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Published on November 13, 2004 By apdelong31 In Philosophy
Alright, long story short, one of my friends and kids I really look up to had a dream that my girlfriend gave him oral sex.

Which segways nicely into my question: are dreams merely random connections being made in the frontal lobe, or do they have some bearing on conscious desires and thoughts? I'd rather not think that my friend wants to get a beej from my girlfriend, but you know, what can you do I suppose.

I've heard that "what you think about before you fall asleep is what you'll dream about", "you dream about what happened during the time you were awake", "dreams are illustrations of subconscious desires", and that "dreams are just random images firing in your mind". I don't expect any conclusive laboratory evidence, but I'm looking to see what the overwhelming thoughts are.

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on Nov 13, 2004
Dreams....hmm, well let's see I think I can categorize these things....let's see: Class 1-Dreams that reflect what happened in your life or something you are anticipating. Class 2- As you said, subconscious/concious desires....fantasies if you will, or just some crazy shit if you've eaten too many pork rinds or something. Class 3-Psychic dreams....precognitions...future sight, predictions. Actually, I have a few of these sometimes...creepy as hell when the deja vu kicks in....

Hope this helps,
~Zoo
on Nov 13, 2004
My sister actually had one of them Class 3 bad boys. The night my grandfather died, she said she was dreaming that we were all in his hospital room over his bed and he was laying there. All of a sudden, she said, he got up and started dancing around and running around the room. Obviously, we figure that was when he passed.
on Nov 13, 2004
I find dreams very fascinating, and did some studying of Jung and the like back in the day. In my personal opinion, they are a bit of both. You will notice specific things that have happened or you have seen or thought about recently in your dreams that seem to fit into a general theme or message. It is also thought that dreams are our mind trying to work out our problems as we sleep (a good reason to "sleep on it").

Additionally, guys (and girls, to a lesser extent) have freaky sex dreams that they have absolutely no control over. He probably didn't mean anything by it and couldn't help that he dreamt it -- though he probably should have kept it to himself. Of course, it could mean something about his relationship with you -- he's worried that he's abused your friendship or something?

Try googling Jung + dreams and see what you come up with. There's also a book out there called a dream dictionary (I used to have one but can't find it anymore) that's really interesting.
on Nov 13, 2004
If I ever get time to read CASUALLY rather than for my slave driver of an English teacher, I'll look into Jung, dreams and connections in the brain, etc, always intrigue me.

He didn't mean anything by it, but he didn't mind telling a lot of people. Oh well, just a little bump in the road.

Oddly enough, another friend of mine had "freaky sex dream" and I got angry because I can't seem to muster me a good sex dream.
on Nov 13, 2004
Oddly enough, another friend of mine had "freaky sex dream" and I got angry because I can't seem to muster me a good sex dream.


My sex dreams are ALWAYS me and my husband about to get it on in various situations and scenarios and always being interrupted in one way or another before we can do the deed. Wonder what that means? Guess we're all just looking for a good sex dream, eh?

If I ever get time to read CASUALLY rather than for my slave driver of an English teacher, I'll look into Jung, dreams and connections in the brain, etc, always intrigue me.


He he he . . . I remember what it's like to have tons of required reading. If you can, try to find that Dream Dictionary book -- it's based on Jung's work, and I don't know how valid it is, but it's really fun to try to decipher dreams based on its contents. It's not a "read" so much as a dictionary.
on Nov 13, 2004
To dream that you are giving or receiving oral sex, signifies your willingness to give or receive pleasure/joy. It is symbolic of your creative energy and reaffirms that you are headed in the right direction in life. The dream may also be a pun on talking about sex. You may need to communicate with your mate about your sexual needs and desires. Perhaps you are acting out your sexual wishes.

From dreammoods.com

Don't know how your girlfriend fits in that equation, though . . .
on Nov 13, 2004
If I see my friend having any extended conversations with my girlfriend in solitude, I'll start to worry. At least my friend looks like he's "headed in the right direction in life"!
on Nov 13, 2004
At least my friend looks like he's "headed in the right direction in life"!




Well, if it was really something for you to worry about he probably wouldn't have told you about it -- and you're handling it with a lot of maturity.
on Nov 14, 2004
I can't seem to muster me a good sex dream.


I feel your pain....I can't seem to get any of those little "nightwhores" either....damn, maybe I need to eat a specific food or something....lol

~Zoo
on Jan 09, 2005
hey, andy
I've done a lot of resaerch on dreams and the subconcious area of the thought process, so i may be of some help. I am a beleiver in dream symbols as well as dream meanings, and the fact that your friend had a dream about some thing so undecided in absolute meaning could cause a bit of controversy in being interpretated. First of all, how close are your friend and gf on terms of friedship? if they are friends, then the dream could mean that he is feeling detatched from her and is subconciously making it known to himself. Sexual dreams are usually not having to do with one's sexual desire for that person.

-kinjruh-