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Using psychology we find that "catastrophe" dreams in our database link to the following real feelings(each quote represents the thought or feeling that triggered the dream. Links to full dreams and analysis appear at the bottom of this page)
- "I tend to be PESSIMISTIC and expect the worse but I have got to realise that I can choose to be optimistic"

- "I have been dogged by SERIOUS ILL HEALTH for sometime but yesterday I started to feel a little better."

- "Yesterday I felt extreme pain and the doctor said that there was NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE about it. I am facing a LIFE OF MISERY."

Catastrophes in dreams: Understanding dreams is not so difficult. In practice dream symbols translate into certain words within the English language. For instance a dream about a catastrophe may simply mean that you are suffering extreme economic hardship. The world may seem relentlessly gloomy and you simply cannot see how things will get better.

Full list of keywords which link to "catastrophe" dreams
In practice a "catastrophe" has several symbolic meanings. Here is the full list.
- "Economic crash" When the world seems in turmoil then we get really scared. Many people would have dreamt of catastrophes during times of economic hardship. It truly seems like then end of the world. There is nothing we can do - we are powerless to stop economic forces.
- "Health problem" Has your health been spiralling out of control recently? Are you worried about a loved ones worsening health? If so a catastrophe in a dream (which may seem totally unrelated to health issues) maybe your dreams way of saying "health catastrophe".
- "Shock" A catastrophe can also be associated with any shock incident? Dreams use symbols to point to similarities. A shock in the past or in your dream story may simply refer to a feeling of shock in the here and now.
- "Pessimistic" A dream about a catastrophe may be a way of showing how you are dealing with the normal ups and downs of life. If you are pessimistic then even the slightest thing may set off a spiral of negative thinking. So a catastrophe dream may simply be a way of saying "it may seem like a minor incident to everyone but to me it seems like the end of the world". In such a way the dream shows how you are thinking even though such thoughts maybe warped and irrational.

Its a fallacy that dreams capture unconscious thoughts - dreams represent thoughts that we are all too aware of. A typical dream would translate into the types of thoughts that we might write down in a diary or tell a best friend. Dreams represent your key thoughts which pinpoint the problems right now. Try to write down some quotes which capture your feelings right now and try to include the words and phrases above. For instance if you have been very depressed recently then the "catastrophe" dream links to that. Try to think exactly how it pinpoints your feelings. A dreams meaning will often be linked to some new thoughts and insights. So if you felt "I have got to stop being so gloomy" then its likely that this is what the dream means. You feel as if something "catastrophic" has just happened.

Dreams can represent very sophisticated thoughts. One dreamer in our database had an end of the world dream with her boyfriend. In it he was saying how he loved her but it was not in a very convincing way. In real life she was upset because sometimes he sent out some very mixed signals. He wasn't good at showing his affections. The end of the world dream was linked to her wish to know how he truly felt. In an end of the world situation he would be expected to be gushing with emotions telling her his undying affection for her. So the dream is about her intuition that he did not really love her. The dream probably captures this feeling exactly - "I know he tells me he loves me but I am not really convinced he means it".


HERE ARE SOME MORE CATASTROPHE DREAMS (ALL WITH GOOD BACKGROUND INFORMATION)
•End of the world - dream analysis
•Baby growing after end of world dream
•Dream analysis - end of the world

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