Falling- Falling
dreams are another theme that is quite common in the world of dreams.
As we said earlier, contrary to a popular myth, you will not actually
die if you do not wake up before your hit the ground during a fall.
As
with most common dream themes, falling is an indication of
insecurities, instabilities, and anxieties. You are feeling overwhelmed
and out of control in some situation in your waking life.
This
may reflect the way you feel in your relationship or in your work
environment. You have lost your foothold and can not hang on or keep up
with the hustle and bustle of daily life. When you fall, there is
nothing that you can hold on to. You more or less are forced toward this
downward motion without any control. This loss of control may parallel a
waking situation in your life.
Falling
dreams also often reflect a sense of failure or inferiority in some
circumstance or situation. It may be the fear of failing in your
job/school, loss of status, or failure in love. You feel shameful and
lack a sense of pride. You are unable to keep up with the status quo or
that you don't measure up.
According
to Freudian theory, dreams of falling indicate that you are
contemplating giving into a sexual urge or impulse. You may be lacking
indiscretion.
Falling
dreams typically occur during the first stage of sleep. Dreams in this
stage are often accompanied by muscle spasms of the arms, legs, and the
whole body. These sudden contractions, also known as myclonic jerks.
Sometimes when we have these falling dreams, we feel our whole body jerk
or twitch and we awaken from this jerk. It is thought that this jerking
action is part of an arousal mechanism that allows the sleeper to
awaken and become quickly alert and responsive to possible threats in
the environment.
According
to biblical interpretations, dreams about falling have a negative
overtone and suggest that man is acting and walking according to his own
way of thinking and not those of the Lord.
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