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Dream Interpretation Crossing a Bridge

Dream interpretation Crossing a Bridge! Have you ever had a dream about crossing a bridge? If so, please share it.

Dream Interpretation Crossing a Bridge

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I recently had a dream about crossing a bridge. Therefore, I began looking for online sources of: Dream Interpretation: Crossing a Bridge. I’m happy to say that I found a few. Following, please find a few dream interpretations of this symbol. I’ve included links to the original article under the excerpt. In some cases, the original article also includes a sample “crossing a bridge” dream interpretation.

In summary, I’d say that my understanding of this symbol: Crossing a Bridge, is that it signifies a time in your life when you’re contemplating or have made a decision to make a change in your life. These tend to be large changes, such as quitting a job, rather than smaller decisions such as choosing one outfit over another.

Dream Interpretation Crossing a Bridge

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Here are the dream interpretations I found online followed by my Crossing a Bridge dream and my interpretation of it.

By the way, I often consult the dream dictionaries for the meaning of dream symbols on the following websites, and encourage you to do so also when interpreting your dreams. In addition, I’ve only quoted a part of the whole section on crossing bridge dreams on these sites, so you might want to click on the link below the excerpt to read more.

Remember, though, in the end, your dream will be about your life and what’s happening in your life. Therefore, you often have the “crossing a bridge” dream just after you’ve made the decision. Often, the dream will tell you your emotional reaction to the decision and also whether you will succeed, and if not, why not.

Crossing a bridge dreams can also relate to relationships in your life (the bridge connects you with someone else) and transitions you’re going through(the bridge is taking you from one place to another).

If you’d like my suggestions for what your “crossing a bridge” dream might mean, please ask for my interpretation. Also, if possible and it’s responsive to you, tell me a bit of what’s going on in your life right now. Following, please find some interpretations from online:

Bridge 
To dream that you are crossing a bridge signifies an important decision or a critical junction in your life. . . If the bridge is over water, then it suggests that your transition will be an emotional one. If you fall off the bridge and into the water, then the dream indicates that you are letting your emotions hold you back and prevent you from moving forward.

Dream Moods

Bridge

The bridge often has the significance of crossing or moving from one phase of life, activity or emphasis to another. . . It can also depict connection between yourself and another person, a relationship, a link between self and opportunity, yourself and change in life.

Dream Interpretation Crossing a BridgeBroken bridge: A break in a relationship or connection. To drive off into space suggests a totally unexpected and emotional difficult situation. This is also a warning to watch out for difficulties ahead.

Dream Dictionary

When you dream of crossing a bridge, it can easily indicate a number of things are going to change in your life. This may include changing jobs, place of residence, or even romantic partners. In general, if you were able to cross the bridge easily, and it was in good condition, then you can look forward to positive changes in your life. 

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 By the way, if you’re curious about my dream: In my dream, the sky was a beautiful blue color. The very high bridge was made of scaffolding and I was climbing easily over it. The bridge crossed a river, way down below me, that glowed like a ribbon of blue among green vegetation.

In interpreting my dream, I know that for me, based on previous dreams I’ve had and their meaning, a sky of a beautiful blue color means the dream is “true blue.” The very high bridge could mean something of a high spiritual nature or something that, because it’s so high, is difficult to cross or to do. Because the river below is blue (true blue again) and the whole scene is calm, including the beautiful blue sky, the new thing I’m undertaking is not causing me any emotional trauma. Green vegetation usually means healthy growth.

So next, I look to my waking life. What does this dream remind me of in my life? Well, I’m studying something new, which is quite difficult (the high bridge) and fits with the symbol of a bridge made of scaffolding that I have to climb over. In other words, the bridge is in the process of construction, just as I’m building this new skill I’m studying. Because I see healthy growth (the green vegetation) and because of the calm blue sky and water, I feel assured that my decision to begin this course of study is a good one for me. In fact, this new information I’m studying is making great changes in my life, which fits with the “crossing a bridge” dream symbolism.

For an interesting story about the power of a dream, you might enjoy my book When We Were Gods. In it I recount how my life totally changed when I dreamed about a stranger and saw him the next day in real life. He ended up being my husband, and we’ve been married for 20 years now. He is literally the “Man of my Dreams.”This dream started a series of circumstances, because after we married, I became pregnant, miscarried, and started gaining weight at a phenomenal rate. I went to a hypnotherapist to lose weight. When she put me in deep hypnosis, I not only connected with previous lifetimes that contributed to my present problems with overweight, but also the fabulous world of Atlantis.

Take a deeper dive into the marvelous, mysterious world of dream interpretation. I know, there are often so many possibilities for the meanings of a crossing a bridge dream symbol. There are so many different kinds of bridges, different kinds of water, and different kinds of feelings while crossing the bridge. How do you choose which one applies specifically to your life?

That’s why I made the easy, quick Three-step Checklist for Creative Dream Interpretation. For an easy, quick way of learning how to interpret your dreams, including a more efficient way of approaching dream dictionaries, please download the checklist by clicking on this link: https://CarolChapmanLive.com. When you register there, you’ll be on my list, so I can send you emails announcing my occasional live online dream sessions. Happy dreaming!!!

Links to More of My Blog Posts on Crossing a Bridge Dreams. Dreams of crossing a bridge can have fascinating meanings. You’ll find more interpretations on a number of my other blog posts at these links:

Bridge Dream Interpretations

More Dream Interpretation: Crossing a Bridge

Crossing a Bridge Dream Continued Interpretations

Crossing a Bridge Dream Interpretation Continued

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When We Were Gods
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Julie - September 16, 2023

Hi I would be very grateful for your input of my dream to help me with some clarity in my waking life, my dream was seemed very lucid like I was really there, I was in a forest, I noticed lots of angel sculptures in the trees but could only see half of them the left sides were white and the right was with shadow, then a small girl child came out from hiding in a bushy dome, she called out “angelic, you are angelic yes?” I replied “yes” I don’t know why it just seemed right I wanted her to know it’s safe to come out, she led me to a wooden bridge I noticed each plank was a different colour it looked like a rainbow, and I walked over it, I didn’t notice any water or anything, just the bridge, at the end to the left there was a huge door with overgrown vines, it was closed, I looked back and the girl was gone, I didn’t have anywhere to go and woke.

In my current life I have been through a spiritual awakening to find myself, my inner child, I was very depressed previously after past trauma, and relationship problems, I recently separated with a mutual agreement, I changed for the better but he couldn’t accept me this way, projecting his version of me, it was a very hard journey and I wasn’t willing to go back, what I discovered made me feel reborn and whole, I am much happier now, but he is still living me so I cannot be myself fully until he leaves, he is looking, I am wondering if this is connected somehow, maybe the door will open when he leaves, and I can bring the inside outwards in my life.

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    Carol Chapman - September 24, 2023

    Hi Julie, I think you might be right. Your dreams has to do with your current situation. After all, in the dream you cross the bridge (make a decision), but you find a closed door overgrown with vines. That sounds a lot like you made the decision to separate but it hasn’t happened (the closed door). Plus, the vines overgrowing the door feel as if it feels complicated. As you surmise, things will likely change once he moves out.

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Qian - June 4, 2023

Hello, Carol. I just woke up from a dream where I helped an old man get off a train, climb up an escalator (not working) and cross a broken footbridge. After climbing the escalator, I had to pause because the bridge is broken and the old man can not cross by himself. At one point, I had to hold my youngest son by my left hand while helping the old man by my right hand who slipped and was hanging by the rope. Though it is tedious, we all managed to cross it. By the end of the footbridge, there were my siblings worrying and asked why I didn’t asked for help. I told them I did but no one heard me so I had to it myself. The old man at the end of the footridge came down on his own. By the way, there were fast cars under the footbridge. What could this dream mean?

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    Carol Chapman - September 24, 2023

    Your dream has a feeling of respect for older people who have the wisdom of years. However, something is broken in your waking life. Could it be a relationship with your siblings? Bridge dreams are often about a decision in your waking life, but they can also be about relationships – holding people together. Fast cars under the footbridge? Is someone acting too fast, making decisions too fast for you? Or are you making decisions too fast? Does any of this resonate. Remember, you dreams usually refer to your waking life.

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B - May 8, 2023

Hi Carol,

Thank you for this article, it is informative. But my dream was about me walking on the bridge confused and barefoot. On my side of the bridge it was dark. As I continued to walk I could see the other side of the bridge bright and beautiful. As I got closer to the middle of the bridge I felt fear, and couldn’t continue walking past that point. As if there was a wall or something. Then I would wake up trying to catch my breath. The dream happened in the same sequence all night. I bearly slept last night.

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    Carol Chapman - September 24, 2023

    I guess, whatever was happening in your waking life at the time you had the dream, you didn’t want to go through with it. Anyway, that’s what it would me if it was my dream.

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M - March 26, 2023

Hello Carol. I just woke from a dream of crossing a wooden bridge, which was scary at first. In the dream I was in a fast sports car with a man I don’t know. My partner in life and in business was in the back seat. I looked up to see he had unexpectedly veered off of a tunnel to get on to the bridge. My concern was that he was speeding and I was worried we were about to have an accident. He did hit a wooden beam at first with a few wooden slats flying up but then managed to stabilise the car, which continued along at a fast pace. I looked down and saw the wooden slats underneath flying by as we drove over them and felt reassured that we were crossing the bridge albeit at a fast pace. I woke up before we crossed. The bridge was a lovely, golden colour reminiscent of beautiful wooden flooring in a house.

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    Carol Chapman - April 11, 2023

    Hello, thanks for sharing your dream. There are so many symbols in this dream. To begin, a fast sports car. Do you know a man who is “fast?” Is this who was driving the car in you dream? If it wasn’t you, then likely someone else (someone fast?) is controlling a situation you’re in. Dreams often represent what’s going on in your waking life. That your partner is in the back seat could mean that s/he does not have any control in this situation. It could also mean that s/he is a “back seat driver,” someone who gives unwanted advice. The tunnel: something hidden, under the surface. There’s contradictory information here. At the one hand, everything seems dangerous, scary, and is happening too fast. On the other hand, the bridge is beautiful and golden. Could it be that you and your partner have made a decision that’s going to bring golden result but things are happening much faster than you expected? You might also want to take a look at my blog post about the meaning of a wooden bridge. Here’s the link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/wood-bridge-dream-meaning-plus-broken-high-steep-etc-bridge-dreams/ It all sounds pretty exciting to me!

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Chandana - March 14, 2023

hi, thank you for the informative article. i had a dream, it was a narrow mud or sand road bridge. my father is driving me on a bicycle, some places road is too narrow and I was scared shit but some places it is wide and finally we crossed the bridge and entered a place. actually i was on wall or kind of and my father got down and brought me down, in my hands i have my son. once I got down, I saw that the cycle is broken and was wondering did we cross on this cycle. the ride was smooth and father rode the bicycle with ease and skillfully. i was thinking about how to return and should not go the same way or i shall just walk instead of riding the cycle. after reaching the place. I want to use another way while returning and not this same road. one side of the road is water and i was scared of falling. there are others ways from that place and I was thinking of searching of another route as there were 3-4 other routes from that place intersection connecting to other places.

please interpret my dream. thank you very much

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    Carol Chapman - March 16, 2023

    Hi Chandana, your dream seems to have a lot to do with the bicycle, which can symbolize the ability to keep your balance with aspects of your waking life. These could be represented by the 3-4 other routes you could take. Have you recently made a decision, but you aren’t sure whether you should go ahead with it? Plus, you feel fear in the dream and also feel afraid of falling into the water. This could refer to your fear of how you’re going to react emotionally. Your father could refer to your spiritual father. Since your father helps you in the dream, would it help, in your waking life, to get a more spiritual perspective on what you’ve recently decided?

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Salina - March 11, 2023

Hi ?
In my dream I saw that I was croosing a narrow but long bridge over a river with two people on foot. The bridge was shaking and the other two people fell in the river.I was grabbing the bridge tightly to stop shaking and it stopped. Then I went downwards to the riverside.

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    Carol Chapman - March 12, 2023

    Hi, likely your bridge dream has to do with a decision you made while awake the day before you had the dream. IMHO, your subconscious mind is telling you that the determination to go through with the decision is shaky. If it were my dream, it would be telling me to tightly hold onto that decision, because by doing so, you’ll accomplish it. Does that make sense with what’s going on in your life?

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Ginger - February 16, 2023

Hi Carol,

I was diagnosed with breast cancer two days ago. In my dream last night, a business acquaintance of mine died in a car crash with his wife. His daughter was upset they didn’t leave a will, not upset about the parents’ death. In the same dream, I dropped my phone and it broke in pieces and was anxious about not being able to get hold of my family. Then I was in some sort of vehicle crossing a bridge over water with a close coworker. The bridge was narrow and was made of tarp tye material and there was some duct tape in places. I was scared and closed my eyes until I crossed the bridge. Your interpretation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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    Carol Chapman - February 16, 2023

    Hi Ginger, So sad to hear of your news. If it was me, I’d be devastated! I hope you’ve got loved ones around to help you through this. So, let’s look at your dreams. To begin, to dream of someone dying in a dream, doesn’t usually mean that someone is going to die. It usually means the end of something and the beginning of something new. Certainly, your life will never be the same. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll die, only that you’ll be changed. My guess is that this diagnosis will affect your work (the business acquaintance in the dream). In addition, in the dream, the daughter was upset that they didn’t leave a will. Do you have a will? If not, if it was my dream, I’d make one. Otherwise, “will” could be a play on words referring to having the “will” to continue through your treatment procedures. Of course, right now, you’re going to be flooded with all kinds of scary discouraging emotions. That’s normal. I’d be the same. Fortunately, emotions usually fade, so give yourself some time. There seems to be an emphasis on contacting family with the phone breaking. In other words, you need a support system right now. Now, to the bridge. To me, this is an encouraging symbol, because you make it across. Yes, it’s narrow, there’s tarp material and duct tape – not the best bridge in the world. You’re scared, as you are in your waking life. But, you cross the bridge. By the way, closing your eyes is similar to dreaming about darkness, which usually symbolizes the unknown. Right now, you don’t know how things will turn out. You are facing the unknown. You’re in a situation you’ve never been in before! Nonetheless, because you get across that bridge in the dream, you have the will to continue. If it were my dream, I’d really feel encouraged. Although you don’t know what the future will bring, your subconscious mind is telling you that you can get through this. Does this help? Does it make sense? Does it feel right? Please feel encouraged to get back to me.

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vivian - January 28, 2023

Hello, i recently had a dream where i was crossing a bridge with a mountain landscape and trees and little houses underneath me. the bridge was wooded and fragile. While crossing it i swear there was an old man in front of me waiting for me to cross. I was struggling to even get over the bridge. Though the last thing i remember there was my dog behind me and i had to help her along the way. I’m so confused what this mean if you can help that would be great!

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    Carol Chapman - January 28, 2023

    Hi Vivian, I love that there was an old man in front of you. Hopefully, this was a kind type of man. Often a old man in a female’s dreams symbolizes an inner quality within you that provides help, as in a “Wise Old Man.” If that’s the case, you’re receiving inner help in this struggle you’re experiencing. Have you recently made a decision that will be difficult to fulfill? Often mountains in dreams represent difficulties. Nonetheless, because of the trees, (and the wise old man), you’re receiving protection in your undertaking. As for your dog in the dream. What are your dog’s qualities? Friendly? stubborn? obedient? loud? Whatever these qualities may be, they appear to be types of personality characteristics you can’t depend upon in this particular situation. Is any of that helpful? Remember, most of the time, your dreams refer to your waking life the day before you had the dream. So, what was going on with you the day before the dream? Thanks for sharing your dream.

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Keiyana Jimenez - January 11, 2023

Hi Carol, I had a dream that I was driving on a very busy, tight two way road with nothing but a field. Suddenly I turned a sharp corner and there was a tall concrete road on a very tall mountain. Every time I tried to drive up the road my car would not go. I’m a senior in high school. I’ve been in a relationship for a year and half and wonder where college will lead us. I love him but can’t figure out if a relationship is what I need right now. I’ve been debating a lot about what’s best for me. I’ve also been having a hard time with my mother and our relationship. We don’t get along very well and it saddens me to say that I’m ready to get out of the house. Please help me understand how this dream pertains to my life.

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    Carol Chapman - January 13, 2023

    Hi Keiyana, from my point of view, the most significant symbol in your dream is the very tall mountain. Almost always a mountain refers to difficulties, which is what you’re describing in your waking life. When you turned the sharp corner, it represented a change in direction. That’s what brought on the huge difficulties. It’s like your dream is saying if you go straight and continue on your present path, things are tight and a lot is going (busy road), but you can do it. However, if you change direction, it will be much more difficult. Does that make sense with what’s going on with you. Blessings!

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Heidy - December 12, 2022

Hello Carol,

I was hoping you could help interpret my dream. In my dream the scene was quite beautiful I was in pure nature and there where mountains on both sides with a bridge that connected the two. the bridge was concrete and I was so high up that the clouds were covering the bridge floor. The clouds were extremely beautiful just like my other surroundings but I was completely terrified of crossing the bridge because I couldn’t see the floor. I moved through it extremely slowly tapping my foot carefully ahead to make sure it was solid ground. the bridge was massive and a car even came through from the other side but aside from that I was the only one walking. Three quarters in, my nerves got the best of me and I got on all fours carefully feeling for the ground ahead of me and I remember feeling grateful I did because soon after my arm goes straight through there was a decent size gap in the bridge like it was missing a panel though it was concrete. I somehow made it through and crossed the bridge and continued to dream but the bridge left quite an impression on me and I wanted to look into its meaning.

