Repeat Nightmare for the past 2 years, what is the message? Long, sorry.?

Question

I have had a dream or variations of a dream for the past 2 years. I have it about twice a month and each time it keeps me on guard for days after. I want to know the meaning or message or something- anything of why I'm having this dream. care to take a guess?

Dream: I'm at home and my husband asks me to run an errand- check on his mothers house since she's out of town. I drive-and it's starting to storm- but no rain, it's getting dark. I'm going through a wide tunnel. I finally get to my MIL house and open the door and turn the switch on, only to see that someone has followed me. I turn around and without shutting the door or turning off the light I jump in my car and speed off- I keep looking back at the light I left on and the door i left open. I call my husband on my cell- tell him I'm sorry I left her door open and he says it's fine, he'll go back later to turn it off and shut door.

I get home. I push the door shut but it doesn't latch. All the sudden 3 men and a woman bust in. They take my husband away in another room and my children in a different room, then they hold me hostage, but won't tell me what they want. I offer money- they don't want it.I befriend one of the captures and beg him not to hurt me- he says he can't promise that. They take me away and tell me to climb through a tunnel (that goes upward) I fall through and i keep falling (it's pitch black) and finally I reach the bottom unharmed. A dark figured man grabs my arm and says I don't belong there- and throws me outside. It's still dark and I wake up.

End Dream.

It terrifies me. I wake up sweating, sometimes crying and really afraid. What could it mean?

Answer 1

You may just be ruminating about your current life.  You seem to feel contented with your family situation, including your husband and children, but are having a bit of trouble with the mother in law.

You may be extending your hand in friendship to her, but are always rebuffed in some manner.

You may be worried that this discordance with your mother in law will eventually have a negative effect on your core family life to the point that you will end up separated and alone.

I suggest that if your husband loves you, he will not allow the conflict you perceive that exists between you and your mother in law to break up your core family.

Just continue to be kind and cordial to her, no matter her response or her actions.  Your husband will stick by you as long as he sees that you are making a valiant and sincere attempt to get along with everyone in the extended family.