THE DREAM: Running away I was running away up the stairs and was being followed by people. They seemed happier, younger and more successful. I was having bowel problems and I wanted to get away because I thought they might realise this. I just wanted to be alone.

THE REALITY The dreamer had bowel problems in real life. This constantly held him back from meeting people. The previous day he came into contact with people who were happier, successful and younger (like in the dream). He coped for a short while but deep down he just wanted to avoid them. Dreams help us turn short term memories into long term memories and help us start the day to come fresh. In this case the dream seems to nbe linked to some deep seated health problem - bowel problems which were associated with mental health issues. Dreams can be about such issues but you will find that when a deep long term issue is covered then it will be in the context of the present. This dream does not use deep symbolic meanings so it just captures this thought "I met some younger,successful and happier people yesterday. I coped but my inclination was to leave and be on my own. It is part of my bowel problems which cause phobias when meeting people." Try to convert a dreams meaning into a quote. That goes to the very heart of a dreams meaning.

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