Many Thanks

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    Carol Chapman - December 12, 2022

    Hi Heidy, To begin, thanks for submitting your dream. When you dream about a bridge that is so high up it’s in the clouds, it can refer to a desire, decision, and/or an ideal that is especially lofty. It’s way high up there. Mountains in dreams often represent difficulties. So, right away, you can see how it’s set up to make it really difficult to fulfill the decision you’ve made. Nonetheless, in the dream, you show your determination to continue in spite of not being able to see the floor, even though you’re so terrified that you have to go on all fours. This is a good thing, because the floor has a missing panel. Crawling along has saved you. There’s the answer. Take it really, really slow, and you’ll fulfill the lofty aims you are after in spite of the difficulties. Is that what’s happening in your waking life? Are you undertaking something that is so large, so special, filled with difficulties, but you’re determined to go after it? I loved how you crawled in the dream, because I’ve also crawled in a dream. Here’s a link to my video, which includes the part about crawling across a bridge: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ Wishing you the greatest success!

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      Heidy - December 13, 2022

      That’s amazing thank you! Yes, I’m working on making a life changing decision which scares me but I’ll stick to it. Thank you so much for responding.

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        Carol Chapman - December 13, 2022

        Dearest Heidy, Thanks so much for getting back to me. Remember, it was your powerful subconscious mind that gave you that dream to help you along with your waking life. Bravo and Best Wishes for your future! All the best, Carol

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leizl - October 18, 2022

I dreamed that I passed by a high bridge and saw a river under it, I was with my colleagues but they were walking in front of me while I was walking and there was someone behind me who was my special someone and I saw you, sir, looking at me and smiling while you were walking ..

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    Carol Chapman - December 1, 2022

    Sounds like a very positive dream full of encouragement for whatever you’ve undertake lately. It could also have to do with your “special someone,” since bridge dreams also have to do with relationships. A very hopeful dream.

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Chris - October 3, 2022

I dreamt of me and my wife crossing a dangerous bridge of tree that fell across a wide river,my wife crossed without stress,but for me,the bridge was swinging with very tiny stick towards the middle,with me holding onto sticks and so on.I was holding my shoes on my hand,but one legs fell inside water, but I don’t even know when if fell,as I was thinking of what to do,I saw plenty people behind and at front of me waiting for me to cross and a voice telling me from behind, don’t worry,the shoe is across,so I should pick it there, and a little boy behind telling me,he was the one that picked up the shoe, so I should just give him small money,but I didn’t have any money on me, and I asked my wife if she has any, she told me, she has a little and I woke up from sleep as I was contemplating on what to do. Although, I successfully crossed the bridge at the end

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    Carol Chapman - October 3, 2022

    Your dreams often refer to the activities of the previous day. Therefore, the day before you had the dream, were you thinking of making a decision that would affect your marriage? I ask since shoes in a dream often represent a new direction. In addition, a river can symbolize the journey of your life. Often a bridge can represent both a decision and a relationship. In your case, likely both, since the dream involves your wife, and she makes it across without stress. However, the bridge is dangerous and unstable for you. Since water usually refers to emotion, you might have felt emotional about your decision or relationship the previous day. Because you make it across the bridge, this could mean either that you go ahead with the decision or you decide to concentrate on your relationship with your wife or both. You might want to take a look at my video about crossing a bridge in which I talk about not making it across the bridge and also the meaning of a shaky, difficult bridge. Here’s the link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ Thanks for writing and sharing your dream. I appreciate the details in your dream.

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Tronya - May 23, 2022

Hello Carol

I’m curious about this dream. I was riding a push bike across a narrow bridge over a brown river. I got the wobbles on the bike & knew I was going over. The drop off the bridge was massive. When I hit the water I went straight to the bottom where is felt very soft. I tried to swim up to the surface but I had a heavy winter coat that was weighing me down & I couldn’t take it off. I knew I would drown but I wondered if anyone would try to save me as I knew people on the bridge saw me go over. Then I though about my family but mostly about how my son would cope with my death.
I might add this was the first of 3-4 strange dreams I had on the same night.

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    Carol Chapman - May 25, 2022

    Definitely a challenging dream. It’s the kind of dream you wake up from being really happy that it’s only a dream! So, what does it mean? To begin, take a look at what was going on the day before you had the dream? Especially since it was one of 3 or 4 strange dreams you had that specific night. Most often, our dreams give us emotional feedback on activities of the previous day. Did you make some kind of decision that you fear could jeopardize your family, especially your son? A bike often symbolizes either an accomplishment or something childish. What does it mean to you? A narrow bridge: something narrow – a narrow point of view? A decision that’s not considering everything? Brown water. Brown often has to do with practicalities. Brown: earth, down to earth. So, if this was my dream, it might be about something that I might have considered only from a practical point of view rather than also considering how it would affect others or even how it would affect me in other parts of my life, for example, my relationships, my family. Does any of this resonate? Take a look at my video about crossing bridge dreams. This video especially addresses what it means when you don’t make it across the bridge. https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/. By the way, dreams about dying often don’t foretell your death. They often mean that the old you is dead. Here’s a link to my video on dreams in which you find yourself dead: https://carolchapmanlive.com/is-it-true-if-you-die-in-your-dreams-you-die/ I hope this helps.

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Treva - May 3, 2022

I dreamed me and my boyfriend was getting ready to cross a bridge and I noticed it was weak/had a large crack up the stone wall and appeared to be leaning. I reported it to state officials, but when we returned we noticed they were already working on bridge and notifying everyone not to try and cross. As others tried to cross the bridge crumbled and collapsed and you could see the thick smoke from the bridge as it collapsed. We hurried away from danger and took an alternative route to get to our location.

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    Carol Chapman - May 3, 2022

    You know what I think this dream is about? Likely your relationship with your boyfriend. Bridge dreams can be about relationships (the bridge joins two people). So, is it possible that, in your waking life, the two of you disagreed about something the day before you had the dream? To take the advice in your dream, would it help to take an “alternative” route or an alternative way of looking at things?

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Heather - April 29, 2022

I dream about bridges frequently. In most of these dreams, I’m on a bridge and crossing it but always have a feeling of no control and that i’m not supposed to be going that way. It seems like I end up there by accident but I’m moving (it’s unclear if I’m driving or on foot) and crossing. It always ends up fine but I can’t figure out the significance of any of it.

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    Carol Chapman - May 3, 2022

    I also dream about bridges frequently. In my humble opinion, that means that for some inexplicable reason, our subconscious minds like that symbol of a bridge to explain things to us. So, now let’s look at your dreams. Do you know that your dreams often reflect what’s going on in your waking life? It’s like, during our sleep, we’re going over things and filing them away in our memory. Therefore, I ask you, do you always have a feeling of no control, that you’re not supposed to be going the way you’re going in your waking life? Do you feel as if you end up by accident in your life? Since it always ends up fine, that just might be the way things work in your waking life. There are some people who plan their life step-by-step, set goals, and go after them. Then there’s others (like you in your dream) who go along with the flow of things. One way is not necessarily better than the other way.

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Tandin Zam - April 26, 2022

I was with my two close friends from high school. We were near a bridge where there was river running beneath it. One of my friend made sarcastic comments on me that I cannot commit suicide. When I looked into the water there was a women who had jumped before me and saw that she was completely fine in that clear water. Assured by this I also jump into the river and I come out without and pain. But after that when I try to find my friends they were no longer there.
Can you please interpret this dream for me?

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    Carol Chapman - May 3, 2022

    Are you thinking about suicide in your waking life? A dream about a river often represents the course of your life. So, your first clue is that this dream is about decisions you’re making about your future – the course of your life. The bridge can represent a decision you’ve made. Jumping off a bridge, in a dream, usually means that you decide not to go ahead with something you decided. If it was suicide, the dream is saying not to. If you are thinking about suicide, please talk to someone about your feelings. If not, suicide dreams often simply mean that you want to end something (not yourself) in your waking life. It’s similar to a dream in which you find yourself dead. Here’s a link to my video on finding yourself dead in a dream: https://carolchapmanlive.com/is-it-true-if-you-die-in-your-dreams-you-die/. If you’re also curious about what it means to jump off a bridge in a dream, take a look at my video on what it means to jump off a bridge in a dream: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ Good luck. So, are you presently making decisions about the direction of your life?

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Betsy - April 22, 2022

Hi Carol,

Last night I dreamt I was driving down a highway. The road was clear, but I passed a lot of accidents. One in particular caught my eye because it was a group of bicyclists that had been hit by a car. I remember thinking how awful to be so vulnerable.

As I continued down the road, I came to a bridge. It was long and I couldn’t see the other side. About halfway across, the bridge split into two lanes. Most of the cars were in the right lane, but I caught a glimpse of what was ahead and realized that that lane ended in the river below. There were dozens of cars and people in the water.

I made a last minute swerve towards the left lane and continued for a while until I realized that that side also dipped down into the water. I was able to brake and put the car in reverse, but then got out and walked back to the place in the bridge where it had split into the two lanes. There was a (toll?) booth there and I told the person in the booth to call 911 because everyone was drowning.

What do you think it means?

P.S. Yesterday was a very emotional day for me. It would have been my sister’s birthday had she not passed in 2015. I also felt very vulnerable and anxious all day and got into an argument with my husband because he wasn’t supporting me in the way I needed to be supported.

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    Carol Chapman - April 22, 2022

    Thanks so much for including information about the day before you had the dream. I can imagine how sad it would be to lose a sister. Drowning dreams can be quite scary. However, most of the time, they simply refer to “drowning” in emotion, which aptly describes your experiences the previous day. In fact, you had two emotional challenges (represented by the two lanes in your dream): grief for the passing of your sister and grief over your husband’s lack of support. As far the call to 911, if it was my dream, it would mean that I had felt so wretched the day before that my inner guidance, which came through in the dream, was telling me to help myself to feel better today. Often, in a dream, a phone call represents a call to a Higher Power, or whatever you call your spiritual self. Depending on your spiritual orientation, today, it might help therefore to read scripture, walk in nature, call a girlfriend, journal, draw, soak in a tub, whatever helps you to comfort yourself emotionally. I love how dreams use words cleverly, because your dream also said that getting so distraught emotionally took a “toll” (had a bad effect) on you. You might want to take a look at my video on drowning dreams at this link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/can-you-die-from-drowning-in-a-dream/ Does all this make sense?

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Asha - March 21, 2022

Hello Carol,in my dream we were in a group of people trying to cross the wooden bridge.some people crossed to the other side but when it came to me there was a lady infant of me who fell off the bridge by falling into the bottom of a trench yet I was right behind her.so I dint bother crossing .
Earlier on While people where crossing the wooden bridge what ran into my mind was that this bridge looks weak therefore it might be weak and indeed my fears came true in my dream when the person infront of me fell right through the wooden bridge.
I front of me people were trying to help her come out of this mess.
My dear kindly help me interpret

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    Carol Chapman - March 23, 2022

    Great bridge dream! Thanks for sharing. To begin, often the people in your dreams actually represent you, the dreamer. Therefore, the lady in your dream likely symbolizes you. Your dream ends with people trying to help her come out of this mess. Are you presently, in some part of your life, in a mess? Dreams usually refer to your waking life. So, this dream could be about your waking life the day before you had the dream. Secondly, in the dream, you think that the bridge looked weak. Since a bridge in a dream often symbolizes a decision, did you recently make a decision that wasn’t very strong? Finally, you might wonder what it means to fall off a bridge in a dream. That can mean that in your waking life, you didn’t follow through with a decision you made. It might help to understand this concept in this video I made about the meaning of actions in crossing bridge dreams. Here’s the link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/

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Alex - March 11, 2022

Hi!

I had a dream I was crossing a huge bridge over the ocean. The bridge had snow on it and very to no rails and I was just amazed at how beautiful it looked up there. I saw the bright sun and the beautiful ocean water beneath me. There was a girl I did not recognize on the bridge and as I went closer to her she jumped off the bridge. Then I woke up

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    Carol Chapman - March 11, 2022

    Great dream, full of archetypal symbols. For example, the ocean often represents the depths of the psyche. A huge bridge? Some big decision you’ve made recently in your waking life. Snow? Fear. So, have you recently made a big decision that came out of the depths of you, but you’re afraid to go ahead with it? The sun? Life, freedom, abundance. The girl you did not recognize could represent a part of yourself (whether you’re male or female) that you don’t yet know. She jumps off the bridge. That means that she takes the risk. In other words, the closer you get to this unrecognized part of yourself, the easier it will be for you to take the risk of going ahead with this potentially life-changing decision. Anyway, that’s what it would mean if it was my dream. Out of curiosity? Are you considering embarking on something new and scary that means a lot to you?

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Cindy - January 14, 2022

Hi Carol,
In my dream I was going from my state to Texas, my sister was coming to meet me at the bridge, we were both driving. When I got to the bridge to look for my sister I was already walking and was talking to my sister I told her I didn’t know this bridge was Thais hi, she then told me she knew because her friends told her the bright was was as tall as 3 bridges, I remember being very scared as she’s telling me this. I looked down and so very calm, and clear water. I could see the city from above, I spotted submarines going under the city, boats me I can see the sky, no clouds or wind. It looked beautiful, and calm yet so scary to me. My sister who is afraid of tall bridges was calm and didn’t seem scared at all. I told her to come closer to me because she was too closed to the edge I didn’t see us crossing the bridge even though that’s was our attempt. In waking like I just had COVID, I’m finishing my ged and in the process of fixing my citizenship status, which has taken so long because of the pandemic. Also I remember the bridge was new, clean and complete.

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    Carol Chapman - February 7, 2022

    I’m glad you survived COVID well. Since the bridge in your dream was new, clean, and complete, I wonder if your dream is telling you that you’ve made the right decision by finishing your GED, even though you feel afraid about what comes next. I wonder if that’s why your sister in dream, even though she’s afraid of tall bridges in waking life, was unafraid in your dream – therefore, that even though you feel afraid to go ahead now, it will turn out just fine. Does that resonate?

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Dinah - October 23, 2021

It’s amazing the number of “bridge” dreams in the human psyche.

As I prepared to move up to a different state for a better paying job, I dreamed of many people crossing a bridge from one side to the other. A woman crossing the bridge stood out as she crossed wearing a peach or orange colored dress; and, as she crossed, a skull appeared beneath the bridge.

I’ve pondered that dream for many months. I remain uncertain about the symbols and colors.

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    Carol Chapman - November 30, 2021

    Hi Dinah, this is my initial thought about the symbol of the skull. Since a bridge dream often refers to some change in your life, i.e., going from here to there, since you were moving at the time that you had this dream, if it was my dream, it’d mean that I felt that my ability to go back was dead (the skull). In other words, you felt (dreams are about feelings) that you’d made a final decision. Death in dreams often means an ending. Now that it’s been a number of months since you’ve had that dream, has it turned out that way, that you can’t go back – moving was a permanent decision? Remember, you only had that dream as you prepared to leave. It could have only referred to how you felt at that time. So, I’m wondering, how has it turned out?

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Andrew - October 13, 2021

I forgot to add that I am packing my 50 year collection of “stuff” none of which is junk. I am planning on selling my home and moving into my mother’s house buying out my sisters since my mother did not want us to sell her house just “keep it in the family.”

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    Carol Chapman - November 30, 2021

    Hi Andrew, that’s a great dream for expressing the emotions (a huge wave often symbolizes huge emotion) you might have felt as you moved into your mother’s house. That was a big step to take. If it was my dream, it’d mean that my mother was in control (she’s the one driving), which she was since you followed her desires that you keep the house in the family. Therefore, I wonder, how are you feeling now? Was it difficult to follow your mother’s wishes even though she was gone, or was the big feeling you had one of joy and gratitude to be able to keep the house?

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      sol - October 8, 2022

      hi Carol,
      I dreamt of crossing bridge.
      yesterday before a dream. my big brother proposed me to apply for greencard and I was thinking if it goes well if I should leave my boyfriend.
      so in a dream I was crossing a bridge with my family but they crossed it before me cz I was afraid and after my little brother offer me a hand and we moved together. it was dirty water I ahad to fold my pants and in crossing the bridge we jumped for the bridge was of wood and not strong enough.
      but finally we made it and cross the. bridge.
      what does it mean?

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        Carol Chapman - December 1, 2022

        Thanks for including information on what’s going on in your waking life. If it was my dream, I’d think it was about the decision to apply for a green card. Do you want to leave your boyfriend? Because the dream shows quite a bit of reluctance to go ahead with the decision. To me, the dirty water has a significant meaning. It could mean that someone is influencing you to do something you don’t want to do. Or that your emotions are clouded. Since the bridge wasn’t strong enough, it means that the decision to go ahead isn’t very strong. Does that make sense?

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Andrew - October 13, 2021

I dreamed I was in a car with my recently deceased mother. Two other people were in the back seat-one was a cousin.
We were crossing a 2 mile long Wright Memorial Bridge from the Outer Banks of NC to the mainland. The bridge was named for the Wright brothers. My mother was driving and we were going from the islands to the mainland. The sound was somewhat rough. Suddenly an enormous wave of green water was looming toward and over us. It was ENORMOUS and towered over the car. It crashed down upon us but we were absolutely unharmed! We were amazed that we were not washed overboard and the whole event lasted for only a few seconds. My mother kept her hands on the wheel and we got through it quickly and safely.

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Mya - May 25, 2021

I had a dream about me and my best friend she met someone a random guy and he had big dogs in his car, he ended up trying to drive us some place I forgot where but we asked him to take us across the way he wanted to take a bridge instead and built one in front of us made of concrete and metal I was scared and hesitant so we made him take another way instead! What does this mean LOL anything??? I also watched a movie w a bridge in it last night so it might just be a random dream also the man in the dream was close to my friend not me I was kinda third wheeling like I usually do with her haha

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Shelly - April 18, 2021

Hey carol, so in my dream i was driving with my cousins and a couple of my friends in a car that i once owned, and we were crossing a bridge that slightly resembled the golden gate bridge in a way, and I’d say we were a quarter of the way across when the bridge just like demolished itself, we were able to get out of the car at the last second but the car took a huge plummet into the river below. The river was like sky blue and the sky was blue and cloudy the bridge was red, and the area behind us, the place we were leaving, was like a city and the other side of the bridge was a green grassy plain with trees and stuff, but what caught my dream eye was that the bridge part that broke apart was made of scaffolding when seconds before it was a fully built bridge. Can you please let me know what it could mean please?

