Have you ever awakened from a dream...in tears?

[Sowelu]

About 5:30 this morning I had a visit from my great grandmother in my dream. It's the second time I've dreamed about her but this last one really left me...missing her. At the time she passed away, I was somewhere else in my own world...not living at home. I think I may have been living with a (x) boyfriend at the time....can't remember too well.
Anyways, it's hard for me, like alot of people, to explain the details in a dream because sometimes they just can't be put in to words. There are so many of them. To make it short, I walked up to a door, in a house...that had the word "lints" written on the front of it. (strange)
I opened the door and inside, half the room looked like a storage room...like the stuff belonged to my g. grandma or something, the other half of the room looked like a kitchen.
There in front of me was a small screen...like a t.v. and I remember turning on a light switch which was by the door, it made the t.v. turn on and I could see my g.grandma on the screen...it was showing like a film of memories or something. I remember having to turn the light switch on and off to keep the t.v. on because the picture had started to fade. After a few seconds...my g.grandma was standing there in front of the screen with the most heart warming smile on her face. It was so loving. I was so happy to see her. I said, "Hi Grandma"...she smiled at me and said, "Hi _______". I can't remember if she said Hi sweetey, or Hi babey....it was something like that.
That was the short part of it.
I miss her. The dream left me with a sad, hurt feeling all day today. When I woke up I sat on the edge of my bed and sobbed uncontrollably. I've never done that before...not that badly.
There is one strange thing I've noticed about both dreams...I would see my g.grandpa in them too, but I never saw them "together" in a dream.
Just wanted to share.
BB:)

[Doodlebug]

Hey Sowelu. I have awoken from a dream in tears before but the time I am referring to was not because of the dream. It was because I had slept on my arm that night and it had gone so numb that I could not even feel it! I was about 14 at the time and I literally could not feel my arm. It was like as though it had simply disappeared! Needless to say, I actually sat up, started crying, and yelled for my Mom. She didn't answer because she was half asleep in bed because she had just gotten us up for school and so I went in there and told her that I thought I had broken my arm or something because I couldn't feel it. It was simply dangling there like a completely dead limb. I actually had to look for it and literally pick it up with my other hand just to make it move. I had absolutely no muscle or nerve control whatsoever in my right arm when I woke up. It took a good 20 minutes before I got feeling back in the arm. Needless to say, that scared me to death!

[Dextra]

I've had dreams like that before, for various reasons, whether it be because of someone I lost, or reliving a traumatic experience. It's not easy, but maybe you needed to get the tears out of your system, even though you thought you were done grieving.

[ShadowCat13]

I had a dream like that a few months back. It was of my best friend- JT. He did in a violent car accident. I had moved away and hadn't seen him in a couple of months so I went down to visit him, and we had made arrangements to get together for dinner the next time I was to come down there, which was going to be 2 weeks after that. Unfortunatley he died only 3 days from when we were supposed to get together, so I never got to say goodbye or any of the things I wish I could have said. That was almost 3 years ago. About 5 months ago I had a dream of him. My sister was in the dream and she was in a limosine (sp?) and she was dressed in all black. She ran up to me and told me to get into the car that there was someone inside waiting for me. As I got to the car JT stepped out of the limo in an all black tuxedo and gave me a huge hug. After hugging me he said "let's go get that dinner we talked about." And then he winked at me. Right at that moment I began to cry hysterically. We went into the restaurant,and sat at a table. He started talking about us and that we were perfect for each other. By that time i was out of breathe from crying. He said that he had something serious to discuss with me. But before he could say what it was I woke up to my boyfriend shaking me to make me wake up. I've never had another dream with him so vivid. It was like he had something to say to me but he never got a chance to say it before he died, and his way of saying it was through a dream. I wish I could have heard the rest of what he was going to say. *sniffs* ok im done now- im all mushy and teary eyed just thinking of the dream.

[turtlerain46]

I've had only a few dreams where I woke up in tears, but the one I always think of is one I had shortly after my aunt was murdered. In the dream I walked in my grandparents house, and my aunt popped her head out of the kitchen. She was smiling and looked so happy. In the dream I just burst into tears, and woke up bawling. I think this dream was made it really sink in that she was gone. I just remember waking up feeling like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. There's a really good book, on the dead visiting the living through dreams. I'll have to dig through some boxes to find it, but as soon as I do I'll get back to you with the name.

