Do Dreams Reflect the Feelings of Those We’ve Lost??
I woke up at 5:30 AM because of a dream. I need to vent this out because I am feeling so bad I can't even continue my sleep. I dreamed about my older brother. In the dream, we were at a gathering and I saw him. I froze, shocked and unable to move, but at the same time, I felt happy because he was still alive. My mom was there too. I asked her, "Mom, is that really my brother?" She nodded and told me that he was found, and that he was seeing a doctor because he was probably sick, not in the right state of mind, and might not recognize us. In that moment, I was crying out of pure joy because I got to see my brother again.
I approached him and knelt in front of him, crying because I was so relieved he was alive, even if he didn’t remember us. But when I got closer, he suddenly spoke, telling me, “Why are you crying so much? When I was alive, you didn’t even want to look at me.” I froze when he said that, and he said it with a mix of insult and anger in his eyes. At that moment, I was shocked and woke up.
I woke up feeling really bad. I’m wondering if that’s how my brother felt toward me before he took his life. Was he angry at me? Because it’s true, I was angry at him for neglecting his children. Is this dream somehow connected to what he really felt toward me? I feel so bad right now and I can’t even go back to sleep. I’m sorry, brother, if somehow you were angry at me. I’m sorry if I made you feel that way!!!!