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    Carol Chapman - April 19, 2021

    Hi Shelly, Thanks for sharing your bridge dream. To get some insight into your dream in which you don’t make it across a bridge, take a look at my blog post about just that topic. Here’s the link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ From my video on that blog post, you’ll see that your type of bridge dream usually means that you don’t actually follow through with a decision you’ve made. Another indication of this is that the beautiful, sturdy, Golden-Gate-type bridge has been reduced to scaffolding. In addition, because so much blue turned up in your dream, it would mean to me, if it was my dream, that the dream was telling me the truth. So, what was the decision about? Can you remember what was going on in your life the day before you had the dream? Another clue comes from the dream: that you’re going from a city to a green, grassy plain with trees. This could literally refer to travel from the city to the country, or, often green grass represents health and vitality in a dream. As a result, the dream could refer to a lifestyle decision. Does any of this bring an understanding to you? Remember, your dreams usually refer to what’s going on in your waking life the day before you had the dream.

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Carwin Enad - March 30, 2021

Hi Carol I was dreaming of a bridge at first i saw it very ok and then when i was there i was about to walk and cross the bridge ,i found out that the bridge is about to fall in the water, and there was a thing above that i need to climb but it so hard to do, so that i will not fall into water, and in the other side if the bridge i saw my brother inlaws he was just seeing me, and afterwards there was a security guard who help and pulled so that im safe. What does it mean? Is it good or bad?

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    Carol Chapman - April 19, 2021

    Hi Carwin Enad, an intriguing dream! Dreams are neither good or bad. They usually refer to what was going on in your life the day before you had the dream. Here’s a link to my blog post describing what it means to dream about a bridge that is unstable: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/. Because your dream also had the symbol of a security guard, I wonder: in your waking life, are you feeling unsafe, do you feel your finances aren’t secure? If it were my dream, I’d think it had to do with some decision I’d made that would lead to being insecure or unsafe.

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Jill - February 26, 2021

Hi Carol,

In my dream I was driving over a very large, new, local bridge. It was night time. I was in the car with my boyfriend of 10 years. As we were driving over the bridge, nearing the end, the straps (or suspension) started to snap off. I was panicked. I screamed and pleaded for him to drive faster. I can remember hearing the roar of his truck engine as he sped to the end, and we made it across at the last minute. In my personal life, my partner and I are struggling. We’re going through a break up and haven’t spoken in days (we’ve never separated this long). It seems to be a power struggle between us. I’m setting boundaries for my own happiness and he won’t back down. It seems he wants what he wants and isn’t willing to compromise. I’m worried what the future holds for us.

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    Carol Chapman - February 26, 2021

    Hi Jill, thanks for sharing your dream and also giving the circumstances going on in your waking life. Since you make it across the bridge in your dream, I would imagine this means you will continue with the decision you made – to set your boundaries for your own happiness. It makes sense that the bridge in your dream is a new bridge, since this is both a new decision you’ve made, and also it would result in a new type of relationship with your boyfriend. The important symbol to consider is the driver of the car – your boyfriend. Basically, if it were my dream, it would be telling me that the issue has to do with giving him control in the situation. He’s the driver in your dream. For a further understanding of this concept, take a look at my relatively recent post and video on the meaning of crossing (or not) a bridge at this link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/what-does-it-mean-to-dream-about-crossing-a-bridge/ Again, that the both of you cross the bridge seems like a good symbol for the relationship. Does this resonate?

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Mary V - February 7, 2021

I dreamt that I was unable to cross a wooden bridge, it was missing planks and on the other side was my best friend. I don’t recall exactly if she was drunk or crying however I was afraid that if I walked towards her, she would push me off the bridge. If I backed away from her, I would be pulled down by some man that was reaching out to my feet so either way i would be dragged off of it, I’m not quite sure what this means…

This same week prior to my dream I made the decision to move out on my own and not live with her anymore, I’m not sure if this has any relevance.

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Dileepa Rupasinghe - January 14, 2021

Dear,

I am currently contemplating of a separation from my family and going for a second marriage. I love my two sons very much and still my wife as well.

As far as I feel that the love I have towards my wife could be the bond I have had upon her over the years.

I dreamt that I was crossing over a bridge with water under it with a close distance.

Appreciate that if you could please explain this scenario.

Thank you very much.

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    Carol Chapman - January 14, 2021

    Dear Dileepa Rupasinghe, Thanks for sharing your dream. This is what it would mean if it was my dream. To begin, water usually symbolizes emotion. The bridge, as my blog post says, often symbolizes a decision and/or a relationship. It his case, likely both. Why is the water at such a close distance? To remind you of how emotional your decision will affect you and your loved ones. The emotion is very close to this decision. For most people, it’s emotionally very difficult. Does this make sense to you?

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Jane - December 17, 2020

Hi,
Last night I had a dream that I was crossing a bridge and before I knew it my 2 year old had climbed under the railing and fallen. In the dream I immediately jumped in after but couldn’t see in the blurry water and woke up straight away.

I have never had a dream like this about my children and its been on my mind since this morning.

Thanks.

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    Carol Chapman - December 18, 2020

    Hi Jane, Great dream! I hope you aren’t feeling too much anxiety about this dream, because it likely means that your relationship with your 2 year old is about to change. (Bridges can mean the connection between people, i.e. relationships). Considering the age of your child, and this is more my opinion than about dream symbols, I think the dream is just reminding you that this child is about to enter the “Terrible Two’s.” I remember when my darling little boy, my first child, was two years old and my girlfriend’s little boy, who was 2 1/2, was so out of control. I told her what a poor mother she was. Then, my little sweetheart became 2 1/2, and he became uncooperative, saying “No” all the time to my directions. That’s when I learned about the Terrible Two’s, and I went and apologized to my girlfriend. As you know, from your older children, it’s just a stage they go through. It won’t last forever. They’re just learning that they’re separate from you. They’re not bad, just becoming more independent. Therefore, my guess would be that this dream is reminding you that your little darling is about to “fall” off the connection (the bridge) you’ve had until now. Does this resonate? Is he or she starting to become uncooperative? If it’s not the Terrible Two’s, then likely the dream merely illustrates a recent incident when you felt as if the child didn’t act as cooperative with you as usual. What happened yesterday, the day before the dream? Does any of this make sense?

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Stephanie - November 4, 2020

Hi!

I had a bridge dream a couple days ago. I was in a car with my mother (my mom passed away close to ten years ago) and two sisters (I think it was her sisters because I am an only child). Everyone was yelling at me and we started to go over a huge bridge (looks similar to Golden Gate Bridge) but we are in Colorado and the sky is pale blue and beautiful. All of a sudden the car falls off the bridge and the seat belts disappear and I jump out (my mom is driving and I am sitting in the passenger seat…her two or three sisters are in the back seat). The car falls in the sea or ocean. I then see a news report that I am the only survivor. I feel relieved and energized when I wake up from the dream. But I am curious about what it means.

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Jada Collins - October 20, 2020

Hello,
Last night I had a dream about falling into a bridge. My great grandfather was driving the van, and it was filled with “family members” I didn’t know many of them though. I was sitting next to my dad and my mom was sitting with my brother.( My parents are divorced and hate each other. My dad is remarried to my stepmom but she wasn’t there.)
It was night and we were going up this wooden bridge that had a large curve to it. The van kept drifting and we eventually fell. I remember the feeling of plummeting into the water. I felt scared and afraid. My dad was still next to me helping me float. The water was dark because it was night time and we couldn’t see. I called out for my mother and brother and when they responded I called 911 and shone a flashlight in order to see everyone. Then I woke up. I made the decision to start my journey of being a copywriter yesterday and taking my business seriously. I am also a high school senior and college is coming soon. I am unsure what this dream means can you please interpret it?

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    Carol Chapman - October 22, 2020

    Hi Jada Collins, thanks for submitting your Bridge Dream. To me, it contains classic dream symbols. However, remember that it’s your dream, and it actually may mean something different than what it means to me. So, to begin, because it’s a Bridge Dream, it likely refers to a decision, but also to relationships, which seems to be the case with you. That’s because you made a decision when you woke up, and the dream contained your family members (minus stepmom). [Thanks so much for including details about your waking life! :)] Something interesting: look who’s driving the van. It’s your great-grandfather, not you. That could mean that your decision doesn’t totally come from inside you. Or, your REASONS for your decision aren’t totally yours. You might be allowing precepts set down by your great-grandfather about how things should be done or how things should be in your family to drive your decision. In any case, in the dream, he drives everyone off of the bridge, which, to me, would mean that allowing his beliefs to guide (drive) your decisions, or even your relationships with your family, will only lead to disaster. Plus, the bridge has a curve and the van keeps drifting. Have you been wavering about your decision? In your dream, it’s dark and you can’t see, because you “can’t see” something you want clarified. In the dream, you show your ability to help yourself by calling 911 and also shining a flashlight (shining light on the matter) – these are both great symbols for showing your ability to care for yourself – and also to see everyone in the family clearly. In conclusion, your dream may have to do with your decision upon waking up to be a copywriter and to take your business seriously or it may be about your relationship with your family or both. Which way did the bridge curve? To the left, can mean the wrong way, to the right, can mean the right way. However, it can also mean the past and the future, so I wouldn’t take that seriously, unless it resonates with you. Does any of this resonate with you? Remember, it’s your dream. My hope is that my insights may help you to get an “ah hah, I got it” as far as understanding your dream goes. You don’t need to understand every single symbol for that to happen. Thanks again for submitting your dream and information about your waking life.

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Deena - September 20, 2020

Hi! Last night I had a dream that I was driving a car and two of my closest friends were in the car with me (we see each other once a week for a girls night thing). I was going over a bridge and as I accelerated, it quickly turned vertical and I kept driving up feeling like I was going to fall backwards and it did. The bridge was around water (I live in Florida and there is a similar bridge I related the one in my dream to) I remember falling out of the car to the side as my friends were still in the car. I can’t remember falling directly in the water but then went to another dream almost like it was connected, someone said I’d been gone for a while. In my dream I remember falling off the bridge and being scared and feeling like did that really happen? Then, like a dream deja vu, right after I got in the same car and with the same friends went on the same bridge and did the same thing. This time I was falling my friends were holding onto the bridge and it looked like I was going to go straight into the water and thought I should put my arms near body body and legs straight together and just go straight down into the water. Then my alarm went off and that’s all I remember.

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jen - September 14, 2020

hi. I had a dream that I was a passenger in a car and my husband was driving it. We were driving over a very long and circular like white concrete bridge that was flat with no side/guard rails and seemed never ending. It was all over the place, over itself, over water, over endless air.
He wound up panicking, swerving, and drove the car off the side of the bridge.
I remember being mad at him thinking we would die because of his driving error but telling myself to stay calm and not act angry towards him instead tell him it would be ok and we would try to figure out how to survive. I made some suggestions like opening the window enough so we could break the glass once or if we hit water and trying to think of other important things. We kept falling and falling and falling and I think I started to direct him how to “drive” the car to safely land but I can’t fully remember. We eventually landed on concrete ground-never hitting any water—and seemed to have survived but I don’t remember how we landed as the falling and spinning in the air had seemed like an eternity. I kept asking myself were we truly alive or were we dead but somewhere else like a half point to heaven or different dimension and just “thought” I survived. I don’t remember seeing him again after we landed on the concrete ground and I am still unsure as to if I/we really survived it and if so how. I do remember speaking with someone else after landing and tried to describe what had taken place.
Additional information to add is my current emotional state. My heart is fully in love with someone else and they recently severed ties with me for choosing to never leave my husband and the pain has been unbearable.

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    Carol Chapman - September 16, 2020

    Hi jen, thanks for your dream, and especially thanks for telling me a bit of what’s going on in your life. It really fits with the dream. To begin, remember, that it’s your dream and your life. You’re looking for an “ah hah,” “I know what my dream means.” Let me help you get that “ah hah” by telling you that a bridge often means a relationship. Yours is made of concrete! (sound familiar?) Something as solid as a marriage? And, it’s never ending, which fits with what you told me is going on in your waking life. After all, your dreams are your subconscious mind trying to tell you something about your waking life. Next symbol: your car. It can represent the direction of your life and the ability to make decisions about your life. And, who’s in the driving seat? You? No. Even though it’s your car, your husband’s in the driving seat! In my humble opinion, the rest of the dream has to do with your fears of your husband panicking and also your fears that you can’t survive going off the bridge of your marriage. Or, anyway, this is what it would mean to me if it was my dream. Can you try to put the meaning of these symbols into the rest of the dream and see if it makes sense to you? Actually, you don’t have to understand each and every symbol. You only need to get that “ah hah!” Honestly, your subconscious mind is working really hard to help you in your dilemma and heartache!

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      jen - September 27, 2020

      thank you so much.
      so insightful and helpful and much appreciated!
      if you can share your thoughts on this part-i was angry with him for driving off the bridge but PRETENDED to be calm just to help us, as i didn’t want either of us to die but I had minimal faith in him saving us and thought I should take control for survival. —hmmmm..ah hah?!
      Also, when we landed he wasn’t with me and I didn’t see him again. I remember being confused and a bit dazed after I hit the concrete ground (we went from this continuous windy/steady uphill drive to a never ending “descending fall” and BAM!-hit ground-not water-and it appears I was alone (aside for the other person i was sharing the story with-who was a male presence and i’m not sure if it was my son or the other man)
      It felt so surreal, eerily still and quiet while i told the man the story of what just happened-so much so that I questioned if I was even alive or some sort of afterlife so to speak.

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        Carol Chapman - September 30, 2020

        Hi Jen, I’d like to be of help in unraveling the meaning of your dream. However, my sense is that it’s getting too complicated to continue through back-and-forth comments. Plus, I wonder if you’ve had any more dreams since this one. Can you manage an online personal session with me? It costs $47.00 for 45 minutes. If this is something you can do and would like to try, I invite you to book a session. Here’s a link to my “Book a Session” page: https://CarolChapmanLive.com/bookasession. Let me know if that’s a possibility for you.

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          jen - October 3, 2020

          I would love to but my dreams are sporadic (if I sleep) and a mess at this time (consistent with my emotional state) plus I am having a hard time remembering them.
          I will reach out when I have more consistency.
          Thank you for your help and input-it was very helpful.

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            Carol Chapman - October 5, 2020

            Hi again jen, thanks so much for getting back to me.
            I wish you all the best.
            (((Hugs)))
            Carol

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phoebe - August 16, 2020

Hi Carol, I dreamed about crossing a suspended bridge over river with a special person I used to know. It was a distressful time and many others were crossing. She was ahead of me and behind me were kids that were making the suspended bridge unstable. The bridge bent and the person fell off the bridge to the water. I immediately jumped when this happened. I tried to find her underwater but the water was blurry to see the bottom. I woke up. Your thoughts and feedback would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

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    Carol Chapman - August 17, 2020

    Hi phoebe, thanks for your bridge dream. I take it that this is a friend you haven’t seen for a while, right? In that case, likely, in your dream, she represents something in your present life that is like here, not specifically her. Therefore, likely you’ve dreamed about her because the qualities that made her special are important to you now. So, ask yourself, what were those qualities that made her a special person to you? Whatever these qualities are, my guess (I say guess, because it’s your dream about your life) is that since the water in the dream was blurry and you couldn’t find her, you feel you can’t find those qualities either in yourself now, in the situation, or in a relationship, basically, in your present life. That you dreamed about her, likely means that you want those qualities in your life right now. Remember, in the dream, you tried to find her. You want to find those qualities right now. Is there something you can do to bring them into your life? It probably has to do with things being unstable (the suspension bridge) and the kids (maybe your attitude to what’s going on now).

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Alyssa - August 14, 2020

Hi Carol,
my boyfriend and i have been arguing for a while now and this last time we argued he told me he had this dream one time when he was little but then it reoccurred him that night when we were arguing but in a vision. He said that he was on a bridge over water and it was broken he then fell but landed on a new beautiful bridge. I don’t know what any of it meant so i went to look it up and nothing came up so i need some help please.

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    Carol Chapman - August 17, 2020

    Hi Alyssa, Thanks for writing with a bridge dream. A bridge in a dream can symbolize a relationship, a decision, or a change. That’s all I want to say, because it’s his dream, not yours. So, I don’t want to put ideas into your head that it means something, when, usually, the person who had the dream/vision has a greater insight into the meaning of the symbolism than anyone else. What does he think it means?

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Steph - August 13, 2020

Dear Carol,
I could use a little help. I’ve been having strange dreams lately. Last night I dreamed I crossed a bridge so hilly it was like a roller coaster. My dad was driving. We made it across the bridge and for some reason turned around to go back the way we came. My dad wanted to go around the bridge but a high wall prevented him from driving up onto the magical platform that lets you cross water that isn’t a bridge?.. I told him “everyone tries to go around, just cross the bridge.” As soon as we began crossing waves the size of skyscrapers came towering over us. Because the bridge was like a roller coaster and we were at the top of a hill the wave missed us but wiped out the road. As it came back into view I hung onto my fathers shoulders as he excllerated. Another wave hit as we were going down and we drove into the washed out road and were swallowed by the ocean. I felt peaceful. I woke up on a beach by myself. I looked to where the bridge had been and there was nothing but ocean.
For background my father and I have a strained but cordial relationship. I have not had a holiday with him in 30 years. He is married to a woman I introduced him to and she absolutely hates me. I don’t know why I would dream of my father. Is it possible he just represents authority or “men?”