[Raihn]

Waking up in tears is a very common reaction to very emotional dreams. I've even woken up laughing in the past. It's quite an experience. And a dream such as that, I can completely understand the emotional attatchment.

The house you describe is probably the most important part of the dream, as dreams involving the house represent the self. (Boy, the past week has been filled with that phrase. All of you are having house dreams ;)) I believe your relationship with your grandmother is now very valuable to you...and I have the feeling that during your life, you and she were not as close as you wished to be due to issues out of your control. Also, the dream may have reminded you of the mortality and fragility of life...this realization can be difficult on anyone...but I hope for the best for you.

On a more spiritual note, this may be a way for your grandmother to be contacting you, asking you to meditate on her and speak to her. Those who have passed have many things to teach us in life...we never really stop learning...but once we have crossed over, we can become teachers.

I wish the best for you.

And on the light side of things...you get a Dream Cookie. :)

[Sowelu]

I had a dream like that a few months back. It was of my best friend- JT. He did in a violent car accident. I had moved away and hadn't seen him in a couple of months so I went down to visit him, and we had made arrangements to get together for dinner the next time I was to come down there, which was going to be 2 weeks after that. Unfortunatley he died only 3 days from when we were supposed to get together, so I never got to say goodbye or any of the things I wish I could have said. That was almost 3 years ago. About 5 months ago I had a dream of him. My sister was in the dream and she was in a limosine (sp?) and she was dressed in all black. She ran up to me and told me to get into the car that there was someone inside waiting for me. As I got to the car JT stepped out of the limo in an all black tuxedo and gave me a huge hug. After hugging me he said "let's go get that dinner we talked about." And then he winked at me. Right at that moment I began to cry hysterically. We went into the restaurant,and sat at a table. He started talking about us and that we were perfect for each other. By that time i was out of breathe from crying. He said that he had something serious to discuss with me. But before he could say what it was I woke up to my boyfriend shaking me to make me wake up. I've never had another dream with him so vivid. It was like he had something to say to me but he never got a chance to say it before he died, and his way of saying it was through a dream. I wish I could have heard the rest of what he was going to say. *sniffs* ok im done now- im all mushy and teary eyed just thinking of the dream.
that made me teary eyed just reading it.
maybey, hopefully...without as much of the hurt, you will get to hear what it was he was trying to tell you.
(((((((ShadowCat)))))))

[Sowelu]

I've had only a few dreams where I woke up in tears, but the one I always think of is one I had shortly after my aunt was murdered. In the dream I walked in my grandparents house, and my aunt popped her head out of the kitchen. She was smiling and looked so happy. In the dream I just burst into tears, and woke up bawling. I think this dream was made it really sink in that she was gone. I just remember waking up feeling like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. There's a really good book, on the dead visiting the living through dreams. I'll have to dig through some boxes to find it, but as soon as I do I'll get back to you with the name.
I woke up with the same feeling.
As for the book...yes...I would be very interested in finding out the name of it!:)

[DraconisArcanus]

My dreams are elusive most times but I do remember them sometimes. Usually the ones I remember involve a tragedy or an upcoming event. I've had my beloved actually wake me up in tears because it was so intense I could not wake up on my own.

I'm now just learning to meditate on these and focus my energies into them for clarity and vision.

Soothing tea, soft white noise music, candles, incense and a quiet space.

Peace.

[Sowelu]

My dreams are elusive most times but I do remember them sometimes. Usually the ones I remember involve a tragedy or an upcoming event. I've had my beloved actually wake me up in tears because it was so intense I could not wake up on my own.

I'm now just learning to meditate on these and focus my energies into them for clarity and vision.

Soothing tea, soft white noise music, candles, incense and a quiet space.

That sounds good. I need to do that!!! (whenever I get some alone time):) soon after I
woke from that dream, I thought about doing that but havent gotten the chance yet.


Peace.

[Xeen]

That's a beautiful dream. I don't know how to explain it, but... it is important to you.

Anyway, I have woken up nearly in tears before. The other day I woke up, crying uncontrollably. It makes me want to cry right now, just thinking about it.

The dream was, basically, my current housemates, telling me to "go home", and how I interpreted it in the dream was that that they didn't want me there anymore, that they didn't like me, etc.

I got very upset in the dream, but said "But... I don't have a home. I will try, though."

Then I woke up, just crying and crying. I haven't cried like that since I was a kid.

I think this stems from me not having a real, solid home, since I got a job back in '99. I've moved way too many times, everytime I've moved, I've lost some of my posessions. It's very depressing and heartbreaking.

