Crazy things happen in dreams… in real life you are unlikely to find yourself in the back of a car that suddenly has no driver, or about to give your keynote presentation when you realize you have no notes with you or other essentials. Thank goodness for that, life itself is less random, and the kinds of logistical errors that come our way are usually less dramatic, and largely of our own making.
That’s the key: when we dream about lost airport tickets, our subconscious mind presents us with our own underlying anxieties, about something we feel unsafe or out of control. In many of the typical scenarios, it’s a big event—your first day at a new job or an important family occasion—something that in real life you would meticulously plan and prepare for. But this very degree of attention that complex planning requires sends worry deep into your unconscious, so that, in the middle of the night, it is reflected in your dreams: yes, I remembered the cake, the gift, the flowers, the drinks, but, oh my gosh, I somehow forgot to get dressed this morning, and now they’re all looking at me…and because they’re looking at me, I can’t bring myself to walk, or talk, or do anything they expect me to do. , and the embarrassment, stress and level of attention increase by seconds… I have completely lost control.
People who frequently suffer from this type of dream often have a lot on their plate in the conscious, waking world: complicated personal and professional responsibilities, often coupled with a poor sense of staying on top of things and managing their lives. successful engagements. This is a difficult question because, for many of us, life is just too complicated, and keeping all the plates turning requires constant vigilance. We probably can’t change that external reality (although a review of the commitments never hurts), but what we can change is how we manage and respond to those commitments.
You can use this type of ‘losing control’ dream as a warning that you are getting stressed and overloaded, and take it as a sign that you need to ask for a time out, and see why your unconscious mind tells you that a dish is in danger of crashing to the ground (and even allowing yourself to rehearse how you would feel about it, if you let it happen). Your dreams are direct messengers from your own unconscious, and if you are suppressing the growing anxiety about your overload in your conscious mind, you have to learn to listen and follow the advice of the rest of your mind.