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    Carol Chapman - August 17, 2020

    Hi Steph, Thanks for the dream. I appreciate that you included some information about your waking life. The important part of the dream is that your dad was driving. That means that your dad “is in the driver’s seat” of something in your life. As the dream says, and in this case, I suspect that the bridge represents the relationship between you and him, the relationship is “a roller coaster ride,” meaning, emotionally up and down or strained. The huge waves represent your emotions. Of course, this is your dream, so you know best what it means, but if it was my dream, the huge waves would mean to me that even though I feel consciously that I have a cordial relationship with my father, deep in the depths of me (my subconscious), I feel really, really distressed. Maybe, since the waves wash out the road, basically the path of the relationship you have with him right now, you need to reconstruct the relationship you have with him. The ocean represents the depths of your psyche, which is untouched by everyday life and it’s peaceful there, which assures you that you have access to a peaceful solution. In addition, the beach is a practical solution, since it’s land not water. I suppose it’s possible that your father represents authority or “men,” but, based on what you’ve told me about your difficult relationship with your Dad and his wife, could it actually be specifically about you and your relationship with them?

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Ari - August 6, 2020

I had a dream about a getting on a bridge with someone and falling into the water the bridge was split in half perfectly and it worked like a switch we swam to the other side of it and it lifted back up the only way to get back was to fall again and swim to the other side and get lifted up…I was too scared to fall again and the person I was with was gone so I had to go by myself with random people and got to the other side never saw that person again in the dream.

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    Carol Chapman - August 17, 2020

    Hi Ari, Thanks for the dream. Bridge dreams often symbolize a decision, a relationship, or a change. Which one of these is important in your life now? Likely that’s what the dream is about.

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Yata elizabeth - July 15, 2020

Hi
I had a dream that i was crossing a wooden bridge made of planks on a motorbike and when i finally crossed i was wondering that how can a motorbike cross a terrible coplicated bridge like this one.please i need an inrtepretation of the dream.

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    Carol Chapman - August 17, 2020

    Hi Yata elizabeth, great dream, because it says that even though something seems impossible (crossing a terrible bridge on a motorbike), it actually is possible. Do you know what this is? Have you made a decision to do something lately?

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MKL - July 14, 2020

Hi, I had a dream crossing a bridge. It started like this: There were a lot of people at the Victoria Falls, crossing the bridge to the other side and i was standing scared of crossing . Then came a man, he was with his friend and the friend’s girlfriend. He held my hand and helped me cross. He invited me to tour the falls with them and we got close. The conversations we had in the dream were like those of someone i recently met in reality. In reality there is this birthday mate ,we met about a month ago, so i have been doubting if we are truly birthday mates, so been wanting to see his ID.AND IN THE DREAM I FOUND MYSELF ASKING FOR THE MAN WHO HELPED CROSS’S ID FOR ME TO BELIEVE IF WE ARE TRULY BIRTHDAY MATES. That s how i woke up.

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MaryAnn - May 14, 2020

I had a dream like I was looking at a hand written map showing 2 houses and a drawn line to the number 25. I was in these houses prior to seeing the map.
The next part of the dream, I was looking (like an overview) at a car approaching a wooden rickety bridge (the bridge did not have side railings and seemed to be no space between the bridge or water) that had waves crashing onto the right side but not over the bridge. I feel I was in the car and I could feel the the bumps of the tyres going over the wooden planks. I could not see the other side of the bridge at all, but like the bridge blended into the water (I don’t feel like it was submerged, it was far off in distance) and that is where the dream ended (or I woke up).
The colors of the dream were dark, drab and dull.

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Kayla - April 17, 2020

Hi Carol, I need a dream interpretation please. For a while i’ve been dreaming about this same bridge but I don’t seem to remember any details other then this specific one. There’s a light blue sky with one or two clouds no sun is seen. This bridge is over a lake it is split in two but are supposed to be connected with each side tilted slightly up. On the other side of the bridge there is a green forest but it seems far away. I’m in a car but I can’t tell if i’m with others or alone. The bridge is sinking and the water is going back and forth not too fast nor too slow. I look to the other side of the bridge and feel hopeless and that’s where my dream ends.I have a small fear of bridges so having multiple dreams about them scares me.

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Kristen - April 13, 2020

I dreamt my ex and I were laying down holding hands. Then where we were became a bus. Looking out the back window as the bus was backing up, I realized that we were on a very, very high bridge. The bus backed over the bridge and began to fall. I woke up mid-fall. Any idea what this could mean?
Thank you so much ?

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Melayshia McCardell - April 1, 2020

What does it mean to dream of driving off a bridge into water? My 8 year old son was the driver he was speeding we were coming up on a turn he couldn’t make the turn cause we were going to fast and we went off the bridge into the water. I immediately helped him out the car We were at the bottom of some type of water maybe a river I can’t swim but I was pushing my son up trying get him out the water and then I woke up

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    Carol Chapman - April 1, 2020

    Hi Melayshia, to dream of driving off a bridge into water means that you’re letting your emotions hold you back and prevent you from moving forward. However, in your dream, there’s more to it than just driving off a bridge into water. I appreciate that you included your whole dream. In your dream, it’s also significant that you’re not driving. Your 8-year-old son is! That means that he’s in control, not you. And, as the dream says, he doesn’t know what he’s doing. In addition, if it was my dream, it would be saying that to continue to allow him to be in charge, could lead to both you and him getting in some kind of trouble. Does this make sense?

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      Melayshia McCardell - May 24, 2020

      Thanks for your respond , that makes a lot of sense but how do I fix this my son is my world and all he has is me everything I do is for him

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        Carol Chapman - May 31, 2020

        Hi Melayshia McCardell, I feel happy that my interpretation of your dream made a lot of sense to you. Now, to address your question, “How do I fix this?” To begin, of course, he is your world. Also, remember, your dream expressed your feelings on that particular day about what was going on that day. It’s not the whole story of how he behaves and how you feel about it every day. Second, I only interpret dreams. I’m not an expert in child rearing. However, as a fellow mother, I can suggest some resources that helped me out. Probably the best help I received came from the work of Louise Bates Ames on the stages of child development. By knowing what to expect of children of various ages, I had more understanding of my children when they were especially challenging. Most of the time, it was to be expected at that age. Here’s a link to a website summarizing some of her work: https://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/child-development/child-development-by-age/ Just scroll down to eight-year-olds and then nine-year-olds, because that’s what’s coming. Of course, there are also many videos, websites, and books with advice for parents. To ask for advice from your dreams, you can “incubate a dream,” which is to set out a pen and notebook before bed and ask specifically for the kind of help you would like from your dreams. Then, when you wake up, write down your dream before you forget it. You might receive some good answers. Wishing you wisdom and love as you tackle this wonderful, loving relationship with your son.

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          Melayshia McCardell - June 4, 2020

          Thank you and God bless you I really appreciate your wisdom I will be using your advice ?? Peace and blessings

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Tina - March 9, 2020

Hi Carol,
I dreamt about my mom whom passed away 2 years ago. We were walking alone next to the ocean. The waves were beautiful, and instead of sand, the ground was made up of huge rocks, but they were flat to easily walk on. My mom started crying (she never used to cry) and I asked if she was ok or in pain. She replied and said “I’m crying because I’m so happy I can cross this bridge with you” and she hugged me really tight. I remember looking behind her as we hugged and only seeing the rocks and ocean, no bridge but the sun was bright and when I looked over the water at the sun, she disappeared from my arms.

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Josee Bouchard - March 8, 2020

Hi Carol,
I have a dream that I was driving the car at the entrance of the bridge, I missed the curve and fell out of the bridge. I was worried I cannot open the doors when we hit the water. Fortunately I pressed the unlock button and the locks went unlocked, I was ready to open the door before we hit the water when I woke up. Strangely while the car was falling, I did not feel that we were going down. The passenger was not my husband but a stranger, a man I never met before.

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Darlene - February 24, 2020

I dreamt of sliding across a very high bridge with my son laying on top of me that was over the ocean. The bridge didn’t have an end to it. It was a very sunny beautiful day in the dream.

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    Carol Chapman - February 25, 2020

    Hi Darlene, you didn’t ask me to interpret your dream, so I hope you don’t mind. It’s a lovely dream showing your devotion to your son. The high bridge shows your decision of sticking to “high” ideals in raising your son. That’s why the bridge has no end to it–your love, devotion, and ideals never end–it’s a decision that lasts forever. He’s laying on top of you because you provide support for him. The ocean below symbolizes your deep feelings for him. It’s a beautiful sunny day to show you not only gave him life (without the sun there is no life on earth), but also how rich and nourishing your life is as a result of having your son. Why are you sliding? Because keeping to these high ideals make raising him easy. Or, sliding could also mean that in some way the day before, you didn’t keep to your ideals, maybe you made something too easy for him? Just a guess–take a look at what happened the day before. If it were my dream, the symbols would have a positive meaning because of the sun shining in the dream.

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andrea - February 11, 2020

I dreamt I was with my ex boyfreind and old friend of my parents (both of whom I haven’t seen in years). It was new years eve and she invited us to a party, we where riding bikes together then I was alone and I crossed a narrow rope bridge (on the bike) and at the end where graves with candles lit in front of them. I picked up the bike so I didn’t walk over the graves and found myself in a field with people playing football on bikes. The guy I currently have a crush on (a co-worker at the job i’m about to leave) was in the field also but quite far way.

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Wendy Pangilinan - February 4, 2020

Hi Carol,

In my dream, I was in the river side and a blind old lady was about to cross the river using the bridge. being blind, She fell into the river and was shouting for help and I only stood there without helping the old lady.

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    Carol Chapman - February 5, 2020

    Hi Wendy, often, the people in your dreams represent yourself. So, therefore, anyway, if this was my dream, the blind old lady would mean to me that I was acting like a blind old lady about something–in other words, I wouldn’t be seeing something clearly. This something is represented by the bridge. It’s either something you’re considering doing or something you’re in the middle of. Also, some part of you is shouting for help, but you’re ignoring it–which continues the theme of this dream that you’re not seeing something clearly. Does this resonate?

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Guia - September 13, 2019

Hi Carol ,
Last night I dream about crossing a bridge with my brother Greg. We were 25 in the bus
And the bridge was not passable by vehicle so
We need to walk and cross the bridge , actually we crossed the bridge in a very smooth way , no problems at all , me and my brother were happy as we done it as easy as like that .
Your interpretations will help me what’s beyond my dream. Thank you and God bless .

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Rebecca - August 31, 2019

Hi Carol, I had this dream that I feel is very important right now in my life that I’m dealing with life changing decisions, insecurities to overcome, and difficulties in expressing and showing emotions.

In my dream somebody was telling me that my aunt and cousin were driving on a bridge in Norway and that a wave flooded them on the bridge. I saw the scene and right after I was on that bridge. I was alone and other people I didn’t know by foot. Waves were wetting the long bridge. It was bad weather, dark, the ocean was black. Everyone was trying to get off the bridge and for some reason there was se unity stopping them to get off and slowing people to leave the bridge. I questioned myself why? Then I saw someone in wheelchair and security wanted that person get off first. I was also trying to get off. I turn my sight to the ocean and I try to look if any big wave is coming but I don’t see any (I was expecting one, I always have this recurrent dean of the tsunami) when suddenly a big black dragon raised from the water and just floated right there in front staring at me. I felt connected to the dragon. Not sure what that means to me though..
Please let me know what do you think.
Thanks
Rebecca

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Willem - August 15, 2019

Hi
Need help please
Dream about driving in my car
Came to a bridge but I couldn’t cross it because it was flooded
In my dream I was looking at the water
Thanks carol

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Chris - August 11, 2019

Hi Carol. Last night (after going to bed in an anxious state) I dreamt I was walking alone across a very high bridge spanning a mighty river at least a hundred feet below. There were railings on either side of the bridge as I walked across it. Eventually, I could see that the railings on my left came to an end and I assumed that this was the top of a flight of stairs leading down from the bridge which would take me back down to ground level. As I was about to step off the ‘top step’, I realise there were no stairs just a sheer drop to the river far below. For a moment, I teetered on the brink, terrified that I was about to fall to my death. However, I somehow managed to pull myself back from the edge and, moving slowly and unsteadily from the shock, started walking back along the bridge in the direction I’d come from. Soon however, my vision started getting worse and worse, so I could no longer see where I was going. Then the dream faded. I was wondering what, if anything, this might mean.

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Meow - July 24, 2019

Hi, i had this dream where me, my son & husband in our car. My husband is the one driving in a narrow & long bridge. We were going to my mom’s business location. Before,the bridge to mom’s location had a safe shortcut but the government constructed & changed it. So instead, we have to drive for longer hours to reach mom. While driving, my husband is talkative & i told him to watch out because the bridge is so dangerous aside from being narrow, it has no sides & there are some unexpected broken roads. I’m so scared we’ll fall on the water. But he keeps on talking & told me to relax & even happily went on to that broken bridge….he doesnt seem scared, he enjoyed passing broken bridges…and i thought we were going to fall, but we didn’t. He bragged about his driving skills & told me to trust him, until we reached our destination. Me & mom complained about the narrow bridge the government constructed but just accepted we can’t do anything about it . After our visit, we went home & took the narrow bridge again, i still feel scared because it was really dangerous. But we managed to pass. Then i saw my son, grown up, driving still in a narrow bridge, and hust like his dad, he doesnt seem to care about the bridge’s condition but excitingly cross it. I’m still scared but we were able to cross over. They’re like having fun in an adventure while me worrying over the bridge. Pls help me interpret thank you.

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Teza - July 16, 2019

Hi Carol,

I need help in interpreting my dream. I actually dreamt about a tragedy at the bridge twice with the same person- my boyfriend.
At the first dream while we are riding a motorcycle while crossing the bridge, we encounter an accident in which I saw him helping out the family.

After a week, I dreamt of the same bridge and this time he was with my daughter. I was a about to cross the bridge when I saw him and my child lying in the bridge. It was night this time comparing to the first dream in which transpired at a day light. Then when I approached my boyfriend and my daughter, there were plenty of blood but the water underneath the bridge was calm. I was relieved when I found out that my baby girl is alive, the blood on her face wasn’t hers but my partner’s. And I was devastated to find out that he died. The dream then transitioned in which there was another bridge on top of where I saw him lying. I was at the top bridge and he was below it, still lying without breath and his family arrived and blamed me with the tragic accident.

Please help me, I don’t usually consult, but it felt disturbing to dream at the same bridge with the same person and in a tragic way.

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    Carol Chapman - July 16, 2019

    Hi Teza, For sure, this is a really tragic, frightening dream. And, when you have a dream like this, you fear it may be a dream foretelling the future. You fear the dream may come true. And, although dreams can come true, most likely the images in your dream are symbolic, not real. Take a look at my recent post on a dead body in a dream at this link: https://carolchapmanlive.com/is-it-true-if-you-die-in-your-dreams-you-die/.

    Usually, when you dream of a person dying in a dream, it means that your relationship with them will change. Or, it might be that your feelings for, or your opinions of that person will change. It’s like the dream is saying that something with this person will die or something has already changed. Is that right? Has there been a big change in your life or in your relationship with your boyfriend? Or, it could even mean that you fear there will be a change.

    Since this is a dream with a bridge, the bridge likely represents your relationship with your boyfriend, in other words, the bridge joins the two of you together. You see the same bridge in the light, when everything is fine and helpful, and in the dark, when everything is tragic. So, the same bridge probably represents the same relationship in a different light.

    Here’s a link to another one of my posts, this one about Dream Interpretation: Darkness. https://carolchapmanlive.com/dream-interpretation-darkness/. Often darkness means you can’t see something clearly or something is difficult.

    I find it helpful that in your dream, even though there was plenty of blood, the water below was calm–water often represents emotion. Some part of you is fine with this change. What does blood often mean in a dream? That something is definite, for sure, “written in blood.”

    Now, remember, this is your dream. I’m just making some suggestions of what the symbols would likely mean. There are many interpretations for each symbol. Notice how you react to my suggestions. Do you get a “yes” or a “no.” Take a look at my videos on the topics at the links I gave you. Hopefully, my suggestions will awaken a resonance in you of what the dream refers to in your specific life. In the end, you know what your life (including your dreams) is about better than I do. Good luck.

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Kariel - July 5, 2019

Hi I had a dream about me and my grandma who passed away 4 months ago , me and her were on a bridge together there was trees and water underneath us , the water was calm and we was looking at all the rocks in the water . Then there was 2nd bridge we saw looked a lot more difficult to cross but she was walking on it . I didn’t I was standing there just watching her . Idk what that means ??

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    Carol Chapman - July 8, 2019

    Hi Kariel, sorry to hear about your grandmother passing. Thanks for sharing your dream. I like that your dream has two bridges. To me, the first one represents the relationship you had with her while she was alive. There were difficulties (the rocks), but emotionally, the relationship was pretty calm (the calm water). Also, trees often symbolize health and vitality. However, the second bridge, where she is alone, represents to me that she is no longer with you. As you said in your dream, she’s on this bridge to “cross” it to the other side of the bridge. Therefore, to me, this part of the dream could symbolize that she’s on the bridge to “cross over” to the “other side,” or the afterlife.

    And yes, this passage is more difficult. Nonetheless, she’s on her way. On one level, this dream can also assure you that she’s fine. Even though she’s not with you anymore, she’s doing just fine where she is. Does this make sense? Also, because the bridge she’s presently on is more difficult, if this resonates with you, you might want to pray for her. Or, if prayer doesn’t resonate with you, you might want to send her a loving thought. On the other hand, this bridge may represent that her passing may be more difficult for you to deal with, so I’m sending a loving thought to you. Blessings.

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Mjay - June 25, 2019

Hi there!

How are you? I hope you’re doing good. Okay just to go straight to the point. I am a member of the LGBT community and I have a partner for almost 3 years now. My partner is almost 4 years younger than me and I can say that we still have lots of experience to grow into this relationship.

We always have this “petty quarrel” like we always fight over small things because he’s so moody. One day he’s so sweet and the other day he’ll change he’s mood. Being older in this relationship I am glad that we didn’t have any 3rd party issues since we’ve started. I mean we really do love each other. Every time we’re together we do not forget to show our feelings to each other. Oh! I almost forgot to say, I’m already working in a graveyard shift that’s why we only have 1-2days to spend each other for each week. And since then, there is no week that we’ll not have this quarrel.

