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Gaia Angel 
She who Dreams with Dolphins
Posts: 538
(1/14/04 7:17 am)
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a friend Dream
Ok, Before I go any further with this one i want you to understand this woman is a sweet loving giving woman and came to me my the capacity as spiritual adviser rather then friend. Several times over the years she has had dreams in which she molested her child. the most recent was the day b4 yest. She wont go into much detail and was understandably upset, she fears she is a monster under everything else and these dreams are gods way of telling her shes not quite good enough. I of course told her that wasnt true, she has been molested herself as a child and couldnt imagine perpetrating that on any child let alone her own. But she feared she may have a secret dark desire to do so....I reinforced this wasnt true either since the urges never made it into reality....nothing but sickness and guilt did, and ur subconcious doesnt hide things THAT damn deep. I am working now to keep her from with drawing as she seems to do when she has these dreams. She thinks its gods way of telling her shes hurting that particular child so of course her 11 year old daughter is going to suffer because moms scared shes hurting her.

I reinforced that we cant controll our dreams. I also Let her "eavesdrop" on conversations with 2 of her children where I probed them for info. It made her feel much better when I openly questioned her methods of punishment (which i in fact approve of ) and was thourghly dressed down by her 11 yr old daughter. Her children trust me....they have come to me in the past and confided and im quite certain she is NOT hurting them...if she were why would she openly come to me with these dreams? These drems have her visably shaken and emotionally distraught. I had her permission to post it here in hopes shad could shed some light on the meaning for her.

Thanks in advance

shadeaux63
Keeper of the Stars
Posts: 165
(1/14/04 11:31 pm)
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Re: a friend Dream
I think I can definitely help with this one.First off,reassure your friend that there is no hidden urge to do anything to her children,the images in dreams are just that-images-with meanings that rarely can be taken literally.
When a child is molested,the harm goes so deep,it may never all come out.Anytime we dream of our own children,it is the innocence of our own youth that it represents.If I were to dream of my son,it would mean my own childhood,and how much of a tomboy I used to be(and still am).Because your friend was molested,it is her own experience that she is reliving,in her dreams,only with her childs face in her place,because her child represents her youth.Her own face becomes the face of the molester,in the dream,because it would be too much for her mind to bear,to put the real molesters face in front of her,so to speak.
Basically,her subconscious is trying to deal with the continuing pain that she feels being a survivor of such a horrendous act.This happens to many survivors,and she is most definitely NOT alone.I have heard of rape survivors(I hate the word "victim")who would dream ,for years of being raped by animals,usually either apes,or wild dogs,or of raping soming else.Survivors of beatings sometimes dream of beating someone to death.So please assure her that what's happening to her is in no way abnormal.
She is very lucky to have a friend like you who she feels confident enough to confide in.Please let her know that the more she lets herself open up about it,the easier it will be for her subconscious to come to grips with it,too.

Gaia Angel 
She who Dreams with Dolphins
Posts: 554
(1/15/04 12:37 pm)
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Re: a friend Dream
shad ty so much....this makes total sense and has her feeling a little better about things. I cant go into details of course but know your interpretation has been priceless in someones life:shine

shadeaux63
Keeper of the Stars
Posts: 169
(1/15/04 7:26 pm)
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Re: a friend Dream
Glad I could be of some help to her.It has to be tough on her,having dreams like this.And I meant it,she is very lucky to have someone to open up to.



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