It was scary when I finally realized that. I knew I had to wake up. Add to that, the pain from my jaw was definitely increasing. I tried closing and opening my eyes forcefully for the real me to wake up. Thankfully I did, albeit feeling very heavy and disturbed.
I couldn't remember the last time I had such a bad dream. Lately I haven't had dreams, even good ones, or maybe I just couldn't remember them. I believe everyone dreams every time they sleep, it's just not each time that one can remember it. I used to remember all my dreams. I dreamt a lot when I was in school, even during my class naps. They were all very pretty, too. Dreams are very fascinating for me - the way the scenes transition, the people involved, the places - all the elements blending in for one to feel them to be real, even if essentially, they aren't.
That's why the more real the dream, the scarier. You think it's true, but in reality, your asleep. It's scary to realize that you might get stuck in that dream world. It might be okay if the dream you're in looks great, and your real life sucks, but ultimately, being trapped in a dream is a whole other nightmare. Can you just imagine how horrible that would feel like? To forever be in a piece of fiction, when your mortal body rests somewhere, unable to do something productive.
But, dreams can be good, too.
Dreams can be a window to one's soul. In Psychology, dreams were a popular tool in uncovering one's personality, or at least in understanding one's current disposition. It's actually funny that I'm writing about this now, since I'm currently studying for the Psych boards and Freud and Jung are quite a big topic in Personality Psych, so I have just read thoroughly about dream interpretation. Although dream interpretation has quietly faded into the background as a tool in therapy, I still believe dreams can help in wanting to discover something about oneself. However, interpretation should be done by the dreamer himself - with assistance from someone else, if need be.
I've had some friends let me help them make sense of their dreams. Some dreams can really leave you puzzled or at least make you think, and you just need to get to understand it a bit to move on. Such was my dream earlier.
If I were to analyze my own dream, I would say the painful dislocated jaw was a manifestation of an internal dilemma. The state of my mind is giving me such a discomfort - which resulted to a physical discomfort in my dream. It was painful, and although I told everyone about it, they don't seem to understand. Well, much like how I try to talk to the people in my house about what's bothering me (which is a lot), they just disregard my concerns. In my dream I tried going out the house, which probably symbolized me wanting to escape from where I was, but seeing nobody there, I retreated back to the house - kinda like recognizing that I have no choice but to stay. When the pain increased, I tried to go out again, but then I realized it was all a dream. In the end, my dilemma wasn't solved, even just in the dream.
I think dreams are very interesting. I believe they're always trying to tell you something, trying to make you realize something, even something so superficial such as what you want to eat. A friendly tip: don't ignore your dreams. Especially the ones that stick to you, or ones that keep on repeating. It might help you understand yourself more. I am willing to help you, if you want! I'll be glad to help anyone with their dream dilemmas.
I'll also be glad if I get to get good dreams again - the ones in pretty colors, in pretty places, and with pretty nice people. I hope you and I will get them soon. For now, good night and sweet dreams!
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