- You like a child/ children.
- You work with a child/ children and your memories are replayed in dreams.
- You have an inner child who is trying to get out. You miss certain parts of your childhood who are asking to be relived.
- You have halted development in certain stages in your childhood. These awkward parts are asking for attention to resolve your challenges/ resentment.
The dream meaning that you should choose depends on your present life, your current context, and events around you.
Sometimes, a dream symbol is associated with a cultural meaning. Like we are familiar with the story of Pinocchio and how his nose grew longer whenever he told a lie.
Likewise, the dream interpretation can say that the social position was a lie and the dreamer might be losing it.
A second tier of meaning can be derived by looking at the dream symbol of the frog, an amphibian which croaks. It makes noise, just like a person who talks too much on the phone. The frog may have eaten your phone to prevent you from using it. Perhaps the frog felt threatened by you, who was the other living thing that talked too much.
In your real life, do you know someone who talks a lot and may be your competitor? If yes, that person could be represented by the frog in the dream.
Some dreamers may see animals being led on leashes, which are held on by owners who they recognize. For instance, a woman may dream of her ex-boyfriend holding onto a leashed dog/ cat. This dream image is powerful. The leashed animal may be a dream symbol representing the former partner, who was controlled tightly. In this case, that partner was you. This dream imagery may also be predictive of the kind of events that could happen in the future. The ex maybe holding onto another relationship that is unequal and has elements of bondage.
The computer stores information. When you dream of using a computer, it means you needed to access stored memories. The dream imagery of a computer can be an allegory to a storage of records of all types.
Dream interpretation of something exploded:
It means a force of energy split apart the object. Dream imagery of an explosion can refer to a new creation after the destructive force. Clearly the physical properties of the object will change.
Alternative meanings and dream interpretation that your computer exploded:
A computer is a dream symbol to mean a superior machine that stores memories and can assist you in finding knowledge. If you had considered about doing something negative, then this is a warning dream.
If you had been under stress, and then dream that your computer exploded, it means your brain was overheated in facing challenging circumstances. The pent up energy was released in an explosion. The dream interpretation suggests to make changes, especially to handle the old energy, by releasing it safely.
Dreaming that something exploded is an allegory to real life anger. If the dreamer has repressed mental thoughts/ emotions/ neglected areas/ delayed change, then the unconscious mind may bring this up in dreams. The issues that had simmered on the back burner erupted for want of attention to address their needs. The dream imagery of explosions may recurr until the issues are resolved.
Dream interpretations of your computer or something that exploded:
What has happened to your ex-lover in waking reality? Were there symptoms of violence in their behaviors that triggered this dream? What made you think that they could resort to holding a knife to confront you?
After you broke up with your ex-lover, did that person experience difficulties adjusting to their new norm?
Did you see in that person, symptoms like sadness, loss of concentration, stress, or irrational thoughts? These are common symptoms of Adjustment Disorder. The good news is that it is a short term illness found in 5 – 20% of mental health problems. After the stressor disappears, adjustment disorder also slowly fades away.
Maybe you imagined problems coming from your broken relationship. Your thoughts may trigger dreams on this topic. maybe you’re the one suffering from stress and you’re having problems coping with the split. Your stress and imagination could trigger dreams that were invented.
How to manage stress:
- Improve your problem solving skills.
- Manage your emotions.
- Ask for prescription medication like anti-depressants and/or anti-anxiety medicines. These are short term aids in coping with stress.
- Help patient to see their situation in different operspectives.
- Discuss how their situation can be brought under their control.
- Focus on what can be done.
The person who thinks they are suffering from any mental illness, should consult a professional like a psychologist, psychiatrist, counsellor, or therapist. Treatment for Adjustment Disorder is usually short term psychotherapy, to help the patient develop healthy coping methods to deal with their stress.