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Using psychology to study our database of dreams we find that dreams which feature the word "difficult" linked to these feelings. Eac quote is a summary of a real life analysis. Links to full dreams appear at the foot of this page

- "I am SUFFERING FROM A TERRIBLE ILLNESS. I feel totally OVERWHELMED." (The word difficult is merely symbolic of real feelings of being overwhelmed)

- "I have been thinking about this difficult maths problem but when I woke up I knew the solution." (Have you just solved some major intellectual puzzle.)

- "My ILLNESS is getting worse. I am in constant pain."(The word difficult is a way of expressing any emotions linked to illness which is)

- "I am so EXHAUSTED at the moment." (are you tired because of a "difficult task")

- "My income has dropped. I am experiencing FINANCIAL HARDSHIP." (The dream may not seem related to real life financial problems but it is nevertheless associated)

- "I still feel bitter towards him. But less so because he is undergoing FINANCIAL HARDSHIP."

- "I am finding it DIFFICULT back in my home country because it has a very conservative culture." (do you feel as if you have to overcome pressure from your culture?)

- "I am starting my own business. I am enthusiastic about the CHALLENGE. I feel I will be able to OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES." (Are you facing a major challenge? If so the difficulties in your dream will trigger a dream even though it does not seem related to the story in your dream)

- "I am having RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS as my boyfriends wife is causing problems." (many relationship "difficulties will trigger a difficult dream")

- "I am not very well at the moment. I am trying to do some work at home but I am NOT PROGRESSING very well." (illness is associated with many "difficult" dreams)

- "I am NOT LOOKING FORWARD to my meeting tomorrow. I will find it quite AWKWARD"(your dream may not seem related to a "difficult" meeting but it nevertheless deals with the theme of prblems which need to be overcome)

- "I had a good and friendly chat with a customer. I EXPECTED IT WOULD BE HARDER." (did something you expected would be difficult end up being easy)

- "I USED TO FIND THINGS DIFFICULT but now I am feeling more settled. My depression seems to be getting better." (simply ask yourself what are you finding difficult at the moment. A "difficult dream" may link to some deeper personality problems such as depression)

- "I live a CRAZY LIFE. But I need to take LESS RISKS at the moment." (your dreams may reflect your love of a risky and exciting life)

- "I wanted her to support me but instead she has been gossiping about me. Its MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT"

- "I am in the process of adoption but the biological mother is now coming back and CAUSING PROBLEMS." (The word "difficult" in a dream may simply be your minds way of referring to someone or something which is causing problems)

- "I am wanting to get out a lot more but I am NOT PROGRESSING very much." (Is something causing you a lot of stress just recently)

- "I keep avoiding her and ignoring her but I really want to get back together but BEHAVING like this will not help achieve what I want." (many "difficult dreams" are triggered by relationships which have been going wrong)

- "I have just been promoted but I will really have to PROVE MY ABILITIES if I am to succeed. It is a very DIFFICULT task."

"Difficult" in dreams: Understanding dreams is not so difficult. In practice dream symbols translate into certain words within the English language. For instance a dream with "difficult" in it may simply translate into a phrase like "liking a challenge" and the dream capture an everyday thought such as "I am living a crazy life at the moment but I enjoy a challenge. Bring it on!". Dreams will link to thoughts which can be translated into quotes like this. Once you can think of a quote like this you start to really touch on the heart of a dreams meaning.

Keywords linked to "difficult" in dreams
In practice "difficult" in dreams has several symbolic meanings. Here is the full list. Try to write down quotes which capture your key feelings right now but which also feature the words listed below.
- "Illness" (Have you just starting to recover from an illness and you are still tired doing the slightest thing? Do you suffer from a chronic illness? Are you trying to engulfed by a terrible illness which is proving difficult to free yourself from?)
- "Thoughts about work" (Have you just managed to sort out problems with a complex work task? Are you suffering stress at work? Is your job normally very stretching? Did you wake up knowing the solution to a complex task you were trying to master at work? Have you been very frustrated at work recently?)
- "Liking a challenge" (Do you live a crazy life loving a challenge? Do you like to take risks? Are you enjoying hard work at the moment? Is there something that you wish to do if you could focus your mind enough?)
- "Stressful relationship" (Are you finding it difficult to cope in a relationship? Are you trying to overcome some obstacles which are making life difficult in a relationship? Have you been trying to sort out a relationship?)
- "Dreading something" (Are you dreading something which will be really difficult the next day? Have you been putting something off which you know you will have to do eventually? Are you nervous about doing that your know you will have to do?)
- "Unhappy" (Are you generally unhappy? Are you trying to make life better for yourself?)
- "Hard times" (Is life very difficult recently? Have you been thinking about someone who is having a hard time of it? Are you facing a big drop in income which will make life more difficult for you?)

Dreams are in the here and now which means that any analysis is made much more easier. Many people make the mistake of trying to link a dream to something in the long and distant past. So any analysis inevitably links a dream to something vague and deep in the past and too general to have any real meaning. In this case a dream where something is "difficult" can simply translate into a phrase like "Hard times". Always try to translate a dreams meaning into a quote about something very specific. For instance, in the case of the example just given the meaning could link to a thought like "I have thinking how my friend will cope. He is suffering a big drop in income and is going to have some very hard times ahead"

What immediately comes to mind will usually give you the answer to your dreams meaning. Dreams are in the here and now because they are part of the process whereby we transfer thoughts and emotions from short term into long term memory. Simply look for associations with the symbols in your dream and think of what comes into your mind. When you make a connection look for other associations which will help you understand how your mind stores intuitive thoughts.



HERE ARE SOME MORE DIFFICULT DREAMS (ALL WITH GOOD BACKGROUND INFORMATION)
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•Mathmatician dreams of calculations
•Cannot climb hill - dream analysis
•Dream about getting started.
•Old memories and magical feel dream
•Dream about picking up half smoked cigarettes
•Ex boss dream
•Ballet school - dream analysis
•Rescue baby and dog dream
•A dream about getting old and incapable
•Dream - time travel machine
•Tsunami in dream
•Dream symbols - surgeon operating on penis
•Dream interpretation - feel like a celebrity
•Weeds in garden dream
•Narrow steep mountain road - dream interpretation
•Dream interpretation - a cold house
•A dream about being back at school taking exams
•An older man is preparing to leave in sports car - dream analysis
•Dream - exploring building
•Fulfilling contract dream
•Dream interpretation - moving into a new flat
•Dream analysis - impossible
•Dream analysis about dangling from church spire
•Difficult people from the past dream
•Fixing canal - dream analysis
•Wolf Bit my Phone out of my Hand

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