War Dreams

War dreams of fighting as a soldier in some unknown war are very personal dreams, but still quite common to all of us.

Analyst most commonly agree that dreams of war mean that there is some form of conflict in your waking life whether it be internal conflict within your own mind or external conflict. There could be parts of yourself that are in conflict with each other.

It is common for people who come from households where there is a lot of arguing to use war dreams to deal with the pain they feel at being part of this type of environment.

A very personal interpretation is most often the case for dreams of wartime. You need to ask yourselves certain questions when dealing with this imagery:

What exactly was the war? Who was fighting and what were they fighting over?

How did you feel about the war?

Are there any parallels between with what happened in your dream and waking life?

Is there a situation where you are torn between one decision or another? i.e. Are two parts of your personality waring with each other over a decision?

Do you come from a stressful home environment where you could feel you are in a “war zone?”

Answering these questions will aid in getting a personal association for the images in your dream.

If bombs appear in your war dream, you possibly feel like you or some part of your life is about to detonate like a bomb.

Some conflict could be about to explode if not dealt with, again it could be within yourself or it could be some part of your life. Perhaps some emotions are reaching a critical level.

Could it be your life is as stressful as walking through a minefield?

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