Confronting Past Relationships and Insecurities

Confronting Past Relationships and Insecurities
My ex girlfriend from 7 years ago and her new boyfriend are sitting in church where she and I used to sit. My wife and my daughters and I are sitting in the back row of the church. I can see my ex girlfriend looking back at me occasionally, eye contact being made throughout the service. I feel a pit growing in my stomach so I excuse myself to the bathroom and splash water on my face. After the church service, my family and I go home. Later that evening when it’s time to go to bed, I fall asleep quickly but awake in the middle of the night to the feeling of my teeth breaking off. The front rows of my teeth are gone. I go to the bathroom and look at myself, and my mouth resembles a donkeys teeth. I then go back to the bed and find the teeth that have fallen out perfectly intact, and pop them back into my Mouth. When they feel normal again, I woke up.

This dream may symbolize unresolved feelings and insecurities related to past relationships. The presence of the ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a familiar setting, such as the church where the dreamer and his ex used to sit, suggests that the dreamer may still have lingering emotions and thoughts about this past relationship. The fact that the dreamer’s current family is also present in the dream may indicate a fear of losing them or feeling inadequate in comparison to the ex-girlfriend’s new relationship. The dreamer’s discomfort and need to excuse himself to the bathroom may represent a desire to escape from these uncomfortable emotions. The image of the dreamer’s teeth breaking and resembling a donkey’s teeth may symbolize feelings of powerlessness and insecurity. However, the fact that the dreamer is able to find and reattach the teeth may suggest a sense of control and the ability to overcome these insecurities. Overall, this dream may be a reflection of the dreamer’s need to confront and process past relationships and insecurities in order to move forward in their current life.