And last week, we’ve had our biggest quarrel which leads into break up.. Though we manage to fix this after a week and talk about what happened and make promise with each other. I recently have this “DREAM” going across a high concrete bridge with NO FOUNDATIONS. The bridge itself looks okay and doesn’t look like it will collapse anytime while I’m crossing over it. However I have this feeling, I mean the “fear” to take the risk, to go across or over it. Under this bridge is a river, it’s neither calm nor troubled water. I’m not sure if it is clear or muddy water but I can clearly see the reflections of the rocks above it.

I woke up and didn’t have the opportunity to go over the bridge in my dreams. Although I myself have the hint on my mind on what this dream means, I just want an opinion from a professional like you.

Feel free to give your feedback or thoughts about this at your most convenient time.

Thanks and more power!

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    Carol Chapman - July 8, 2019

    Hi Mjay, Thanks for your delightful correspondence and your interesting “bridge” dream. I especially appreciate that you included some background information. I’ve taken some time to think about your dream, since, as with many symbols, bridges in dreams can symbolize many things.

    By the way, before I go ahead with my idea of an interpretation, would you please agree to post your idea of what your dream means, no matter what I say–whether I agree with your idea or not. That is because it is YOUR dream, not mine. And even though you’ve graciously told me a lot about what’s going on with you and your partner, still, often the dreamer knows better than anyone else what the dream means.

    That’s why I encourage people to learn about interpreting their dreams (see my 3-step Checklist for Creative Dream Interpretation on the homepage of this website at https://CarolChapmanLive.com).

    Nonetheless, I may give you something to thing about that hasn’t occurred to you. But, you must realize, that even though you’ve told me about what’s going on with you, still, I don’t dream like you, and I’m not living your life. Therefore, the best I can do is to look at the symbols and what you’ve told me about yourself, and then, tell you what it would likely mean to me if I had your dream.

    OK, so, what have I been thinking about? It’s that a “crossing a bridge” dream often has to do with two possible things: relationships (because a bridge can symbolize the connection between two people), or about making a decision to do something (going from where you are to where you want to be). So, is your dream about one or the other or both, or even something else?

    And, the important thing about the bridge in your dream is that it has no foundation. So, does that mean there is no foundation in the relationship? That doesn’t make sense, since you’ve been together for almost 3 years. You should be past the crazy drama of first falling in love. So, to me, it doesn’t seem as if the foundation is missing in your relationship–unless you feel like it is, because you quarrel over small things (most people in relationship do).

    On the other hand, is it that you had the dream as reinforcement to the decision to go back to living together. In this case, the decision you made to separate has no foundation. And, you are back together, right? Still?

    Some hints to help with the interpretation: you feel “fear” to take the risk and go across the bridge. Another hint: you see the reflection of the rocks on the water. Rocks usually mean difficulties. It seems as if the rocks symbolize your fears about the difficulties in the relationship, how you say this “petty quarrel” because he’s so moody (but maybe that’s also why you like him).

    I can’t help but think that because you’re working the graveyard shift, it makes things so much more difficult for you. And also, as you noted, with the relationship–not only because you see each other less, but also because you both will need to be so much more understanding of each other.

    All right now, what are my final thoughts? What would this dream mean to me if I had it? Well, because of the fear and the rocks in the dream, I’d tend to think that my fear of the difficulties (the rocks) makes me feel afraid there is no foundation to the relationship. But, since there’s still a bridge, there obviously is a connection between the two of you. This is emphasized since you had the dream after getting back together, which would mean to me that there was no foundation to the decision to separate.

    So, go ahead and tell me what the dream really means. By now you know whether it was the right thing to do to get back together. And, thanks again for posting your intriguing bridge dream.

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Win - May 31, 2019

It was the early morning, I dreamt I was crossing this bridge. I could hear familiar voices, in particular my ex husband talking about the upcoming construction of another bridge. As I walked further unto the bridge that was over water I could see trickle of water coming unto the bridge. Then as I advanced I can see a rush of water coming towards me. I started to run back as the water was rushing toward me. It never catch up and I was warning the others on the bridge about the water that was coming our way. Eventually I ran into what must be a ferry and then I was awake.

At present I am in the process of moving house, looking for a new job and running from a relationship with a man whom I like very much because of the high standard that I set for myself, not to date in the office.

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    Carol Chapman - June 14, 2019

    Hi Win, Great dream! Interestingly, I’ve just done a video on encountering an ex in your dreams. Here’s a link to the blog post with the video: https://carolchapmanlive.com/dream-about-a-past-love-interest/. In that video, I say to think about what that ex meant to you. My guess is that, based on the other imagery in your dream, your relationship with your ex brought a torrent of overwhelming emotion (the rush of water coming toward you in the dream) into your life. So, here you are in the dream, starting to cross this bridge. Often a bridge in your dream denotes a transition, after all, a bridge takes you from one place to another. That just about sums up your life: new house, new job, and trying to resist this new relationship. If it was my dream, it would be warning me (in the dream you’re warning the others on the bridge that the rush of water (overwhelming emotion) is coming your way). In effect, you’re warning yourself by reminding yourself about the pain you went through with your ex. Does that make sense?

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Julie - May 16, 2019

In my dream last night I was driving when I realized I must have missed a turn because nothing looked familiar. I felt I was somewhere on the East coast and the scenery became more and more beautiful, so much so that I did not care that I was no longer headed toward my destination. I did however have some guilt that I was not going to be somewhere people or someone expected me to be. I drove over several bridges, each one prettier than the last. I was compelled to just keep going a little farther, then a little more, regreting that at some point I would need to turn around and get back on track. Suddenly it turned to night and I could not tell where I was so I pulled over. When I got out of the car I could hear the ocean. I started to walk toward it, but realized there was a road and several cars started to come toward me. I took a step back into the parking lot until they passed. As I waited I realized there was no road, it was a mirage, and murky water started to flood toward me up to my ankles. I wasn’t afraid, but confused as to where the beach began and I could no longer hear the ocean and I feared it was a mirage, too.

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Jessica - May 7, 2019

I’ve dreamt a few times of being in the water under the Casciano Memorial Bridge by Bayonne NJ as well as being in the water under The Bayonne Bridge which is the bridge that goes from Bayonne NJ to Staten Island NY it scares me even tho the 3rd time I dreamt it the water seemed very clear n pretty but I wouldn’t call it a good dream I’ve gotten into a couple accidents on the Casciano Bridge as well in real life

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Renee - April 19, 2019

This week was stress as I had to take care of a very ill cat who has recovered. It’s my son’s cat who is away college and I was so scared.
My older son was very upset… he is home – graduated from college and not really enthusiastic about looking for a better job so he can be on his own. I am constantly harping on him and I’m now getting angry since it’s been a year. My Dad has been deceased for 20 years… my mom for 30.
The dream: Dad driving a narrow snow paved single lane bridge with no shoulder, no railings. I am very scared. We make it to the other side and I forgot why I needed him to take me there!
That woke me! (My dad’s birthday was this week so he has been on my mind)

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EUAN - April 19, 2019

THE DREAM 

I wonder if you can help me please because I need answers to why I`m having these dreams, thoughts and feelings after being so long over 30 years now……… Recurring Dreams started On 14th April 2019 continuing every day on. I woke up after a dream of a former lover 1st love that didn’t last long although we were deeply in love This was away back in 1981-82…and we were going to get married in the future….1982 when we were together but all went wrong she was 16 and I was 20 we were at  Camping `t Vlutterke Oerle Holland. [Legal age of Concent is 16 in Europe] Anyway. I woke up all shaky cold and she was constantly on my mind, crying every day since having vivid flashbacks, dreams and thoughts even saying her name. I feel down and tremble allot .. Her name is Josje Van Berkel from Eindhoven Holland …..It was like a bad dream as if she may have passed away but the so detailed images I go was like I was going to be the exact way as I am or were back in the 1980`s and her the same meeting in afterlife…..I have been so sad all day upset down crying even my wife knew there was something wrong and strange happening but I didn’t reply…..Its so jumbled up hard to put down in writing…..I am married near 29 years now ups and downs but good marriage with 3 lovely grown up kids….But afterlife I was praying to God to ask for me to come back the way I am/was ans the way she was to relive my life / our lives back and meet to continue a long prosperous relationship and correct all my wrong doings like Karma and be a better person and do what I missed out so dearly on in my young life. I was Italian born adopted by Scottish family in 1962 at 11 and a half weeks old. Met my biological family in 1997. Will I be this Italian person with my family not being adopted. will I revisit all those places from the 1970`s to 1980`s and meet up with my friends and the women in question?. I keep dreaming and talking about those days especially 1981 to 1987 like I am stuck in that time period in the world….Those were the best years of my life but i missed out on the best I lost my Josje in `82….I am 57 years old now she would be 53…and all my past dates with several women back then were lost due to my adoptive mother who controlled me badly via emotional blackmail…..I hope I can go back in time after the afterlife meet up with my lady in my dreams and relive my life and be so successful not being held back or being destroyed by my late adoptive mother…..Will I be in Italy this time will I be 20 again going over to Holland and meet this Josje again the way she was what she was like back in 1982. Will Josje also come back in her afterlife and so on… I just confused not a crazy person. I am a very emotional person too but a loving and caring person. I still miss her dearly and in my heart still love/loved her and somehow I had a bad dream that night night I was thinking of her but it was sad news in my dream. Is she alive or has she crossed over and if so I felt like Josje is waiting for me up in Heaven….if she is still alive she would be be 53 years old I am 57. We met in 1981 and I went over to see her again in 1982 she 16 me 20 we had friendship rings we were going to get engaged when she became 20 me 24 i was to stay there and work to buy a house there we wrote for a year 1st and became very close friends thus me going to see her in 1982 and us being together. I just wanted answers that in my afterlife will I meet my ex again as she and me the same way what we looked like the way we did back in 1982 and I really hope so….

Thank you for your time and this is a long story cut short

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    Carol Chapman - June 14, 2019

    Dear Euan,

    Thanks for sharing your dream and especially for sharing your feelings about it. I also appreciate that you provided details about your life.

    By chance, I have just posted a video dealing with dreams about a long ago love. You can find the video at: https://carolchapmanlive.com/dream-about-a-past-love-interest/

    Interestingly, it’s not an unusual dream to have as we get older. As I say in the dream, even though I’ve been married over 22 years to a man I first met in a dream–he is literally the man of my dreams–I still have dreams about past lovers filled with intense love and yearning. This is the kind of love a person feels with a first love, when the feeling overwhelms us and is so new.

    The key to these dreams, as you so well conveyed in your email, are your feelings. Human beings are beings of deep feelings. These dreams about an ex are dreams are full of that deep love felt for our first loves. These old heartthrob dreams also contain feelings of yearning for that old love.

    Although I don’t mention this in the video, I believe that, as we get older, we begin to concern ourselves more with the things that really matter, such as love. At our core, we are also beings of love.

    At this time in our life, we’ve experienced finding and having a spouse, the joy and trials of raising children, and the accomplishment of a career. So what else is there? There is love! This dream at this time in a person’s life reminds us who we really are: beings of love.

    So, these dreams come into our lives to remind us of what love is, and especially what it feels like. Like you say, you’ve had a good marriage and wonderful children. So have I. But, my experiences at this time in my life are not filled with the same feelings of passion as I felt when I was young. Therefore, the dream reminds us of how wonderful love is. The feelings of yearning express the yearning of your soul to get feelings of love back in our lives.

    Basically, the dream is about you, not the lover. It awakens this amazing capacity within you to love that has lain dormant during all the years of your marriage, raising your children, and having a career. The dream shows you what an amazing capacity you have to love.

    In my humble opinion, the dream isn’t saying to find the old lover. It is saying to find the old love–the feeling–in your waking life. It shows how much love you still have within you to express. For you it may be to find a way of putting more passion into your marriage. Or, it could also mean to find something that old lover represents to you.

    For example, I had recurring passionate dreams of longing for a previous lover during my first marriage. These dreams went on for years. My old lover was an artist. I was studying photography and film making while he illustrated books. Because of the intense feelings of yearning for that lost love, I assumed I needed to find my old lover. I wouldn’t say that these dreams contributed to the breakup of my first marriage, but I can say that I’m sad that I compared my first husband unfavorably to the intense love I felt for my past love.

    Fortunately, I began to study these kinds of old lover dreams in my present marriage. As a result, I realized that my recurring dreams of my old love were more about what he represented–a life of creativity. I had to admit that as the years went by, I had dropped the photography and film making, which I loved, from my life. By understanding the meaning of my dreams, I realized that my dreams were spurring me on to express my creativity again. As a result, as my children got older, I worked as for a while as a photojournalist at NASA. Then, I put together slide presentations on spiritual truths, using beautiful photographs I had taken. Recently, I rediscovered some of the passion in my life by learning about and making videos. I’m having a great time with it.

    Now, I have dreams about a past love interest only very occasionally. They are no longer recurring. Based on what I know about this dream symbol, I believe it’s because I’ve now brought the creativity I was missing into my life.

    What are you no longer expressing in your life? It may not be creativity. Is there anything your old love represents to you? Try bringing some of it into your life. It seems as if you used to enjoy camping. Is that something you’d like to do now? Anything else?

    Or for you, would it help if you began to court your wife–brought her flowers, went to an outdoor concert, walked along the shore, traveled–the kinds of things you would have done when you were young? Essentially, bring some more passion into your present relationship.

    Or, in some other way, can you experiment with finding a way of showing more of those wonderful, delicious joy-of-life feelings of love into your present life? Might you be able to express some of that innate love within you through a service organization or a greater involvement in your church, basically, helping others? However, it doesn’t have to be through an organization or a church. For me, helping people to improve their lives through understanding the meaning in their dreams brings me great joy.

    By the way, if you’re worried about your past love having passed, I suggest prayer for her. Nonetheless, since this is your dream, and since you’re so in touch with your feelings, your interpretation and actions as a result of your interpretation matter the most.

    So, I believe that these past love dreams, especially when you have them later in life, have more to do with expressing some of that feeling of intense, joyful love into your life now–that your soul reminds you who you are, a being of love, through these dreams. Or anyway, that’s what your dream would mean to me if I had it.

    Is that something you could consider?

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Susan Crone - March 20, 2019

I just awoke from this dream. I was with a few other people. We were visiting the Golden Gate Bridge. However. This was definitely not that famous bridge. (I lived in SF for 15 years). There was snow on the ground; including the bridge. The bridge was actually a simple rope suspension bridge that was only wide enough for a few people to walk abreast at one time. I was aware of the ocean far below but couldn’t see it. This friend to my right..reminded me of “brother” energy was goofing off..rolling in the snow and making the bridge swing. I felt a little annoyed with him and scared as the bridge was swinging. I finally made it to the other side and was astounded to see a huge outcropping of Quartz crystals to my left..they blended in very well with the snow.

This dream comes at a time when I am contemplating making a new start. Relocating to a new area..new job and leaving a relationship that we both have outgrown.

Susan

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Sharon A Dotes-Brandon - March 20, 2019

At first I was walking through a dark tunnel and I could see light a short distance in front of me. I could also see a couple of miles behind me. Next, I was riding a wobbly bike across a bridge that became broken, high above the murky grey water. My bike and I went over the edge but I managed to hold on to the bottom of the bridge, I caught something to hold onto and then my fingers slipped as I called for help. I was holding on to the bottom of the bridge and slipped off. I woke up and I never hit the water.

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marcelina - March 17, 2019

hey,i had a dream of a broken bridge that was on top of a river(brown water),as i was trying to pass,some part of the bridge fell in the river and i cudnt pass,i had to go back

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Memoir - March 12, 2019

Hi
I had a dream that my friends with benefit partner came to my house unexpectedly to pick me out with how car. I noticed his friend was sleeping at the back and he said he was taking his friend back to his house. I got into the car sat on the passenger seat and we drove off. We passed the turn we were supposed to take and had to make a u-turn up ahead but there was a bridge which was narrow, steep and broken and water underneath. We managed to cross the bridge but I was so scared but he seemed to know what he was doing and looked to me to have faith in him. We got to his friend’s house, dropped his friend and continued back using the road we had previously missed which was clear. What does this dream mean.

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    Carol Chapman - March 20, 2019

    Dear Memoir, In this case, I believe the bridge in your dream represents the link between you and your partner. Bridge dreams usually symbolize a decision, but they also can refer to relationships–the bridge between two people. The dream appears to be about the different difficulties you’re going through in this relationship. However, if it were my dream, the important phrase would be, “to have faith in him,” because after that part of the dream, everything works out fine. You even find the road (or direction) you hadn’t seen before (which you missed but now it was clear). This could be something you’d missed before. It will become clear to you.

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Micki - March 11, 2019

Hi,

I had a dream last night that I was walking down a road that was under construction and to continue on this road there was a bridge made of glass high up. I had a few friends with me but when I started to cross the bridge, the bridge had a few gaps that I can to make it across to get to each facet of this bridge. I just kept hearing hold on to the rails and don’t look down. When I got to the other side, I had to go through a maze of some sort to get back down on the ground. Sandra Bullock was in front of me going down the maze. We made it to the ground safely. Then my dream shifted to me attending a church service and my old pastor was there and I wanted to tell him my plans to attend law school but didn’t get to tell him.

Could this dream be about my decision to go to law school and potentially go to a school in another state? I have never lived in a another state before.

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    Carol Chapman - March 20, 2019

    Yes, Micki, Since crossing bridge dreams usually have to do with making a decision, and since this seems to be the big decision in your life right now, this dream is likely about your decision to go to law school. The road to the bridge is under construction because your decision is still under construction. You still have many more decisions to make, such as which law school to choose and are you willing to take the risk of going to school in another state? In my humble opinion, since you make it across the bridge, you’re going to make it to law school. I love the symbol of Sandra Bullock leading you through the maze. What personality characteristics does she have that will help you at this time? Her determination? Her sense of humor? Whatever she symbolizes to you will be qualities in yourself that will help you. Now, about the church/pastor: If this were my dream, I’d take the church/pastor dreams symbols as a suggestion to look to your spiritual life to give you support at this time. Also, I wonder if the church/pastor part of the dream could be saying that whatever school you go to, whether in or out of state, you’ll feel less afraid with all the new things to adjust to if you remember that you can attend church there as well as at home. Just a thought, but you might also benefit from the the religious club of your denomination at your new school. There you might find a pastor that will be especially helpful to students, as your old pastor’s been helpful throughout your life.

