Get Out of My Head!!

For the past five, count them- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 -nights in a row, an ex has bum-rushed his way into my dreams. I don't know why; it's not like I've spent any waking time thinking about him (except to question why he was in my dreams the night before). It's pissing me off because he's progressively becoming active in the dreams. The first night he was just there as part of the crowd. Last night he was in my room brushing & smelling my hair (which was back to it's former long & silky state). Why won't dream me just run over dream-ex with a car or something?! I wonder what it's supposed to mean, or whether it means anything at all. Whenever I look up symbols to try to interpret the dreams, I don't find anything really helpful. They all say that something or someone is currently making me feel like I did during that relationship & that it may be a warning not to fall into old patterns. Well I've got nothing for that, considering that I'm not feeling anything like I was then. So what's the deal? I know some of y'all are into interpreting dreams & whatnot... Got any ideas? Gotta figure out something to keep him from barging in on my subconscious!

Previouscats or Learning from the past?

Okay, sooo lately I've been noticing some things ("little" things, some would say) that my current whatever-he-is-since-he-doesn't-have-a-title does that are a lot like the trifling sh*t my ex started doing near the end of our relationship. Not necessarily make-or-break things since I don't know the full story behind what's fueling it, but things that have definitely made me perk my ears up and go "Hmmmmm."

Now I hate to be the stereotypical woman who carries over baggage from one relationship to another. I don't say "All men are alike" because I know for a fact that that's just not true. I know these are two totally different guys, different personalities and characters. In some ways they are similar, but in most they are nothing alike... But am I wrong to see certain things as red flags since they've occurred before?

At what point does one go from simply learning from past mistakes and experiences to dealing with a "previouscats" situation? Is it when I start to ask questions about what's going on? When I simply start to compare the incidences? When I say "I know you're doing blah blah blah, because you did/said/went blah blah blah..."? I have so many questions that I want to ask based on the "little" things that he's doing because when I look back on those "little things" in the past, I see that they should have been blaring warning signs.

So is there a difference? Or is it simply a matter of "tomato, to-mah-to"?

ETA: So I went over to dreammoods.com to see if there was anything I could find about why my ex has been popping up in my dreams lately. This came up and I found it to be interesting considering this post:

Ex To dream about your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend or that you and
your ex got back together again, suggests that something or someone in your
current life that is bringing out similar feelings you felt during the
relationship with your ex. The dream may be a way of alerting you to the same or
similar behavior in a current relationship. What you learn from that previous
relationship may need to be applied to the present one so that you do no repeat
the same mistake. Alternatively, past lovers often highlight the positive
experiences you had with that person. It could also signify aspects of yourself
that you have x'd out or neglected.

Tori D.'s Weird Dreams

I am no stranger to the wonderful world of weird and wacky dreams. I love delving into what they mean, because a lot of times my dreams either come true almost exactly like they happened in the dream (especially if I have it more than once) or warn me of decisions & their possible outcomes. Strange, yes, but I love it.

So recently I've had several strange dreams. Since I'm bad about remembering dreams, I only have two to share today. The thing is, I'm not sure what these dreams are saying or if they do indeed mean anything. They may just be the product of my mind sifting through the randomness of the day, who knows. But anyway, here goes:

1. I was walking down the street with a group of friends when we saw a wedding party walking down the street into a quaint little church in the middle of a downtown area. One of my friends asked, "You know (i forget the guy's name) is getting married right?" Apparently it was someone I was crushing on. I ran behind the wedding party, and sure enough, it was him. I tried to get in to see the wedding, but the doors were locked behind them and inside it was standing room only. My friends and I left, and we went out to eat and talk. When I got back to my hotel, the wedding party was taking pictures in the lobby. Somehow, I had on the exact same dress that the bridesmaids had. I tried to bypass the group, but I couldn't get to the elevator without walking right through the area. I glanced at the groom, who kind of smiled & then looked at the bride, who was giving me the evil eye. I quickly got on the glass elevator and watched them watch me from below.

2. The second dream is a little fuzzy. I remember leaving work and I was supposed to be going out to eat with Ikey Baybee. We ended up at a Chuck E. Cheese type place with some other adults & their kids running around. I had to excuse myself from the table for a second, and when I returned there was a Middle Eastern woman sitting in my seat by him. (I assume she was Middle Eastern due to her skin tone, accent, and the fact that she had her head & most of her face covered). I asked why she was in my seat, but neither one of them responded. When I looked at Ikey Baybee, he had on a big black turban. They were leaned in closely, whispering and laughing. I sat at a table behind them for a while, leaning in, straining to hear them. Finally I gave up and went home. For some reason, there was also a car chase through an airport, but I'm not sure how that came into place...

Anyway, this is just proof that even in my subconscious, I'm about as random as they come. But what if there is a deeper meaning? And if there is one, what is it? I would love to know!