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I Can't Stop Dreaming About My Ex (Why Do I Keep Dreaming About My Ex)

Are you helplessly saying I can't stop dreaming about my ex? It's difficult when a break up occurs. Sometimes, one person isn't ready to let go yet and they live with a constant desire to get back with their ex. If you're that person, you might be wondering why do I keep dreaming about my ex.

By Kelly LaceyPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
I Can't Stop Dreaming About My Ex (Why Do I Keep Dreaming About My Ex)
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Out of the blue, when you least expected it, you had a dream about your ex. The dream appeared to be about reconciliation and reuniting. You envisioned yourselves talking out all of your problems and deciding that you couldn't live without each other. However, with the arrival of daylight you can't help but wonder "do I still love my ex"?

Dreams can be a way for us to categorize our experiences. They can help us to sort out the things our minds have to deal with on a daily basis and let go of things that are not useful to us anymore. A dream like this might suggest that someone or something in your current life is bringing out similar feelings that you had with your ex. It's a matter of interpretation.

It's very normal to dream about people who are currently in your life and those who have moved on. After having such a dream, it's easy to ask yourself if you still love your ex, but the dream could be a way of alerting you to a similar behavioral pattern in your current relationship.

For example, if your dream is about reconnecting with your ex, it could mean that you are finding yourself in a similar situation that is making you feel uncomfortable, or it could also be a sign that you are open to love again. According to how the relationship ended, you may have been fearful about loving again and this could indicate the release of that fear.

There are many theories on how to interpret a dream, according to who you want to believe. The factors that make up your day-to-day life have a lot to do with what can go on in your subconscious mind and in your dreams.

From a realistic standpoint, while you are awake, revisit the old relationship and evaluate how it ended. Not every dream about an ex partner means that you want them back in real life. Sometimes you could be receiving a warning about a current situation with an entirely different person.

Upon awakening from a dream about an ex you can really be confused. It's understandable for you to wonder if you could still love your ex. Dreams can be really hard to figure out and there may actually be nothing to figure out at all. Your subconscious mind just might be reliving a place in time when you were in love and decided to take a stroll down memory lane.

How to Get Your Ex Back and Love Again

It is very easy to get dumped by your lover. Or perhaps you just walked out of your relationship because you thought it was not working for you. Either course is simpler than sticking it out and trying to fix your problems. On the other hand, getting back with your ex after a breakup can be much more difficult and confusing.

We are usually not taught relationship skills at school, so how are we supposed to know what to do? The reality is that most people just do not have much of a clue. We learn the hard way, by experience, and hope we end up with the right person. This hit and miss approach can often, well, miss the mark, leaving you in a bad relationship or unpleasant situation.

To improve this sorry state of affairs, let's talk about love for a bit, what it is and how to handle it. Then we will think about how we go about surviving breakups with your heart and your head reasonably intact.

We often, even typically, leave love to chance. We wander through life, waiting to meet Mr. or Mrs. Right. We figure, if it is going to happen, it will. A few moments' reflection should convince you that this kind of fatalistic approach is bad. If you wanted to learn rocket science, would you go about it this way? Probably not. But the person you chose as your life partner is just as important as your choice of career, if not more so.

Consequently you need a thoughtful plan to find and keep love, and to get it back if you lose it. Of course, there has to be that magical, tingly connection between you. We call that chemistry. But that will not last; you cannot build a successful, long term relationship on it. Relationships take work, planning, tune-ups and regular maintenance.

If you neglect that care and attention, if you ignore your partner's needs, signals, feelings and opinions, you are no doubt headed for the rocks.

So what exactly is love? Glad you asked. Love is a secure, resilient emotional bond between the two of you. It keeps you involved in the emotions and life of your partner. You can still fight and even say hurtful things to each other. But if you have a solid, mature link with your mate, you will immediately talk about what just happened, and resolve the difficulty.

You provide reassurance that no matter how serious the fight, absolutely nothing can ever break that bond that joins your souls and your hearts. To make this work, you have to have taken the time and trouble to really get to know your mate.

You must know intimately their fears, likes and dislikes, reactions and thoughts, even which buttons to push or not push to set them off. You do this not to manipulate him/her, but because you love them. And yes, you should know how they take their coffee.

We all have a deep, universal need to be loved, and to be attached to someone. In Western culture, men are taught to hide this profound and abiding desire because it may seem like dependency, because we are told that it is a sign of weakness. And this is a good approach, up to a point.

Women want men who are strong, in control, and sure of themselves and their masculinity. But once you are in a relationship, men have to shift gears, open up and share their emotions, insecurities and feelings. Suddenly, you must tear down that wall you put up around your heart to protect yourself, and let your mate in. No small task, that.

Men have to be, and stay, open and in sync with their partner. A wise woman will not see this as weakness, but as love, an earnest desire to love and connect with them. A really wise person will gently and slowly help their partner open up to them.

Now that we have some ideas as to what love is all about, how will it help us in our goal of surviving breakups and getting our ex back? Try this. Arrange a casual meeting with your ex. Talk about your problems, and what happened to your relationship.

Focus on not just the immediate cause of your split, but on your life together, past and future. Let your ex see the new, sensitive side of you. Explore where you go from here, and whether you can move toward a reconciliation.

These are the first steps in a proven strategy to get your ex back? It doesn't stop here, though. What you do next is crucial to get your ex back. Don't throw away your chances by not knowing what to do next. To read the shocking revelation that holds the final key to get your ex back visit: Ex Back Guide

If you would like to learn more about the psychology behind breaking up, and if you feel that you need a step-by-step plan for winning your ex back, then head to Ultimate System to Get Your Ex Back Fast

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