Anyway, sorry I went off about my dream :-p

[Sowelu]

That's a beautiful dream. I don't know how to explain it, but... it is important to you.

Anyway, I have woken up nearly in tears before. The other day I woke up, crying uncontrollably. It makes me want to cry right now, just thinking about it.

The dream was, basically, my current housemates, telling me to "go home", and how I interpreted it in the dream was that that they didn't want me there anymore, that they didn't like me, etc.

I got very upset in the dream, but said "But... I don't have a home. I will try, though."

Then I woke up, just crying and crying. I haven't cried like that since I was a kid.

I think this stems from me not having a real, solid home, since I got a job back in '99. I've moved way too many times, everytime I've moved, I've lost some of my posessions. It's very depressing and heartbreaking.

Anyway, sorry I went off about my dream :-p
Hmm...did you tell your friend/roommate about the dream? If you did what did he say?
Have you felt "uncomfortable" in any way there lately?

[Xeen]

Sowelu - No, I didn't tell him (him is actually a her, Mollie).

I have felt a bit uncomfortable there since the dream. I've been kind of wanting to bring it up with her, but I'm not good with personal 'confrontation', for lack of a better word.

That and it's a bit hard trying to get her to slow down long enough to talk about something like that.

Maybe I'll get a chance today, at lunch.

[Sowelu]

Sowelu - No, I didn't tell him (him is actually a her, Mollie).

I have felt a bit uncomfortable there since the dream. I've been kind of wanting to bring it up with her, but I'm not good with personal 'confrontation', for lack of a better word.

That and it's a bit hard trying to get her to slow down long enough to talk about something like that.

Maybe I'll get a chance today, at lunch.
lemme' know how it goes.
(I thought you had a male room-mate/friend?):)

[Shadowolff]

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I worked in a neonatal intensive care unit -- babies who were premature, with birth defects, or otherwise in need of special care from the time of birth. A demanding, sometimes sorrowful, but very rewarding job.

One night I dreamed that my own baby [due to be born, in waking life, before long] was born without hands or feet... a blow, to be sure but somehow not a surprise because I had had a dream warning me that this was going to happen.

I woke up, still pregnant, obviously my baby hadn't been born with these deformities... But I lay there for a good fifteen minutes before I could finally shake the paralyzing thought: did I just have the warning dream, the reason I wasn't surprised in the dream I just woke from, and the reason I wouldn't be surprised when my baby would be born with no hands or feet?!!?

Finally, my generally optimistic and trusting nature prevailed and I was able to say, "...nah."

P.S. She did need to be resusitated at birth, choked by the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck, but was and is fine.

[Sowelu]

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I worked in a neonatal intensive care unit -- babies who were premature, with birth defects, or otherwise in need of special care from the time of birth. A demanding, sometimes sorrowful, but very rewarding job.

One night I dreamed that my own baby [due to be born, in waking life, before long] was born without hands or feet... a blow, to be sure but somehow not a surprise because I had had a dream warning me that this was going to happen.

I woke up, still pregnant, obviously my baby hadn't been born with these deformities... But I lay there for a good fifteen minutes before I could finally shake the paralyzing thought: did I just have the warning dream, the reason I wasn't surprised in the dream I just woke from, and the reason I wouldn't be surprised when my baby would be born with no hands or feet?!!?

Finally, my generally optimistic and trusting nature prevailed and I was able to say, "...nah."

P.S. She did need to be resusitated at birth, choked by the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck, but was and is fine.
I am glad she is fine and healthy!!!!!!:heartthro

[Xeen]

lemme' know how it goes.
(I thought you had a male room-mate/friend?):)
Heh... I share a room with my best friend. He also happens to live with his parents. Mollie is one of them. I talk about those 2 so much, I don't blame anybody for being confuzzled :)

Anyhow, I talked to her about it. We went to Burger King for lunch, and I was hoping that she'd want to just stay there to eat instead of running with it elsewhere, and BING, ask and ye shall recieve.

She said that it sounds like I should call my mom, to make sure everything is alright in her neck of the woods. I have been thinking about doing that, for the last couple of days, but keep forgetting to actually do it.

And she also said that if she wanted me out of the house, she would tell me to my face LOL... Of course I already knew that, I know the kind of person she is, but the dream still made/makes me sad.

So I'll be calling my mom when I know she'll be home ^-^