Boo,
The dream you've described, involving your eldest daughter who has been in a long-term psychiatric hospital, reflects intense feelings of responsibility and perhaps a sense of being overwhelmed by unforeseen obligations. The sudden appearance of your daughter with her belongings signifies unexpected challenges that you may feel unprepared to handle. Your ex-husband's role in the dream, where he leaves you to manage the situation alone, could be mirroring feelings of abandonment or a perceived lack of support in your waking life. The inability to reach anyone for help and the necessity to cancel your plans to attend a concert further emphasizes a sense of isolation and the disruption of your personal space and time.
Your emotional response, characterized by high intensity and negative feelings, highlights the significant stress and anxiety that this dream may have caused. It could be a manifestation of your subconscious concerns about your daughter's real-life situation, or it might represent a broader fear of unexpected life events that force you to put aside your own needs and desires. The feeling of your daughter being 'out of control' in the dream might symbolize your own emotions or situations in life that you feel are beyond your control.
Looking at your previous dreams, there's a recurring theme of chaos and a lack of control, whether it's the humiliating situation of mistaking a chair for a toilet, losing your mobile phone, or the chaotic birthday gathering with the revelation of a secret child. These dreams could suggest an underlying anxiety about unpredictable scenarios where you are put in uncomfortable positions or tasked with managing difficult situations.
In the dream about going to stay with your dad and finding your sister's plans irritating, it may connect to the current dream by reflecting your struggle with disruptions to your routine or imposed expectations. The overall sense of disarray and the need to impress others, as seen in the dream with a young man at fancy bars, could be linked to a deeper concern about maintaining your personal identity and boundaries amidst the demands placed upon you by others.
Your dreams seem to speak to a need for stability and predictability, and it is clear that you are deeply emotionally invested in the well-being of your loved ones, especially your daughter. These recurring themes of disruption and the need to manage chaos may be significant areas for self-reflection, as they could be reflecting your innate responses to life's uncertainties.
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