Forgetting about pets
I keep having reoccurring dreams that I am taking care of a new pet that I love when I find old pets that I forgot about usually on the brink of death. Usually they are aquatic animals sometimes whole aquariums with barely enough water for the fish to swim because it's dried up and filled with filth, sometimes it's turtles that are so close to death they have lost most color and can barely move, I've also had bearded dragons, and iguanas that can barely move because they've been stuck in such a small tank. I always feel so guilty and desperately try to save the animal that is almost dead and also relief that it has not died yet. And then there is the new animal that o was taking care of I feel so unworthy of having it and wonder if I will do the same to the new animal. Can someone give me some insight?
Posted Jul 25, 2019, 7:25 PM UTC
Death is change, and animals usually represent people that we know in our life.
They could represent family, but I'm thinking they might represent friends or even romantic partners. Have your friends been going through a lot of changes? Do you blame yourself because you feel like you have been neglecting them?
Water is emotion, and an animal of water, like a fish, is someone that we know that basically finds his/her home in emotion. Maybe even a drama queen! A turtle is someone that is on the emotional defense a lot, so it makes sense that this person would seem emotional a lot.
That last sentence about being unworthy...do you have a new romantic relationship? It sounds like maybe your last relationship screwed you up so bad you feel unworthy of the new person?
The only thing I know for sure is that you have a lot of dramatic people in your life and that it has really messed with you.