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Derie - March 5, 2019

Hello Carol,
I had this really strange dream of me being on what appears to be a frontage rd but equal in height to a high bridge across to the left of me. Traffic comes to a stop and out of nowhere a big monster truck jumped onto to the cars and smashing several of them. As traffic begins to move ahead there were several car accidents. As we begin driving from the accidents the bridge collapses. I am across on this frontage rd that is the same height as the high bridge completely safe. I am in total shock to see what is going on. What could all of this mean?

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    Carol Chapman - March 20, 2019

    Dear Derie, Yikes! Definitely a strange dream. Is there a chance that the day before you had this dream you had an angry outbreak about something? Did you say or make a decision that you made in anger and didn’t really mean? Often dream symbols (the bridge–a decision) are incorrect compared to if the bridge had been on the right. The high bridge could represent the “high road,” as in making a higher or better decision, which is where things are “completely safe.” Anyway, that’s what it would mean if it were my dream–to reconsider whatever had happened the day before.

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Derie - March 5, 2019

Hello Carol,
I had this dream I was on the opposite side of a high bridge. It seems as if I’m on the opposite side of the high bridge on a frontage road but equal in height with the bridge. Traffic comes to a stop and I see what appears to be a tall monster truck flying into the traffic on the high bridge smashing cars. Then as traffic begins moving I noticed there were several car accidents ahead on the bridge. I am still on the other side which appears to be a frontage road equal height of the high bridge not at all affected by the craziness on the bridge. As traffic continues to move on both sides; the bridge begins collapsing as I watch on my side. Can you please interpret what this means?

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Kimberly Smith - December 9, 2018

I keep dreaming that I am trying to cross a bridge over water but each time I cross additional obstacles are added. I fall off or slip but I keep going. I feel that I am determined to get across bridge.

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    Carol Chapman - December 12, 2018

    Hi Kimberly, Great dream. From your dream, it seems you’ve made a decision and in spite of the obstacles, you’re going to see it through. Congratulations! Keep going!

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Michael strohschein - December 8, 2018

I have had a few dreams where I’m about to cross a super high bridge and this bridge is really easy to fall off of .
As I cross it I’m even afraid to look down but I always reach the other side .

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    Carol Chapman - December 12, 2018

    Hi Michael, Good for you. Your dream seems as if you’re very determined and in spite of fear, you hold to your high ideas (the high bridge) and follow through with something you’ve decided to do.

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Gloria Garza - December 5, 2018

I had a dream that I was driving on a highway surrounded by beautiful water and clear sky but there were numerous rainbows in the sky as well

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    Carol Chapman - December 12, 2018

    Hi Gloria, Wow! I’d love to have your dream! At this time in your life, you appear to have high ideas (the highway), emotionally you’re secure (the beautiful water), and your thoughts are clear (the clear sky). And the numerous rainbows? What a wonderful symbol of hope.

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Angela - December 5, 2018

Hi Carol,
I only remember a little of my dream. I was in a foreign country with a friend from church. Someone took all our luggage form the trunk of the car. We were fine and still had our purses and phones. She immediately called her husband and he said we did the right thing. We got I. The car and started driving to the next destination when we started on a roadway leading to a bridge. As we entered the roadway I was on the phone calling home to let them know what happened. It took a minute but I finally recognized my moms voice on the other end. I didn’t get to tell her anything as I was panicking over the bridge. There was no where to pull off once you started on this roadway so you had to either finish or wreck off the side. There were green trees underneath at this point. I look up and see the roadway looks sideways and goes into six lanes each way while still looking sideways up a very steep hill. I panicked and told her that I couldn’t do it. I had to wreck. I woke up before I could wreck or go over the bridge. This has me very concerned as to the meaning.

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Marie - December 3, 2018

Hi Carol,

Last night I dreamt of crossing a huge, wooden bridge and I was with workmates. On the way back, I was alone and I was confident I knew the path. But as I got to a bridge, it didn’t look like the one we crossed. So I chose to go left and saw another bridge, and again it didn’t seem like it. I continued walking until I saw a familiar bridge and decided to take that path. Along the way, however, I saw the bridge was being broken and waves were really strong. On the oyher side was an urban slam and people were panicking. So then I knew it wasn’t the right bridge but it was comforting when I saw my mom (or someone close to me, can’t remeber). I suddenly found myself on a big rock, waiting for the right time for my right foot to step on the shore, and I did. The rest was history, I couldn’t remember.

What do you think does that mean?

Thank you!
P.S. I got one more weird dream, but Imma tell you after this one. ?

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Ta - November 18, 2018

I dreamt of my husband too. Didn’t meet him until 3 weeks after the dream. I also dreamt of a situation that happened on a trip 6 months later.

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    Carol Chapman - November 26, 2018

    How wonderful! I’d love to hear more.

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Sarah - November 16, 2018

Hi carol,
I had a dream about being on land and wanting to cross the sea to an island. I was with two friends. The bridge was a wooden plank bridge floating on water and the sea was calm but as soon as we started crossing it became hectic and I nearly fell off but my friends helped me cross. The reason we were crossing was for me to find a boy I recently broke up with and to tell him I make a mistake and want to get back together. What do you think this dream means?
Thanks

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    Carol Chapman - November 26, 2018

    Hi Sarah, Thanks for sharing your dream. This is what your dream would mean if I had it. First, you decide (the bridge) you want to be separate or alone, which is what the island represents. Next, you start to cross the bridge, which means you go ahead with your decision. The bridge is not a sturdy bridge (you’re unsure about your decision) but it floats on water, which represents emotion. As soon as you begin to cross, things become hectic, meaning you feel emotional about going through with what you decided. Your friends help you to the island, meaning that your friends help you through this difficult time. However, these may not be actual friends but qualities within you that will support you. Now that you’re on the island (gone through with your decision), you want to find the boy and tell him you made a mistake and want to get back together, which likely means that you regret your decision, feel alone, and want to go back to how things were. This may or may not be about an actual break up, but the break up in the dream could also symbolize that you made a mistake and want to make amends. Does this make sense given your situation?

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Anna - November 15, 2018

Hello! I dreamt about walking with some friends on sand. Not sure if this was on a beach. During the walk i broke my sandals. Then a friend fell on the some dirty water then i followed, and then another friend followed suit. The first friend and i got out of it by digging on sand the last one though was not able to coz he was short. But i tried to reach out for him to help him come out of the dirty water but he couldnt be seen anymore. When i woke up, i realized those friends walking with me on the sand were celebrities, actors. What does this mean? Thank u very much!

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    Carol Chapman - November 26, 2018

    Hi Anna, I don’t know what was going on in your life when you had this dream, but it seems as if you were in an unstable situation (the sand). Sandals breaking–your foundation is not sturdy. It could also mean that you need to understand a situation better. Since water represents emotion, dirty water usually means negative emotions. This man who was too short. Could that mean being too short with your temper? And that’s how you got into these negative emotions? Since this is a dream about negative emotions, the celebrities likely represent a negative view of celebrities, for example, their need for attention and feeling important. Since I don’t know what was going on in your life when you had this dream, I can only say that if it was my dream, I’d look to something the previous day that got me upset. The dream would be telling me to try to find a better understanding of it. By the way, we all have dreams that try to help us out with difficult situations and difficult aspects of ourselves. If this were my dream, it would mean that I was getting inner guidance to make my life easier. Does that resonate?

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rita - November 11, 2018

In my bridge dream I am crossing on foot. There are open spaces on the floor of the bridge that I have a concern about. Also, cars are still traveling on the bridge making my way very difficult. I notice on the left side of the bridge there is a door. At this point, I am terrified and looking for help. I open the door, which leads to a long stretch of enclosed pathways. I fear that if I take this path I will be locked in with no escape. As I decide to go thru the door, a man appears, and walks me to an exit, where I am so happy and relieved to be on a busy fowntown street, with shops and sidewalks and people.

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Divine - November 9, 2018

Please can give a meaning to my dreams? Its been a week but i can still remember it.

I had a dream about a girl and a guy chasing a fat frog. The frog went to the grass and the guy followed. He catched the frog early in the morning. The frog suddenly escape and jum over the water so as the guy. The girl laugh hardly until the guy laugh too. The guy didn’t catched the frog this time so they decided to lay in the grass then tight there i saw a three tattoo in the girl forehead. The location of the tattoo or right, left and middle of the forehead. I can’t remember the exact text but i think it’s a guy name (right) and a girl name(left) the names are in the text like they were from large to small until they fades while between tattoo are a cross the slowly fades too from large to small.

While i see those people i saw a broken bridge who is slowly fixed then it sways fast after it was fixed.

When i wake up i write my dreams as fast as i could that’s why it’s a little detailed

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Divine - November 9, 2018

Please can give a meaning to my dreams? Its been a week but i can still remember it.

I had a dream about a girl and a guy chasing a fat frog. The frog went to the grass and the guy followed. He catched the frog early in the morning. The frog suddenly escape and jum over the water so as the guy. The girl laugh hardly until the guy laugh too. The guy didn’t catched the frog this time so they decided to lay in the grass then tight there i saw a three tattoo in the girl forehead. The location of the tattoo or right, left and middle of the forehead. I can’t remember the exact text but i think it’s a guy name (right) and a girl name(left) the names are in the text like they were from large to small until they fades while between tattoo are a cross the slowly fades too from large to small.

While i see those people i saw a broken bridge who is slowly fixed then it sways fast after it was fixed.

When i wake up i write my dreams as fast as i could that’s why it’s a little detailed.

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Nancy - November 5, 2018

Last night I had a dream that I fell through a hole on a bridge over water but my car and myself landed in the steel beams and were supported by these beams. I did not fall into the river but the section of bridge broke away and sort of became a glider plane if you would. I did not land in the water but I smoothly glided on to safe ground.

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Kelly - November 3, 2018

I had a dream of a very very high wire brigde. Underneath the bridge was a large body of water. There was no land to be seen. As I was entering on the bridge, the person who was driving was having a good time and he was driving on the side of the bridge, it was as if the car was catapulted into the air, I was begging him to stop playing and get back onto the bridge. When we got back onto the bridge, the person who was with me changed and my means of transportation changed as well. This time we were in a boat on the same very narrow high bridge made of wire. I was really scared and the person I was with Kept telling me to calm down. All of a sudden the people who were ahead of us (which we couldn’t see) started falling back and their boats flew over our heads but none hit us or our boat. We decided to reverse the boat because of everyone else who was having difficulty crossing the bridge. Once we got to the beginning of the bridge, the person I was with changed to the person I was with in the beginning of the dream and we exchanged insurance information with the other passengers. We exchanged insurance because someone else hit our boat while we were reversing.

Just to give you background, I always dream about bridges that I’m scared to cross but this was probably the highest and longest bridge that I’ve ever seen in my dreams or in reality.

Thank you for taking the time to read my information. It always concerns me when I have these bridge dreams because I never know what they really mean.

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Amber - October 15, 2018

When I was younger about 15-18 I used to have nightmares frequently about bridges collapsing or opening to let a ship through as we were still on the bridge.

After years of no dreams like this today I had another.

In my dream:
We had parked on a big red bridge, there was the sea below and a sort of mountain/ cave next to the bridge. I began to climb up a vertical ladder on the right side of the bridge to enable me to reach land? To go into a cave which would take me to shops. As I began to climb the latter I was panicking looking down as I was so high up. When I got to the top of the latter there was a large gap between the ladder and the enterance of the cave. I said a number of times I wanted to go back down to get back in the car and go home and I froze at the top. After a while I finally jumped across and made it. This is were my dream then ended (as far as I can remember).

This was a reoccurring Dream when I was a lot younger and it feels strange that it has come back to me years later. I woke up from the dream actually feeling anxious and sickly as if it was real.

Could you shed some light on this for me as I feel that it is trying to tell me something but I’m not too sure how to figure this out?

Many thanks,
Amber ward

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    Carol Chapman - October 17, 2018

    Hi Amber, I’d like to help you out with this dream, but first, there are a few things about the dream I need you to clarify. You can see the images from your dream in your mind, but I can’t. Therefore, I want to ask you a few questions:

    – You said the sea was below–what was the sea like? Wavy, calm? Grey, blue, green? How do you remember it?
    – I especially need clarification about the mountain/cave. You said it is next to the bridge. What do you mean? Beside the bridge? If so, on the right side or the left side? Please describe the cave more. What kind of cave? Huge? Dark? made of rocks? of dirt? Is there any foliage? How could it be both a mountain and a cave? How does the cave take you to the shops?
    – What kind of shops? Any specific kind of shops? Do you like to go shopping? What do the shops mean to you?
    – Can you remember what you were thinking about or talking about the day before the dream? Did you make a decision or say something out loud to someone as if you were going to do something? It doesn’t have to be big, such as, “I’m getting another job,” or “I’m leaving him.” It could also be something every day, such as “I’m buying new towels,” or “I’ve had it with this old jacket. I’m getting a new one.”

    To the best of your ability, please answer the questions. This will not only help me to understand your dream better, but it will also help you to better understand the meaning of your dream. Since it’s your dream, by thinking about the answers to the questions, you may suddenly “know” what the dream means. You don’t have to analyze every detail. Sometimes, a dreamer gets an “Ah hah,” and knows what it means.

    Usually, a crossing a bridge dream has to do with making a decision and following through. In your case, whatever decision you’ve made, it’s something difficult and anxiety-provoking, not only because of your feelings in the dream and upon awakening, but because of the mountain/cave. Mountains in dreams often represent difficulties.

    Nonetheless, in spite of the difficulties, you succeed and make it across, meaning that you’re prepared to fulfill whatever you decided.

    Hopefully, looking at the details in your dream, by answering my questions, it will help you to understand what decision you’ve made, which may be on a subconscious level. Since you’ve had this dream in the past, it’s probably something ongoing in your thoughts and desires.

    By the way, the dream ended once you made it across, because, in a “crossing a bridge” dream, if you make it across, you’re prepared to go through with whatever you’ve decided. This had to be important in the dream, in that once you made it across, the dream had made its point–you plan to follow through.

    I hope this is helpful. And, if it resonates with you, please answer the questions in the comment section below. Or, if you have an “ah hah,” please share.

    Wishing you great dream insights,
    Carol

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      Amber - October 18, 2018

      Hello,

      Thanks for your response. I’ll try and answer your questions best I can.

      -the sea- it was wavy and gray. Very dull and cold looking.
      -the cave/mountain was on the right side of the bridge. It was as if the bridge was lower down and next to the bridge was a massive wall of rocks and stone. You had to climb up a ladder to get to ‘the cave’ which was a very wet dark and damp rock cave however you could see a light at the end we’re you would exit.
      -shops. I don’t really mind shopping but I wouldn’t say I liked it either. I can’t think of anything new I had bought or what this could relate too. I remember thinking it was a sort of retail park once you reached them.
      -decisions. In terms of decisions I cannot remember unfortunately. I can’t recall anything specific. However I do suffer with anxiety daily so it could have been the smallest thing.

      Hope this helps.
      Many thanks,

      Amber

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        Carol Chapman - October 22, 2018

        Hi Amber, Thank you, thank you, thank you for answering my questions so thoroughly! This is a good example of how discussing your dreams with someone else can help to interpret them.

        In this case, by answering my questions, you added some important details in describing your dream. The most important one is that there is a light at the end of the cave where you exit. Yay! Suddenly, anyway to me, your dream comes together. This cave in the mountain is a cave in the form of a tunnel, and there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.

        OK, so, mountains often represent obstacles or really big tasks the dreamer’s undertaken. Because of your dream, we know that you’re going to get through the work, obstacles, or striving you’re going through, because there is “light at the end of the tunnel.”

        I’d asked you about any decision you’d made the day before you had the dream. You said none you could think of. Then, the bridge in your dream likely represents a transition. So does a tunnel. Now, we have two symbols of a transition or something you’re going through. After all, both a bridge and a cave in the shape of a tunnel take you from one place to another. And, we already know that you’ve got this big task or obstacle (the mountain) you’re presently dealing with.

        Climbing the ladder? Another symbol for striving, working hard, can even mean keeping to spiritual principles.

        Next, since, for you, shopping doesn’t mean anything really special, then, likely shopping in your dream represents the universal symbol of getting something new. This could be a new way of looking at things or something tangible like a diploma or getting a job.

        OK, so let’s put everything together. You’re going through an emotionally difficult time represented by the cold, wavy water. It feels overwhelming (the mountain), but you will get through the difficulties to something new.

        Oh, and I just remembered how, in your original description of the dream, you leaped from the ladder to the cave in the mountain. Sounds like a “leap of faith” to me. In other words, don’t give up, you can do it.

        If it were my dream, I’d feel really encouraged. From the subconscious level, you’re being shown that you have the ability to make it through, to overcome the difficulty, or achieve what you started. And, once you’re through it, you’ll feel so much better, because you’ll have something worthwhile that’s new. If you’re a spiritually oriented person, you could say that the spiritual part of you is inspiring you, through your dream, to keep on, because things will get better.

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Chris - October 9, 2018

My dream happened many times throughout my childhood. I was always ascending a very steep, high, and narrow bridge. It never had guard rails. Sometimes by foot, and sometimes by car. I did dream about driving the car off the brudge several times. When on foot, I was on the cable of the bridge, not the bridge itself. Sometimes I would be crossing on foot on the bridge itself and have to cross by jumping on floating pieces of the collapsed bridge.

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    Carol Chapman - October 17, 2018

    Hi Chris, Yikes!!! You had these kinds of dreams over and over again? Since you had many of these dreams throughout your childhood, I believe the bridge crossing symbol is one of your important personal symbols to give you feedback on decisions you’ve made the previous day.

