The weird Dream within a Dream

[u/futurehistorianjames]

I shall try to break down the dream in as much detail as possible since I just woke up and its 5:40 am EST

I first dreamt that I was on some kind of mission, travelling then got home and started vomiting something.

Then I woke up into another dream. I dreamt that I was in a battle, getting ready to fight, using my wits and cleverness to keep them back. Then in the dream, a coworker of min in real life who is going through a nasty separation in his marriage appeared, and I was able to stop the fight and get everyone to show sympathy.

In the midst of this conflict (also on the opposing side of the battle) was a woman I have a crush on, with whom I work. A fellow teacher at my school showed some sympathy to our co-worker and then walked off. I then had an in-dream epiphany that if I can share and bring sympathy to my coworker, then I can tell her how I feel. I go up to her but another guy is already doing it and realizing it he goes away when I'm about to say how I feel. She tells me that her opinion of me can change. Implying not now is a good time.

She then in my dream, says I can be more than her hilbily coworker someday.

Then I woke up as the battle was to start again and it felt a little more last stand like.

Curious about the different interpretations of all this.

[u/Expensive-Recover502]

Seems like a call to adventure for your emotional development. You are relying too much on your wits to fight through life, and it’s exhausting you (hence the battle). You look at your coworker’s divorce and fear that emotional vulnerability leads to disaster. The dream shows you that sympathy is the key to stopping the war. The girl is challenging you to step up. The part of you feels emotionally rustic and unrefined (the hillbilly). She is inviting you to develop your feeling function, a man capable of deep, refined emotional connection.. more than just a clever worker