It started with the introduction of some floss given to me by my ex-girlfriend. It was supposed to be some very effective floss, it was textured with ridges on the sides. With it i wouldn't need to go up and a down and just slide it between the teeth.
When i took the floss for a test go it made my right incisor loose. Confused about this i went to see my mom and she told me that it was part of life. I continued to floss and then all of my upper teeth had fallen out. Thing is, i don't end up all gums like grampa or grandma convalescent home. It's more reminiscent of the first time you lose your baby teeth and there's your adult teeth poking out ready to grow. Its like i'm and alien with rows of teeth to spare. The appearance of the extra teeth produces several feelings. One, i'm amazed at having more teeth. Two, i'm like an alien. Three, i'm relieved that i have more teeth.
What was different in this dream is that my wisdom teeth grew out as well. When this happened i proclaimed out to my mother, "my wisdom teeth came out too!" The only problem was that they did not come out behind my molars but on top of my canines like baby pincers belonging to some kind of deranged insect.
It was fascinating. The last few dreams of my regenerating teeth my subconscious decided no human could achieve this feat and so i instantly labeled myself an alien. This time my appearance actually resembled one.
So here's my attempt at piecing together a meaning for these dreams.
I'll begin with the loss of teeth. In reality i get several compliments on how straight/nice-looking my teeth are, well, at least i think they're compliments. When this happens i usually feel a short if not superficial connection with people. I'm not the best social person so this connection means a lot. I guess the significance of losing the teeth symbolizes both loss of beauty in my life (my teeth are pretty bomb) and the loss of connection with people.
The second theme i'd like to tackle is the feeling of being an alien. I feel like i'm different from everyone else, which is true, no two people are the same. But there is something truly different between me and those around me. I'm assuming that my subconscious is acting out on how different we are and how we can't seem to fit in wherever we go.
I attribute the numerous amount of teeth dreams to the coming of the new school year. My anxiety of not fitting in is growing because between school and work i'm never fully integrated in either. This means i won't fit in how i ideally want to.
That's it, i think i've figured out this dream thing.
**heres what i wrote to Madeleine Hernandez, one of my friends at disney, about my dreams:
Jon Mick Gabriel wrote at 10:54pm
i totally almost forgot to tell you about my dream, its a pretty indepth analysis so get some donuts maybe some coffee and enjoy :)in my dreams when i lose my teeth i usually have another row of teeth waiting underneath. I end up being scared of myself and think of myself as an alien because no mere human can have more teeth than their baby and adult sets.
The other night when the dream occurred again not only were the teeth regenerating but wisdom teeth-like denture were growing as well. However, the wisdom teeth did not grow behind the molars but protruded right above each of my canines. I was the alien from Predator without the dreads.
So i'm thinking, the significance of me being an alien is in line with my incessant thoughts of not fitting in. this has been plaguing me with the upcoming school year and only magnifies how I feel different from everyone in the environments around me.
My teeth dreams are my feelings of alienation manifested in my subconscious. That's it :)
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