Anxiety Because of a Bad Dream

[misszerable]

I most recently had a dream that has made me depressed and anxious when I woke up. My son has had recurring cough for the past 6 months and had been though different courses of treatment. The coughing finally stopped last week but I am still on the alert for any hint of cough. The other night, however, I dreamed that my son vomited streams or water. A few dream sequences later, he vomited streams of blood and closed his eyes as if he was dying. I was stricken with grief in my dream and I was in the same emotional state when I woke up. The dream has got me worried and I had been searching all over the net for an interpretation but can't find any. I am already overprotective with my son who is only six years old and because of this dream, I'm afraid I might become even more so.

 

[janemariesayed]

Dream moods .com is always a good reference to look at for dreams. I think that you are having this dream because you are afraid for your son. If you think that the dream is real and will come true, think of this:- Water is symbolism of emotion, vomiting is discarding. Dreaming of coughing up blood means that you are wasting energy. I would say that you are overly concerned with your son's health than what you need to be. If the cough returns, take him to a different doctor. You do have that right, a cough can be a symptom of many things including cancer. I don't want to scare you. It honestly seems to me that the dream has been a release of your worries and fears. It says that you are wasting energy and discarding emotion. Be positive and stay strong for your son, I think he is going to be just fine.

 

[mauricioq]

Dreams are usually a great way to know how you're feeling at the moment. You're probably afraid for your son! But don't let the dream make your way into your brain, if you're worried about it, do everything you can to prevent it from happens. Dreams are only your imagination and conscious expressing. Recognize it but let it consume you!

 

[Ashley0323]

If I have a bad dream, I tend to have anxiety about it the next day. I will keep drifting back to the dream and replaying what happened in my head, and continue to dwell on it and completely stress myself out. This happens to me at least once a month.

 

[Aree Wongwanlee]

No, I don't have any anxiety that is derived from a bad dream. The simple reason is that I hardly dream at all. This is not to say that I don't suffer from anxiety. My anxiety comes from real life events and situations. Like the fact that I am growing old. This is a very real source of anxiety. I still feel that I have not reached my full potential and I am already past half my life. There's no way to turn back the clock. Only thing to do is to keep on going and hope that I will get somewhere before time runs out for me.

 

[TayH]

Your dream sound scary and I'm very sorry it has made you feel this way. I hope you are working through it and feeling better. I don't think it's unusual to have a dream that makes you feel down, even though they are just dreams. It can really set your day off in the blues and interrupt your day, well mine anyway, when I am trying to work out what a dream was all about.

 

[Novelangel]

When something stressful has taken over your life so completely, there are bound to be some remnants of that stress finding their way out of your system after it's over. A cough that lasts for such a long time is frightening to a parent, who imagines all sorts of terrible diseases in their child. I think it's perfectly normal for you to have this dream because your mind is trying to clear itself of past issues and problems and refresh itself to start anew with a more trouble-free life. Have you heard of melatonin? It's a natural sleep aid that will help you relax if this type of stress continues. I think this will work its way out in a short amount of time and you will slowly get back to a more normal, more stress-free way of life.

 

[John Snort]

Dreams often originate in our subconscious. You are concerned about your son's health which is probably the reason why you had this dream. And it shouldn't worry you. I've had bad dreams too about losing loved ones who were ill at that time but none of them passed away. You could take your son to a hospital for a check up just get the assurance that he's alright. This will ease your anxiety I'm sure.

 

[misszerable]

Thank you all for your inputs, they've encouraged me in a way. It's just that there were some deja vu events in my life that I've traced to old dreams. Some dreams do come true but most doesn't, though. The dream was like the biggest fear in my life - losing my only child. And the dream made me face that fear head on, and it was very painful indeed. And yes, everyday of my life since having him, there's always this part of me that harbors the fear of losing him. It's like he's the only one left for me to live my life for.

 

[Sue]

I have had many dreams that have let me feeling anxious for days later. Some dreams can really shake you up. I often dream of losing loved ones but I think that is only because that is my biggest fear so it is something that is on my mind all the time. When I dream about something like that, it really upsets me. It rattles me for days but the thing is you have to remember that is it just a dream. It doesn't mean that it is going to happen.