patternist wrote:
Social_Fantom wrote:
I have constant dreams about zombies, in which I'm either fighting them off with ease or desperately trying to hide. My psychologist think it represents my social anxiety.
I may be crazy, actually I
am crazy, but I wouldn't mind seeing a zombie epidemic.
Yes, I'm that bored.......
I've had zombie dreams before. My research into analyzing it led me to this insight: zombies are really just going through the motions. They are passionless, dead. It may represent not only social anxiety but a deep-seated fear that if you give in to social rules/norms, you yourself will become dead and passionless.
I have a dream dictionary, The Complete Idiot's Guide: Dream Dictionary. It has a section on zombies and part of it is about what you said. I'll write the entire section. To properly cite it, it's on page 92 in the XYZ section (of course).
"
1. If you dream of seeing a zombie, you feel like you aren't involved in your own life. Are you on automatic pilot?
2. If you dream of being chased or attacked by a zombie, you feel threatened by monotony, boredom, and habit. Maybe it's time for a life change.
3. If you dream you are zombie, you feel you have no power in your life."
Number 2 is definitely my biggest one. I dream constantly of being attacked and chased by zombies. And at one time I did feel that following the social norms would destroy my individuality. I really don't feel that way anymore but the dreams persist. I do need a life change though, and badly. I'm working on it but it'll take years.
As for Number 1, I feel in control of my life but maybe there is something I'm missing. I've never once dreamed that I was a zombie myself so number 3 doesn't apply.
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