Falling dream...interpretation?

Question

So last night I dreamed that I was leaving a friend from work's house. It was night time, and no other people were shown in the dream but myself. I got in my car to leave and turned around in the court, not noticing that there was giant piece of ply wood covering an open construction hole. My front right tire got stuck in the hole sending my car plummeting into darkness. I was free falling in this never ending hole, and was scared knowing I was going to die, but remained very calm. I just sat there thinking, hopefully I don't feel anything when I hit, and I hope it kills me instantly. I remember thinking of my recent ex who in waking life I'm still struggling to move on from, my brother, and my best friend, but mostly I just kept prepping myself for the fall.

Obviously falling dreams have to do with losing control, which makes complete sense right now seeing as how I'm trying to get myself un-stuck in all areas of life. Is there anything else though, maybe more specific?

Answer 1

In addition to losing control, dreams in which we are free falling can have other meanings.  Dig this:  Falling in a dream actually could mean you feel liberated!  Or, falling in a dream could mean that you are are having difficulty transitioning from one phase of your life to another.  You probably know already that dreams are not literal; however, only you know the relationship between  you and the friend whose house you were visiting in the dream.  I don't know your business, but if you were a woman or a man and the friend was someone you were having an illicit affair with, then falling would be interpreted as you losing yourself (your identity or your morality or your reputation, or any combination thereof), or of guilt.  Falling in a dream also can mean that you are experiencing the taking of risks -- that can mean for the positive or negative.  Only you know that about your real life.  But feel relieved that the falling does not interpret as death in real life.  Your age -- in real life, not in the dream -- can make the difference between whether the dream-falling has to do with losing control or feeling liberated.  Falling in a dream definitely can mean that in real life you are having a very hard, maybe even stressful experience, in letting go of someone.  That can mean letting go of a relationship that mean a lot to you (and/or to the other person) or letting go of someone's memory.  And just know that falling in dreams continues throughout life.  I am middle-aged now and do not dream the way I used to.  Then again, I write a great deal, so I suppose my subconscious lends me so much creativity by day, that it's too worn-out to entertain me in my dreams. <sigh>  Here's my personal anecdote about falling in dreams: When my grandmother (the one I was closest to) died, I was an adult.  Even though she was very elderly, I still could not accept that she was dead.  I began having more dreams than usual of falling through stairs and falling through holes.   And get this, to add to the creepy dreamscape, I was dreaming that I was speaking with her through imaginary telephone lines. (Maybe I was haunted by that "Twilight Zone" episode in which a man communicates through the grave through a telephone line -- I dunno.)  You know how I dealt with all those dreams, I mean, after having them more frequently?  I began to travel internationally.   By doing that, I was not trying to forget my grandmother, but learn more about myself.  No matter whom we leave, or who leaves us (both are simply part of life as human beings), just know that you will survive.  Just a few thoughts on life.  <wink>