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writes:Okay, once again I must come to this site for help with a problem that may or may not be related to a relationship. I've come here to find out. I could use all of the help I can get. This may be long, so just warning you. Okay here goes...I'm 17. I've taken four years of clinical internships in high school, I've studied two summer courses of archaeology in London, where my sister is a doctor. My mother died when I was 12 from liver cancer, and I live with grandparents until I'm old enough to leave. My future plans are to study people's dreams, whatever the medical term for that is. Ironically, dreams are the very reason I'm here. I keep having the same one over and over again, and I can't make sense of it. Maybe someone out there can.In my dream, I start off walking down a long hallway. There's a lamp at the end (I recognize the lamp. Its a lamp my mother kept at the bottom of the staircase at our house. I was always afraid of it because at night it stayed on all night leaving an eerie feeling). Suddenly, I hear a girl screaming my name. I don't recognize the voice, but I can tell she's in pain; agony. I start to run toward the lamp, and as it gets closer, I come up on several doors on the left and right of the hallway. I stop to open each door, and I'm haunted by what I see. Every door is like looking back in time at a some tragedy that occurred in my life. I finally close all five doors and I notice the lamp is even farther away now than it was earlier. The screaming grows more desperate so I begin to sprint. From what I remember, I could run just as fast in my dreams as in reality, and that is pretty quick, but I could keep up. The lamp moves away from me the harder I run, but I keep going even after its completely faded from view. My legs finally tire and I fall out onto the floor. The ground opens up and I fall for what feels like hours. Next thing I know, I hear a car horn blaring. I open my eyes and I'm sitting in the driver's seat of my Mustang. Several cars are behind me blaring for me to go at a green light. I floor the accelerator, and the car dashes down the street. The High School I attend looms into view and I see on the school sign reads "Homecoming Dance Tonight". I try to turn in but a semi appears out of nowhere and I hit it at full speed head on. I feel a pain that's unimaginable, and I can feel myself flying through the air. Then I hit something hard and something wet hits my cheek. I open my eyes again and I'm laying in a cemetery and its pouring rain. A black suit has somehow become my attire, and I get up. For the first time, I see people in the dream, but I none of the faces make sense. They're all people whom have died, or departed from my life for one reason or another. They all look at me in one universal movement, and then look at a tombstone. I get off the ground and make my way to the large marble piece and strain to see what I'm looking at. The letters MLB are inscribed into the stone, and there is a key hole in the stone. I put my hand in my pocket and pull out my key lanyard. A key I've never seen before is the only one on the ring, and it fits perfectly in the hole. Like a door, the tombstone opens up and the date 10-22-08 I turn around and ask the people what it all means and they turn and walk away. I keep asking what does it mean, over and over until I hear a voice, the voice of the girl screaming. Ominously, is whispers "What does it mean?". Something else hard hits my head and the world goes black. I wake up somewhat and I got stand by my window and look outside. Its raining and I keep wondering what the dream means. Then I feel someone else in the room and turn to see my mother behind me my vision begins to blur but she whispers "You know what this means". Then I wake up, I hope, to actual reality, but a lot of times it takes awhile before I know I'm awake, whether its looking at a clock, turning on a stereo, or remembering how I got where I was. But thats the end, if you could follow all of that. I don't understand an of it, but I've worked out the three letters to be initials of only one person I know. A girl whose first name started with M, her middle was L and her last was B. We'll just call her Melanie for anonymousness. Melanie was my first love but she refused to speak to me, or anyone for that matter as far as dating went. She was quiet, reserved, and popular, along with great beauty. I was in a car wreck right after our last clash over my liking of her and I cannot remember exactly what caused it due to a head injury and she refuses to tell me. Also, this dream has been plaguing me for over a month, so please do not think I am an Inception spin off nerd. I do recognize the point that I had four dreams stacked in levels (dreams in dreams) however, but this is common for many people, usually not four though. If anyone can please interpret this, or tell me how to deal with it, please do so. I'm certain the initials belong to Melanie but the date has me drawing blanks. With limited memories of our emotional clash, I can say little to our current standings, save for the fact that she is a bit protective, and often asks if my memory is returning yet. Thats about all I can say about her, but maybe someone can take Melanie and piece her into the dream. Thank you so much for reading this, if you stuck with me through this whole thing. Thank you all for your time, attention, advice, and for humoring me with this topic. Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (12 August 2010): The "10-22-08 I turn around and ask the people what it all means and they turn and walk away", that sentence, to me says that is the day your life will take another turn for the better. Maybe a committed relationhip? Maybe the meeting of the new, and letting go of the "old" ? Like when you meet someone you have met online for the very first time, that day, when you meet, at the instant you do meet in person, your "old life" dies away, so to speak and your new life, starts with the meeting of this man. The other stuff I wish I knew I don't have a clue, the other two have done much better than me. I hope I have been a help? :)
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reader, affectionate  +, writes (12 August 2010):
I'm new at this so please bear with me. I'll try to help you as much as I can, but don't take my interpretation to heart( because I might be so wrong)
You start out in a hallway. Life is like walking in a hallway.You can only keep walking but can't walking back and the weird for me is that you don't look back. People usually look back to understand what is happening in their life. It seem that you are missing something. You are reaching or at least wanting to reach to the lamp or as I see it "light". Most people would find light as understanding or insight, so perhap you are looking for an answer. And the fact that you are posting your dream up means you are looking for an answer.
You hear a female voice. It could be a memory. You wrote that you lose your mother when you were young, so that means it could be your mother but somehow I doubt it. But I'm sure that this "female voice" could be someone important for you.
The five doors is your memory lane. Looking back into the not-so-good past, because you still stuck in the past, the "light" or enlightment is getting farer than you first see it. The running and never got to it describe hopelessness. You tried, but somehoe you given up hope, because you, yourself see that there is no way you could get to it.
Falling could also be hopelessness or not in control of something in your life.
The next part of your dream could be piece or pieces of your supposely lose memory. It is something you recognise and it already pass.
The tomb got me blank. You don't give me enough info to interpret or clarify.
To make thing short, I am thinking you are looking for an answer that you already knew. Your mother in your dream is like a guide that your mind made up to tell you so.
Best thing to do? Get some rest, drink hot chocolate before bed, go to this M girl of your and ask her what the heck happened? because it is driving you up the wall. Most of all, just relax and forget this dream, because? let face it. It is just a dream, go deal with your reality.
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reader, Chelsea*Rose +, writes (12 August 2010):
 Hello,
Well, your dream seems to be a collection of your past. The lamp at the end of the hallway that belongs to your Mother is a symbol that you may still need her and she is gone (My sympathies for your loss, friend). You run to her because you cannot reach her and that is because she has already passed in reality. The screaming girl? I don't know about that one..The doors in the hallway symbolize all of the trauma in your past. You said you were in a car wreck? The part about you driving is a recollection of your accident and the trauma that you went through. The school dance...that could symbolize something to do with "Melanie" maybe? The cemetery might be a symbol of all of the loss that you have experienced and the death of "Melanie" in your heart because you valued that relationship. All of these things are thoughts of your mind. You should consider seeing a psychiatrist to help you evaluate your thoughts! That could clear up your confusion if you are interested in having a more thorough explanation of your dreams. But for now, I think I have covered the basics! If you have any more questions, or more information to provide about your dreams, feel free to tell me! Thanks!
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