    For example, I’d imagine that you often had difficulties and obstacles in your childhood (the bridge without rails). Perhaps, you had this type of dream to let you know you made the wrong decision (broken bridge), or that you blamed someone else for something you did (driving off the bridge). Have you made unattainable goals (the high bridge)?

    Nonetheless, I love how determined you were that you would even cross by jumping on floating pieces of the collapsed bridge. This means that, in spite of the obstacles, the mistakes, and the difficult goals, you follow through.

    Looking back, are you a very determined kind of person? Do you learn from making mistakes? Did you have many obstacles? Did you often feel that you were on your own (crossing on foot on the cable)?

    Like I said, I suspect that your subconscious would give you a “crossing a bridge” dream to let you know the quality of the decisions you made the previous day. Does this resonate?

    Carol

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J moreland - October 3, 2018

I was on a freeway. Had to get back to granddaughter. I came to a place where tbe freeway was 3 roads right left middle. I recognized one to left. It was well worn. Right was newer but didnt recognize the area. I began down tbe middle when i noticed 2 bridge brand new conctete one in Front of the otber. I realized bow tall tbey were and the right side higher than left. No rails. I braked & started looking for alternate route. I said to myself. What am i going to do? Im not crossing tbat bridge. I said, i know what im gonna do, waKe up. I woke up. Very glad it was a dream.

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    Carol Chapman - October 3, 2018

    Hi J. Moreland, Thanks for the dream. I know that feeling when you wake up and feel relieved that it was only a dream. Nonetheless, the dream likely represents some issues you’re dealing with in waking life, probably to do with “getting back to your granddaughter.” Have you had a falling out with her recently? Has she moved? Did she ask you something that you need to “get back to her” with a reply? There’s also a chance that the granddaughter in your dream doesn’t actually mean her, but something about her, such as her attitude, your attitude toward her, her personality characteristic, that kind of thing. In your mind, try out different ways of looking at the dream–whether it’s literally about your granddaughter or symbolically about something she represents.

    I like the symbols of the three choices: left, which often means the past (and your left road is well worn) and right, which often means the future (and your dream road on the right is newer and somewhere you haven’t been before). The middle road is the one you choose.

    Since bridge crossing dreams usually represent a decision, in the dream, you’ve decided to take the middle road–the present. However, it turns out to be higher, with the right side higher than the left, and there are two bridges. You can take the symbols of this middle choice by considering that this decision is in two parts (two bridges) and is higher on the right side (could mean spiritually higher is the right thing to do), which could be why it’s more frightening. Doing the right thing is often harder than the easy way.

    Or, you could just assume this decision you’ve made, or are about to make, is too difficult and it’s best to reconsider the situation–how in the dream you decide to find another route. As I’ve often said before, it’s your dream and it represents your life. So, try on the different suggestions I’ve made in your mind as to how they relate to your life and see what brings an “ah ha” to you as to the meaning of your dream.

    The symbol of the freeway? That’s your path in life. If it was my dream, my dream would mean that I’m making important decisions in my life that may or may not relate to my granddaughter. Good luck. It’s a great dream in that the symbols are so universal.

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Kail - August 21, 2017

This is my second time having this same dream in the dream I’m suppose to cross a bridge the bridge isn’t sturdy and it’s sharks in the water below I’m so scared in the dream I never cross the bridge but instead I pay to use a row boat to get to the other side

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Angela - August 16, 2017

Hello,
I had a dream that I was driving my car and had 1 of my 3 sons in the backseat. Note- I’ve had this dream many times before and it’s always the same location. So im driving and then start to cross over a flimsy wooden bridge that has no sides and the water is level with the bridge. I’m thinking “Wow, how am I navigating on top of this water right now!? As I should be sinking and I don’t understand why I’m able to drive on top of it bc the weight of my car should be making us sink down” Then as we are rounding a curve we dip down into the water but come right back up. It looks like it’s fall time (which is my favorite season) and everything is in an light orange shade, like looking through an orangish colored filter. I look back at my son and smile as to show him it’s ok and I’m not afraid so he doesn’t get scared bc the water is so high. And I’m not scared but just very aware that water is too high but I’m also amazed and in awe that we are navigating over it almost as if we are floating on the water. Then we finally get over the flimsy wooden bridge and continue on like normal.

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Veronica - August 6, 2017

Hello- Last night I dreamed I was walking down a very dark road and it led me to a river with a bridge. There was a man standing on the bridge. I could see both my Grandmothers and my Godmother on the other side of the bridge. When I tried to cross he stopped me and told me I couldn’t cross. He said this was the “Bridge of Limbo” and I was supposed to stay on this side. I told him I was going to the other side and nothing was going to stop me! He explained I could go but it was his job to try and not let me cross. He jumped at me and I ran through him! He disappeared! I ran up to my Grandmother and asked her why she was over there. She said she had fallen asleep and woken up on the other side of the bridge…then I woke up. I can’t stop crying thinking about this dream….

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Nikki - July 27, 2017

Hi Carol and thank you for your interest in dreams…i love dreams even though majority of mine come across as nightmares…tuesday night I dreamed I was crossing an asphalt bridge that was over the ocean. There were no sides on the bridge, so it looked like a road…there were huge trees on the right side of the bridge that were rooted in the ocean. I noticed the large trees falling over towards the bridge and the bridge began to be submerged into the blue green water…i quickly maneuvered a turn with traffic coming towards me without driving off of the bridge. I stepped on the gas and was driving as fast as I could before waking

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Victoria - July 8, 2017

Hi I just had the Crossing a broken cemented bridge dream An my mom was driving the bus and once we came to the broken spot in the bridge we drove right into the water luckily another boat saw us An saved us An was suppose to be taking us to the other part of the bridge but we never made it we just swam An swam An climbed different parts of the new boat it seemed to never end An the whole time I was making sure my mom was ok bc I didn’t know she could swim but she could An the last time right as we were getting to the bridge she passed away now lately we have been having issues I’ve been laid off still trying to take care of my household so I don’t have to move back home with her An I feel like with school An daycare she won’t help me out with daycare or watch my child so I won’t have to pay for it because I don’t have a job or extra income coming in just the government An child support no help at all what would u say

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maddy - June 27, 2017

Hi Carol!
I had a dream last night and i was crossing a bridge,and the bridge was made of wood and kept together by ropes. There was water under the bridge ,but the water level and the bridge were almost even. The bridge was extremely shaky and unstable. The weather was dark sky’s but not raining. I was walking on the bridge and i was holding on the rope at the beginning and i almost fell in but i caught myself but then i just jumped in the water.

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Rachel - June 11, 2017

Hi! I don’t dream often, but there are a couple dreams that I have that are recurring. I have had them over the last several years. Maybe each one once a year give or take for each dream. One is at night and I’m approaching a very tall narrow bridge. I am afraid and I’m also afraid of heights, but I must cross it because it’s the only way home. When I get to the top and look down is a steep water slide. The ending is always foggy but I believe slide down without a problem. The second, is being in an elevator that gets stuck but is roatating sideways and in all directions. The third, and most frightening is that I’m in an old haunted mansion or hotel. I’ve only had this dream maybe three times but each time it seems the same and its a longer dream. The look of the hotel is the same, red and gold decor and the characters seem to be the same, like a buttler or concierge Ect.. It’s seems that I arrive and leave with someone. But there are times when Im going through rooms alone trying to get out. There is a particular room in the house where there is a spirit. Seems like a child. It seems like I can feel the spirit in reality and in the dream at the same time. It’s very scary. It’s a very haunting dream. I seem to always make it out of the mansion but when I awake I’m very shaken and emotional, maybe even crying…so strange! Thank you!

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Anuj - June 6, 2017

Hi Carol,I had a dream of large broken bridge which I intended to cross. The gap was quite large around 100-200 m but I still took leap when I realised I wouldn’t make it. Then someone shoots a rope and arrow and I safely sail down on that single rope, sliding to the land beneath. What does it mean?

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MD - May 30, 2017

Hi Carol,
I had a dream last night that I was in a care with my dead aunt and my second but older cousin we decided to go out for a fun day and started to cross this bridge while on the bridge tide rose and the water was extremely rough with the tides just rolling in. We were shouting I was in the backseat but I had the wheel in my hand and steering was very hard, it became too much for us to bear and we were thrown from the car I jumped and landed on dry land but my dead aunt and cousin was taken in with the tide. What does this mean?? I am soooo confused!

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KDS - May 30, 2017

Hi Carol,
I recently had a dream that I was walking upwards on a high bridge. There was a rope along the side to help me hold on since it was kinda steep. Once I reached what I thought was the top the bridge leveled off and changed from a steep climb to large sections that were broken & in various directions. The only way I could continue to cross was to jump from one section to another. In addition to the broken pieces there were waves crashing against it & over the sides of the bridge. I was terrified because the weather was stormy and I could see how far I had to go to get to the other side. I wanted to just quit and turn back, but something inside kept pushing me forward. Finally I gathered myself, closed my eyes, and started running really fast to get to the end of the bridge. It got really dark, but thenroute suddenly I was through and ran into this man I didn’t recognize. I was fascinated about how soft his face was & kept touching his cheek. It was so smooth like nothing I’d ever seen before.

I will add that I am married (22 years) to a man I’ve known since high school (34 yrs). We have had lots of issues over the years and struggling with poor communication seems to be the main issue. Our problems are not a matter of breaking us up, but I have expressed my feelings of disconnect & ongoing disappointed in our relationship. In addition to the marital challenges I lost my job last year, and have been feeling lost/stuck unable to move forward. I consider myself a spiritual person, but not that too has left me with feelings of disconnect & confusion about my path & purpose in life. Thanks in advance for any assistance & clarity you can bring!

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Joanna - May 28, 2017

Hi I just had a dream today where our family and children were in the car, don’t remember seeing my baby though only my two oldest. My husband was driving our car on the freeway and we had to cross over a cemented bridge. There was also a freeway underneath. Just like the bridges from big cities where multiple freeways cross over each other….well all of a sudden we hear a boom, can’t remember if fire and smoke followed….The bridge in front of us was collapsing and I remember my husband hitting on the breaks as we were sliding down to an undetermined destination, I could only see darkness as the cars slide down. All of a sudden I told him to drive off the bridge so we could land on the freeway under us and he did. As soon as we landed we got off of the car grabbed our kids and ran. A little girl that I know was also with us and we left her with her mother that we saw as we were running. We were all safe in the end but in big fear.

I don’t know if this dream is related to my relationship with my husband…..or a family road trip we are planning to take in Mexico in a few days. Our relationship has been a roller coaster over the past year and we’ve gone through about separating but our love and wanting to be with each other besides our differences is stronger. But I feel we are both tired of trying. I am having trust issues with him and he is tired of it. I’ve been thinking about our trip too much lately as well because our trip is making me fell anxious due to the fact it’s getting dangerous to travel to Mexico. I’m afraid we will get robbed or god forbid something worse. I have a bad feeling about this trip I don’t know why. My thoughts are also on our relationship throughout this trip I don’t want us to fight, I just wanted to have a memorial fun family trip. Can you please help me interpret this dream.

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Danielle - May 12, 2017

I had a dream about a week ago of crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. My husband and I were in scar driving across it. I remember the bridge being red and knowing that I was on this bridge. The ocean was around us and beautiful blue in color. There were other cars in front of us. One thing that stood out to me though was the bridge was one way. I was looking ahead and could see a big beautiful city. The things that stood out to me were the color of the bridge, the blue waters, the one way bridge and I remembered thinking once we get there there’s no going back and also of course the big beautiful city. We are in ministry and I felt like we were going to new territory what’s your take on this?

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LC - May 9, 2017

Hi, Carol! I had a dream of crossing a broken cemented bridge. I dont know if it was broken because of a typhoon, butit neededto be fixed. Climbed on it evading some damage or a long hole but I was able to cross anyway. I saw also water, as if there is a flood. After I have crossed it, I went home and saw my husband lying and sleeping beside a spilled milk.

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    Carol Chapman - May 13, 2017

    Dear LC, thanks for the dream. Crossing a bridge dream can refer to a decision or to a relationship. In your case, I believe this dream refers to both a relationship and decision. The relationship part has to do with the bridge in the dream symbolically connecting two people together.

    So, I’m assuming something has happened between you and the person you’re in a relationship with. Since your husband turns up in the dream, it could be him. In your dream, you said that the bridge could be broken because of a typhoon. In a dream, a typhoon or huge storm often refers to an emotional storm. In addition, the flood often symbolizes being flooded with emotion. Has there been an emotional storm in your relationship lately?

    Now that we’ve dealt with the relationship part of the symbolism of crossing a bridge, let’s go on to the decision part of it. In the dream, you decided that the bridge needed to be fixed. You are so determined in this decision that, in the dream, you cross the bridge evading a long hole in it and some damage. If this were my dream, I’d feel encouraged that my decision to fix the relationship issue would occur, because, in the dream, I made it across the bridge.

    By the way, the bridge in your dream is “cemented,” because that’s how you see your relationship–so solid that it’s cemented together–until this incident broke it apart.

    The bridge has a long hole in it. Do you know that in the four years since I posted the Crossing a Bridge article, I never before received a bridge-crossing dream with a hole in the bridge. But this month, for the first time, I have have received not one, but two dreams with a bridge that had a hole in it. The other one was posted on May 3rd. I believe the hole refers to a hole or something missing that you haven’t thought of in the decision you’ve made.

    It may be that a hint of what the “hole” may be turns up at the end of your dream. At that time, you see your husband lying and sleeping beside spilled milk. You know that saying that goes something like, “There’s no use crying over spilled milk”? It means that you can’t fix something once it has already happened. Basically, the only thing you can do is clean things up.

    If this were my dream, I’d feel encouraged, because you make it across the bridge. However, I’d look at whatever happened that caused your emotional storm, because it’s over and done with. All you can do now is clean things up.

    Does any of this resonate with what’s going on in your life?

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Sarah - May 9, 2017

I’ve had a dream twice where I have to cross a flyover with a very busy road underneath it, the flyover is really high and I’m very scared and then in my dream the only way I can cross the flyover is if I walk over it. So I walk, terrified, over the flyover looking down at all the cars below, and then I climb down a really long ladder and I wake up.

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Sam - May 7, 2017

Hi Carol
Last nite I dreamt about driving in my car with my wife and son (8yrs) over a bridge. I don’t remember seeing my daughter (2 yrs) in the car.
It was night time and I was driving up the big bridge.
Suddenly I saw the bridge was incomplete and I had to jam the brakes.
I just stopped the car before we would fall down.
I looked down and there was no water but it was deep.
I aND my wife started to push back the car when I woke up…
Can u please help me understand the meaning.
Best regards.

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Joalyn - April 27, 2017

I had a dream last night that I was chasing someone in the bridge. Then at the middle of the bridge there’s like a small hole on it but I continue to walk through the bridge… I just carefully avoided the hole and it was successful. After that I proceed to kind of running a little bit to catch up whoever it is I was chasing. And then I woke up. What’s the meaning of my dream? Pls help. Thank you.

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    Carol Chapman - May 3, 2017

    Hi Joalyn, Thanks for submitting your dream. Let me tell you what your dream would mean to me if it was my dream: I’ve decided (the bridge) to go after something (chasing someone). However, there’s a small problem or something missing (the small hole) in the middle of of my decision to go after this thing. Nonetheless, by carefully avoiding the small problem, I can be successful. The little problem may mean that reaching my goal will require doing some catching up (having to run a bit to catch up).

    Does this resonate with you? Did you make a decision to go after something recently? If so, it might help to go over your plan to see what you may have overlooked that will slow you down a bit.

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Tina - April 21, 2017

I dreamed that I was crossing a very high narrow bridge over water and the bridge was getting longer and I was scare it was going to get dark and I wouldn’t be able to see where to step. I prayed God please let me make it to the other side and I did make it, when I got to the end it was green grass and I jumped into it and was safe and so thankful.

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    Carol Chapman - April 26, 2017

    Hi Tina, Lovely dream, because not only did you make it to the other side, but at the end, there was green grass (usually green grass means healthy growth). In addition, you feel safe and thankful. So, what’s happening in you life that feels scary and as if you can’t get to where you want to be? If this were my dream, I’d feel encouraged that I was going to make it. Also, since you prayed for God’s help in the dream, and that made the difference, I wonder if praying for God’s help when you’re awake will help with whatever you’re dealing with. By the way, that your dream was a high dream, could point to high ideals.

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Monica - April 21, 2017

Hi Carol. I don’t dream often, but the last 2 days I been waking up from weird different dreams. I was driving with my mom going over a large bridge, and all of the sudden I could see a lot of thundering and lighting. All of the sudden I see people that where working on the bridge holding wires, and screaming run run. So I looked at the mother and all of the sudden we are both in motorcycles mine is a little mopped and hers a regular one. But mine would not star and I was desperately trying as I see the lighting is getting worse. I woke up scared and wondering the meaning of the dream. This is the second day in a row I have a dream with mother in it, I hope you can help me
Thank you for your time

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    Carol Chapman - April 26, 2017

    Hi Monica, Thanks for your interesting dream. Since you’ve dreamed about your Mother twice in a row, I’d think the dream either had something to do with her or, it had to do with something she represents–a personality quality of hers, or the raw symbol of what mother means. Mother often represents strong female characteristics such as intuition.

    The thunder and lightning feel like a similar symbol to the motorcycle. They both denote power. Of course, your dream is about your life. Therefore, I don’t know what’s going on in your life. However, crossing the bridge often means you’ve made an important decision. Because mother in the dream has the more powerful motorcycle, if it were my dream, I’d wonder if the mother (symbol or in real life) might be overpowering me, or something important to me.

    When the people working on the bridge (the part of you undertaking this decision) say, “run, run,” in your dream, did they mean to run off the bridge or run across the bridge? That might be where the meaning of this dream lies. If “run, run” means to run away from the bridge, if it were my dream, I’d reconsider whatever I was contemplating doing the day before I had the dream. If “run, run” meant to cross the bridge, I’d go ahead with whatever I had decided. Does any of this remind you of something in your life? It would likely be something you had decided the day before you had the dream.

