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I still have dreams about my ex, sometimes they're good and sometimes they're bad. What does that mean?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Dec 10, 2014
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If you are still have dreams about your ex whether they be good or bad, that means that you still have mixed emotions about them and don't know how to feel about them.
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Profile: guidamaximo
guidamaximo on Dec 20, 2014
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It can mean a lot of things, it isn't the same for everyone. It can mean you miss him, you are worried about your situation, or it can mean absolutely nothing, don't worry too much about it :)
Profile: PashT007
PashT007 on Apr 26, 2015
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Some dreams have meanings and some dreams don't. I have heard that people dream about others when they think about them heavily.
Profile: Aditi24
Aditi24 on Jun 22, 2015
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Relationships tend to have long term effects on our lives. Its very important to understand even if the individual is not a part of our life anymore, feelings about him do exist in our subconscious mind and they reflect in form of dreams. Even if he is your ex this thoughts might be still inside you that are coming out
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Dec 10, 2014
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I view dreams as a good source of information about feelings and emotions at a deep, non-verbal level. "Dream analysis" is a mostly discredited form of early psychoanalysis that relied heavily on semiotics theory to make arbitrary assumptions and universal interpretations of what dreams mean. The best dream analysis is not someone else's, but your own. Like most information with emotional content, I think it is possible for dreams to mean not one thing or another, but there are many possible interpretations based on the context of what you went through with your girlfriend and how you feel about her now. Either way, your dreams may be trying to tell you something. Listen to them, and interpret them in the most meaningful way for you.
Profile: chanelellierhea5
chanelellierhea5 on Nov 3, 2015
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The meaning of your dreams can be a number of things. Maybe you miss them, maybe you wonder how they're doing, or maybe you didn't get the closure you wanted/needed. Regardless of your situation, dreams are caused by what's going on in your subconscious mind which is leading to these dreams you are having. Unfortunately, we cannot control our dreams.
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It doesn't mean anything strongly.. I just mean you still think of him. Do you think of him before bed? Sometimes this is the cause why. People tend to dream about the last thing they think of. Other than that, dreams are dreams. Not reality. People can come and go in these dreams.
Profile: DipityEnigma
DipityEnigma on Apr 16, 2015
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Usually when people have reoccurring thoughts or dreams about an ex, it usually means that they have some regret about the relationship ending. The good dreams remind you of how good the relationship was but the bad dreams remind you of why the relationship may not have worked. I always stick by this motto: "Ex's are ex's for a reason". Try hard at a relationship and if it ends, at least you can say it tried but always remember why your broke up in the first place.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jan 26, 2017
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Having dreams about a person we were close to or are close to is normal. While we sleep our brain is processing and organizing a lot of information. Missing someone, unresolved feelings of grief, etc. can show up in dreams. If you're not thinking about them during the day, your subconscious can still think about them, hence they show up in your dreams, be it as a reminder of the good times, maybe a wish to have the back or a reminder of what went wrong.
Profile: colourfulRose14
colourfulRose14 on Mar 15, 2015
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You miss them, but this normally happens after a break up.. just ignore it. unless you miss them a lot..
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Apr 17, 2015
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if I am thinking about the good things we had, I have good dreams about him, when I think about the bad things, I have bad dreams about him
Profile: IsisWondeerland
IsisWondeerland on Jun 3, 2015
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Well, I can know excatly why, but I think the reason why we dream what we dream comes from the most deeps of wishes. Maybe you need to sit, think and analize what you're felling for this person and why...
Profile: LaPetiteBear
LaPetiteBear on Mar 1, 2016
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I believe this means you could possibly have underlying feelings for your ex partner. Maybe romantically, maybe resentfully. I think it is important to address these lingering emotions, whether they be positive or negative, as I strongly believe that this will assist you in progressing forward.
Profile: eQuatiun
eQuatiun on Oct 15, 2016
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Dreaming about your ex can mean multiple things. For example, you can be dreaming about your ex because you had a very deep connection with this person, it was someone who meant a lot to you and you most likely still care about them. Dreaming about your ex does in no way mean that you are still in love with them (that is also a possibility), but that you have been. If you are experiencing mixed dreams (good and bad), it might mean that you are moving on, because one part of your brain misses the person you were with, while the other might be happy that you are no longer together. Personally when I have ended a relationship I usually miss being in a relationship more than the person, which is when I know we should not be together. In other words, dreaming about them can mean a lot of things, but overall you shouldn't worry too much about it.
Profile: avanef
avanef on Apr 20, 2017
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Dreams are dreams. I, too, had the same thing happening to me. I wouldn't worry about it, just your mind helping you move on and most of the time dreams are just harmless things we dream about in bed.
Profile: LifeCoach4U
LifeCoach4U on Dec 10, 2014
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It means you're missing that person or what routine you used to have. Just because that person isn't in your life anymore it doesn't mean your thoughts of them go away. Our daily grind is usually reflected in our dreams.
Profile: SMILEWIDE101
SMILEWIDE101 on Apr 11, 2015
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love remains forever in our hearts and souls. He was a true love who made you feel different. He cause different emotions and feelings bubble up inside u maybe its just those emotions coming back.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Apr 15, 2015
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it can mean many things but it does seem to mean you and your ex meant a lot in each others life it reflects your relationship in a way one bad thing might be the fact their your ex plus if you want them to stop getting that out might help
Profile: Rebelyell90
Rebelyell90 on Nov 3, 2016
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It means that you have not moved forward in your life completely, if there is some unresolved business you need to address this with yourself or your ex for closeure.
Profile: AshThePaperGirl
AshThePaperGirl on Jan 11, 2017
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It means you unconsciously still think of him/her. But please remember that just because a person is on your mind or you can't let them go, doesn't necessarily mean they're good for you. There's a reason they're ex right? It all depends on you what decision you take. learn from the past yet know what is important and must be done. Take care, my best wishes.
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