn to accept the fact that it is still in the past. Give some time to heal your thoughts. Change your thoughts and savour your good memories. Dream is the outcome of our thoughts. Never confuse the dream with your reality. It's you who has the control over your thoughts and life. As the time passes, the dreams will change. Even a plant needs time to heal, think about the human relationships then. When we share the emotions, feelings with a beloved someone and due to some reason when they become a stranger, it creates a huge impact. Let us heal and love.
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Profile: SarahRemyMeri
SarahRemyMeri on Jun 3, 2020
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It could mean they've been on your mind, because dreams sometimes reflect what we've been thinking about. When my first boyfriend and I broke up, I would have dreams about him every night, but it was because the breakup was so fresh and the person was regularly on my mind. As time went on, I had fewer and fewer dreams about him, because I thought about him less and less. There were good dreams where we were together and happy, and there were sad dreams about him dating other people, etc. They went away over time, and I'm sure yours will too. If you don't want to have these dreams as often, I would recommend limiting contact and unfollowing them on social media platforms - at least for now. It will help you get some online distance in addition to physical distance! :)
Profile: Nathan8
Nathan8 on Jun 11, 2020
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I see dreams as a way for your body to reflect on the past. Having a mix of good and bad dreams doesn't mean anything is wrong with you or your ex. Feelings relayed in dreams are just a reflection of life. The feelings are moving through those ups and downs that may have occurred in the relationship. If anything, dreams can be used to remind oneself of possible shortcomings from the past. We can all use dreams to aim our future goals to be more aligned with what we believe and hold near our hearts. Always learn from our past experiences.
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Anonymous on Jun 24, 2020
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Hi! Our dreams can be the mirror to our subconscious mind, while support for this psychoanalytic belief varies. It might be that you're suppressing some negative/ positive feelings for your ex inside you, which are getting manifested in your dreams. An important part of moving on is acknowledging our feelings and shared experiences with our partners and addressing them instead of ignoring them. Would you like to talk to a listener and vent out your emotions? It might help you work through any suppressed feelings/ emotions you have been harboring towards your partner and lead to self-awareness and self-discovery. It might also make you have these recurring dreams less. I have attached a referral link if you would like to speak- https://www.7cups.com/110344178
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goldenSeal9624 on Jun 25, 2020
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I view dreams as a good source of information about feelings and emotions at a deep, non-verbal level. "Dream analysis" Maybe you miss them, maybe you wonder how they're doing, or maybe you didn't get the closure you wanted/needed. Regardless of your situation, dreams are caused by what's going on in your subconscious mind which is leading to these dreams you are having. Unfortunately, we cannot control our dreams. Having un resolved issue can trigger these dreams or having some attachment to you ex could also be the cause. Taking to a therapist can help more about this problem
Profile: courtneylistens8
courtneylistens8 on Jul 8, 2020
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Dreams are really complicated. They can mean a lot of things, and they can be confusing. Without knowing what kind of relationship you and your ex had, the dream could mean a couple of things. If the dreams are sometimes good or bad, that could represent the ups and downs of the relationship. It could also signify how you feel about them now, if part of you still cares for them but part of you resents them. It's tough to say exactly what it means without knowing the relationship. But at surface level, it seems like there are still some emotions about the relationship or the breakup that you need to process.
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Anonymous on Jul 19, 2020
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This is natural. If you have a connection with an individual and are with them for a long time, learning to love them and spending time with them, then memories and thoughts will not disappear just because you're no longer together. How you interpret the content of your dreams is your choice, but never think that, just because your ex appears in a dream, its something you should be guilty of. When you're with a person and you split up, getting over them takes time. Maybe your mechanism of getting over your ex is through your dreams. Either way, this is perfectly natural, don't worry!:)
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calmmermaid on Aug 29, 2020
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Depends on how you perceive it and what is your present situation. If you just had a breakup, it's fine. If you are single, you are continuously thinking about it. If you are into a relationship, it is destructive. Dreams are part of what we think subconciously and what has a greater impact on our lives in the long run. That's the reason we hold on to it and it apprears in our dreams even when we don't want it. Try talking it out with someone here. There can be many reason as to why this is happening with you. Maybe we can help.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Sep 23, 2020
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In the aftermath of a break up, it is common for a person to still think, daydream, or even have nocturnal dreams about the relationship. Sometimes, these dreams can feel like a part of you is still trying to process the relationship or the interactions shared with that person. If the relationship was bathed with overwhelming emotion (positive or negative) or if there was trauma (emotional or physical) associated with the relationship, such dreams may even be more frequent or more vivid. Usually, though, it seems such dreams are merely the mind's attempts to make sense of, process, and sort memories, thoughts, and feelings about the person or the relationship as a whole.
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Would you say that you have both good and bad memory’s of your past relationship? You ex is a part of your past. It doesn’t matter why you broke up, there had to be some good quality and fun times. The fact that this person is you’re ex makes me believe that it wasn’t meant to be and there was some not so great times. Are you currently in a relationship now? If so how are things going. I don’t think that it’s bad to have dreams about your past relationships. What do you think the dream means? Could there be something that is coming up that would make you think of him?
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