Posted by FindingMyDesire on June 15, 2009, at 22:54:53
In reply to Dreams of being bullied, posted by SLS on June 15, 2009, at 15:25:09
Dear Scott,
First of all, sorry to hear about the depression.And sorry to hear about the dreams. I'm curious about the players in the dreams and if anything seems different than when these terrible experiences happened to you before.
The words "high school" and "approval" seem like they can rarely go together. I don't know what the flavor of bullying was for you (besides bad, obviously) but I think some of that sticks to us forever.
I'm not sure going to a reunion would help in that. Sometimes people emerge from those events feeling worse, sometimes vindicated in some way, sometimes reconnected to parts of themselves forgotten. Any way it gets sliced, though, I thinks it's intense.
I was both bullied and protected from bullies throughout part of my high school. I don't dream of those times anymore, but Facebook has sure brought those memories back to the forefront!
I really have no insights at all about this. I just hope you are able to find something in those dreams to relate to how you are feeling in the now that can help. I'm glad that your T is supportive of exploring such things.
FMD
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