With Respect... I find difinitive interpretations hard to connect with. The whole vagueness of dreams I find impossible to pin down. Why is dream interpretation always so new-agey? Yet, some peoples' prespectives posted here are quite clinical.
I have a love/hate relationship with sleep and dreams. I have very vivid dreams. Have my whole life. During the hell period of my separation, I used to wake up after a dream that we got back together. It was so vivid, I did not know immediately if the hell of the divorce was real or just a dream. Then when I realized it was truly was over, I re-lived the pain of losing her again.
I read recently that people who suffer from depression often dream considerably more than those who don't. And also that dream sleep was less restful. This was an opinion... not supported that I could see.
I do know that when I dream... mornings are hell for me. I have many, many times, in my post-dream morning haze decided that that day was the day I would end my life. Then... it only took a few minutes after being out of bed and re-entering the real world for me to feel normal again. I would function normally, work hard, spend time with kids, etc. All fine. Then night woudl come around again and I would worry that I would go through the cycle of sleep/dream torture again. Only to wake up suicidal yet again.
Those days are for the most part gone. Life is coming together very satisfactorily. I am in sales and have the energy and focus to work productively.
But I still, from time to time, dread bed time... cause I never know when the dream thing will show up.