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Kelly - April 21, 2017

Hi, it’s almost ten years and I continue to dream about bridges. Each year is different. But it’s seems that no matter what I find it challaging to cross the other side. The bridge is massive and beautiful but when Im trying to run across the other side it always opening and Im holding on the dear life on the very top. Im in the clouds very high up in the sky and I look down. But I wait for it to either fall back down or I just fall into the water.

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    Carol Chapman - April 26, 2017

    Hi Kelly, Thanks for posting your dream. Of course, your dream is about you and your life. But, if it were my dream, I’d look back in my life to almost ten years ago to see what had started in my life at that time. It could be a relationship, a job, a move, etc.

    Although most “crossing bridge” dreams are about making a decision, many are also about relations. The bridge connects one thing with another, usually one person with another. Therefore, again, if it were my dream, I’d assume that in those ten years, my relationship with someone or something would be on and then off–the bridge opening. At those times, you may feel elated (high up in the sky) and then fall in the water (emotional reaction–water usually means emotions). Does that resonate with you? Is there a relationship in your life that is like that–on and off, exciting and then an emotional letdown–and it started about 10 years ago?

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Stephane - April 4, 2017

I had a dream that I was taking someone to school and had to cross a bridge because the school was on the other side. We got to the bridge and it was flooded on the other side, I couldn’t see it but there was a line to cross. I wanted to leave but I couldn’t turn around because of the people behind me. While we waited I could see the water below and saw someone riding a big blade of a windmill, on the other side was an amusement park and people were riding rides and having fun. I had the cats with me ( in waking life I have taken in 3 stray cats and already had 2) one was a kitten that needed his bottle. I was upset it seemed to be taking a long time. Then when it was time, I lost my keys, but they were in my pocket the whole time, I finally found them. I decided to just cross the bridge and make the loop drive up to the next town and cross and drive back home. The bridge was located in my home town so it was familiar to me. In waking life I want to leave this town, and might have an opportunity to do so, waiting on the federal hiring freeze to lift to find out, however I have been offered a position here that is on call. We are here because of my husbands job, it’s like being a military spouse I have to give up my life to follow him around. The job would be going back to a place I considered my home and my daughter lives there. I have not been able to find work here, except that on call job, and now my husband wants to leave.

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    Carol Chapman - April 7, 2017

    Hi Stephane, Thanks for posting your dream. And also thanks for describing the situation in your life at this time. You have many significant symbols in this dream. For example, dreaming about a school can suggest that you’ll be learning something or that you’re in a learning situation now. Similarly, if I dreamed about losing my keys and then discovered I’d had them in my pocket all along, it’d mean to me that I “had the key,” or would soon learn about something I didn’t realize I knew all along.

    Remember, this is your dream, and its trying to tell you something. Therefore, when I suggest something, check in to see if “yes” it resonates with you, or “no” it doesn’t. If what I suggest doesn’t resonate with you, then see what comes up in your mind as the “real” answer.

    You have two more interesting symbols that can relate to each other. First, that it’s flooded on the other side of the bridge. My guess is that this refers to being “flooded” with emotion, since water often symbolizes emotion. Then, in relationship to your emotion, you have the windmill, which deals with your mind and your thoughts. My first idea is that your mind is going around and around on this issue. So, at this point, you’re flooded with emotion and your thoughts are going around and around, unable to make a decision. All this sounds like the frustration you’ve been feeling.

    However, the windmill also symbolizes a wonderful transformation of wind (or mind) power into useful energy. For example, traditionally windmills were used to mill grain. Nowadays, they’re used to create electricity. Was it a traditional Dutch-type of windmill or a huge modern windmill? In any case, it represents a transformation of sorts, which is similar to the symbols of learning something and discovering you have the keys to something you thought you’d lost.

    If this were my dream, I’d feel encouraged, since the dream seems to be saying that you have many resources within you to transform the situation you find yourself in, into a satisfactory solution for you.

    In the dream, you make the decision to “just cross the bridge.” I love it, since a “crossing a bridge” dream usually refers to making a decision. Because you decide to cross the bridge, at some level within you, you’ve found the resolution to your dilemma. Only you know what it is, since it’s been hidden in your pocket (within you) all along. Does any of this resonate with you?

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      Stephanie - April 8, 2017

      Flooded with emotion, yes , that makes a lot of sense.. also feeling stuck at the moment or actually for the past few years, there is no forward movement and it seems my path back home is blocked so I can’t get back home. I hope it means that there is a chance that I will get to move forward now. The school might be my husband going back to school, he will be taking an intense program soon , as well as the one he is in now. Both can be done anywhere. I might have the chance at a great job back where I consider home, or the last place I felt like home, if I do I would have to move there, and we would live apart. but my life would be mine again, not following someone else everywhere, seemingly chasing rainbows across the country. . After 2 years of applying for jobs, I was offered an on call position, responding to disasters with FEMA, however as hard as it was I turned that down. It was hard not accepting since my life is always so unpredictable, maybe we don’t get out of this place and that was my only chance at an income, I just don’t know. I think the key is a huge clue. At one time after reading and watching the secret, at the time I was facing eviction, jobless, I put it to practice and got a job and a new apartment, everything just fell into place. I recently started watching videos of that nature on youtube about manifesting your own life. My hesitation on doing that is, is that Gods will for our lives? The windmill was just one of those very large blades on the new modern windmills you see popping up everywhere. I feel that was there for a reason as well. So interesting, I guess time will tell. Maybe I should just trust the path I am on. My dreams have always told me of my moves though. When I first moved to San Antonio, I had a dream showing a map of a big X on San Antonio with a line drawn straight west , there was a curve in the map, like a harbor and 2 islands off the coast. That was San Diego, crossing over the Coronado bridge I could see clearly the 2 islands off the coast. Then the move here was foretold in dreams as well. Anyway I am rambling, lol , Thank you so much what you said did resonate with me.

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        Carol Chapman - April 8, 2017

        I love how you put together the key in your dream with the key in The Secret. This illustrates how what matters in interpreting a dream is what the symbol means to the dreamer. Wonderful! I feel happy to see that you always dream ahead of time where you’re going next. Thanks for getting back to me with your feedback.

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C Davis - March 21, 2017

I just woke up from a nap covered in sweat, shaking and panicked. I had a series of nightmares that ranged from suicide to being raped. But the last one perplexes me the most. I was in a car driving on a steep white bridge made out of stairs. It was only as wide as the car with no railings but it was like a never ending roller coaster. Over 100 feet below me was water and aside from the orange glow of the sunset, all I could see was towns of people that I had no way of reaching. The bridge never ended, I just woke up.

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    Carol Chapman - March 22, 2017

    Yikes! Nightmares ranging from suicide to being raped! Help! But those don’t perplex you as much as the bridge dream!?! OK, first, if it was my dream, I’d wonder about what I ate before I had my nap. Do you know that indigestion can cause nightmares? Second, do you know that dreams in sequence are often about the same thing? That brings me back to an indigestion nightmare. Did you have a pizza with hot peppers before you slept?

    OK, just in case we’re not talking indigestion here, what were you doing before your nap? What’s happening in your life now? Your dreams have to do with your life and what’s going on in it. Are you in a situation that causes great emotional ups and downs (the roller coaster in your dream)? Do you feel as if you’re in an emotionally very precarious situation (no railings)? Are you going through a big change in your life (sunset i.e. end of one day so another can start, suicide, i.e. death of the old you, bridge i.e. crossing from one thing to something new)?

    If you are going through a big difficult change (bridge is made of stairs, is steep, and way high up), i.e. someone could have died, you might be changing jobs, moving somewhere new, preparing to go to a different school, about to take exams, getting married, divorced, etc., the dream could be telling you that you’re terrified (awoke in a panic) because you don’t know what to expect (the bridge doesn’t end) and you fear you won’t have your usual support network (no way of reaching the towns of people).

    As you’re reading my suggestions, does anything resonate? The most hopeful symbol in the dream? A white bridge. White is a spiritual color. It can represent purity, renewal, marriage (are you getting married?), and good luck. If it was my dream, because the bridge is white, I would feel encouraged that whatever I was going through, even though I consciously didn’t know where it was going to end, it would be just fine. What do you think? I’d love to hear from you.

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      C Davis - March 22, 2017

      A group of nightmares like this isn’t unusual for me. I’ve had them as long as I can remember but they do get more vivid when I’m stressed, which is often. I didn’t eat before the nap but I was extremely tired.

      This week is the 4 year anniversary of my dads death (we were best friends), my husband and I have been having marital trouble, nothing serious, financial problems, withdrawal from an anxiety medication, the list goes on. It’s been a rough month.

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        Carol Chapman - March 22, 2017

        Thanks for clarifying. The bridge dream makes sense, doesn’t it? You have had a rough month. Sorry to hear it. I have a close relative who also often has nightmares. However, take heart, because, in my opinion, something within you expresses encouragement, because the bridge in your dream is white.

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Carrie - February 17, 2017

First, I wanted to say how wonderful it is that you’re taking the time to answer everyone here. In my experience these dreams can cause a bit of anxiety, so it’s comforting to have someone help sort out their meaning. In my current situation I have a daughter who is planning to go away for college in a year, my 10 yr old son has special needs (behavioral and sensory), and my husband was diagnosed with heart failure last year. He suffered a massive heart attack at the age of 32. We’re both 38 right now. Honestly I’m scared and sad every day, but I have a family who relies on me so I keep it in check as much as possible.

I’ve always been very nightmare-prone, always recurring ones with slight changes (different place, different circumstances, etc. but same theme or disaster.) When I was a kid it was fires that destroyed my family home, falling, and physical violence towards loved ones. It was awful. As an adult I’ve had recurring apocalyptic dreams about tsunamis and turbulent oceans threatening to flood the town where I’m standing. Many times they feel like the ocean will swallow the world. I have other assorted nightmares too, but besides my frequent plane crash dreams these are the most insistent.

The last year or so I’ve been having a weird bridge dream. Some elements change but it’s always an impossibly tall, winding bridge of very modern construction. Many times it’s over an ocean or massive body of calm water. I’m always with someone who is driving, but I’m terrified to get on that bridge because I know we’ll die. The driver varies from strangers to family members, but they’re always excited to drive over the bridge and usually tease me about my fear. I feel very out of control and horrified but I can’t get out of the car. As we go along the bridge becomes more perilous and much like a roller coaster with no track rails until finally the road gets to be too narrow for a car and the side rails disappear. Gravity and the thin road finally take over and we end up plummeting to the road or ocean far below us and I wake up as we’re falling.

I think I get some of it. I’m guessing the out of control feeling is relating to the fear and helplessness I have of my husband’s health and our uncertain future. Not sure about the rest though. I’d be very grateful if you could help me figure it out.

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    carolchapman - February 20, 2017

    Dear Carrie, Thanks so much for posting your dream, and especially for describing your circumstances at this time. First, I want to say that I admire that you can still think so clearly given all that you’re dealing with.

    OK, your bridge-crossing recurring nightmares. Let’s start with the bridge crossing symbol. Assuming you’ve read my post on dreams about crossing a bridge, you probably know that these dreams are about making a decision, which can be a conscious or unconscious decision. In your case, given the overwhelming challenges you’re dealing with, I would guess your decision is something like, “Even though I’m sad and scared everyday, I’m keeping my emotions in check and am determined to be there for my family.” So, that could be the metaphorical name of the bridge you’re traveling in your dreams–my best guess.

    Does that resonate? If it doesn’t resonate, did something come up in your mind, as in, “No, she’s got it wrong–it’s really about this . . .” Please use my suggestions and examples only as beginning points for your own understanding of your own dream. In the end, it’s your dream, your life, and meant for you to get an “ah hah” so you can do something in your conscious life to improve your life.

    Don’t worry if you don’t get an understanding right away. Your subconscious mind takes its own sweet time. For example, your understanding may come suddenly a couple of weeks later while cleaning up after a meal. In addition, you may have another dream or two containing more information to help in your interpretation of these recurring dreams. The crossing-bridge dreams themselves may change. That’s because, now that you’ve started the process of interpreting your dreams by thinking about them, writing them down, and considering my ideas, you’re setting up a dialogue between your conscious and unconscious minds. Basically, you’re telling your recurring dreams that you notice them, and you’re willing to work with them.

    In addition, since this is your dream, you know better than I do what it’s about. As you said: “the out of control feeling is relating to the fear and helplessness I have of my husband’s health and our uncertain future.” That certainly resonates with me, given the circumstances of your life and that you started to have the crossing-bridge dreams a year ago, which is when your husband was diagnosed with heart failure.

    So, let’s see if I can help you to interpret more of your dream. For me, the significant symbol is that you are NOT the driver of your car. Someone else is always. In dreams, your car often represents your body. In effect, your dream is saying that you are not in control of your life, which, of course, is absolutely accurate–there’s so much going on that all you can do is react to it and try to hold on as best you can.

    However, since you keep having these dreams, in my opinion, your inner guidance wants you to notice that you’re not in the driver’s seat. To begin, your dreams may simply be your subconscious mind processing the actual circumstances in your conscious life while you’re sleeping. Also, as you’ve noted, because you’ve tended to have nightmarish dreams throughout your life, these dreams may just be more of the same. It’s not unusual for some people, often creative, sensitive people, to have recurrent nightmares.

    Nonetheless, since there’s the scary element of never getting across the bridge and plummeting down into the road or water below, it might be worth looking at the symbol of not being in the driver’s seat. Especially because of the car symbolizing your body. The dream might be saying that something in your life seems to be very difficult for your body.

    Therefore, let’s consider that the dream is saying that you need to take some control in your life for the sake of possibly your own health (your body). Unfortunately, it may seem to you as if you couldn’t possibly find any way of controlling anything, given the circumstances of your life. Nonetheless, is there something you could do that would make you feel as if you have more control? For example, I know a woman in a similar situation as yours, who decided to take one evening a week for herself. I think she hired a sitter and went to a music rehearsal. In addition, amazingly, one weekend per month she would stay at a friend’s house to get away from it all. She said she really needed it. Don’t think that I’m suggesting you do exactly what she did. I’m just giving you an example of another caregiver’s way of taking care of herself in an unavoidable situation.

    Here’s another important symbol in your dream. You fall off the bridge and you’re plummeting down to the road or water below. Do you know that water often represents emotions in dreams? You said that even though you’re (understandably) sad and scared, you’ve managed to keep your emotions in check. Tell me if this resonates: Could it be that you fear that you’re going to plummet into your emotions? That you won’t be able to keep them in check? If that resonates, perhaps the thing you could do for yourself would be to get some support where you could release your emotions–it could be a therapist, a caregiver group, or even your husband.

    I remember that when my mother was very, very sick, and at the same time, my daughter was leaving for college, and my first book was being published (all of it very overwhelming for me), I managed to keep my emotions in check but only by walking for hours in freezing snow. Actually, it was the therapist at the hospital who suggested I turn to my mother for comfort. That didn’t make sense to me since she was the one who was sick. However, the therapist reminded me that my mother had been my support throughout my life and that she was still there for me. As it turned out, it helped to let out some of my sorrow on my mother’s shoulder. She also felt as if she could still be useful. Perhaps, if you let some of your emotion out, you will feel as if things aren’t so overwhelming. I don’t know–it’s your dream, and I’m just giving you suggestions based on the dream symbols, your life, and experiences I’ve had.

    You also mentioned that you’ve been nightmare-prone your whole life and referenced dreams in which it felt as if the ocean would swallow the world. There’s the water symbol representing emotions again. Dreams in which water feels overwhelming often refer to daytime fears that your emotions could totally overwhelm you and your world. Is there some way of safely releasing some of your pent-up feelings? For example, one of my girlfriends, while going through a gut-wrenching divorce, used to make time for herself once her children were asleep, to let out the sobs. She told me that it helped to lay on her stomach on the floor to relieve the physical pain in her gut.

    By the way, I personally grieved terribly when each of my three children went away to college. Fortunately, a man I worked with told me ahead of time how devastated he was when his only child went to college. Therefore, a head’s up, just in case someone hasn’t already mentioned it to you, given that your daughter will soon be going away to college. As you’ve intimated, this is likely adding to your emotional burdens.

    Before I close, going back to how you mentioned that you’ve had nightmares your whole life. As I said, some dream interpreters believe a person who struggles with nightmares is simply a sensitive person processing their daytime life in their dreams. Creative people also deal with nightmares. Would a creative outlet help with those intense emotions?

    By the way, I’m making these suggestions, because I believe it’s important to do something, to make some kind of change, as a result of receiving dreams that catch your attention. In my opinion, your dreams (all of our dreams) give you more information than your conscious mind knows with the purpose of improving your waking life. Your dreams can only send you the message. You have to do something with the message.

    I hope I’ve given you something that can help with your recurring crossing-bridge nightmares. Please let me know if something here has helped with your understanding of your dreams. You might want to share what you’ve decided to change. Do you have any questions? Thanks so much for contacting me.

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      Carrie - February 23, 2017

      Thank you so much for the detailed and thoughtful response. So much of what you said made a lot of sense — I was kind of mentally kicking myself for not seeing some of it before! I think the name of the bridge is accurate. I didn’t think of it representing my fears before, but now it seems obvious. And until now I didn’t realize my terrible tsunami and other ocean-related dreams began soon after my husband’s heart attack. I didn’t mention it before, but the cardiologist told me if I hadn’t called the ambulance for him when I did that he would’ve died. He estimated that five more minutes would’ve killed him. I’ve always felt a lot of guilt over that because he was so young and prone to exaggerating his colds and general aches that at first I wanted to just drive him to the hospital myself. At the time he was just feeling a wrenching pain in his arm, and we thought he’d pulled something in his sleep. The chest pain came while I was on the phone with 911. It turned out the attack had been building since the day before and he’d worked through it all day, moving furniture and appliances, until it peaked the next morning. I was being praised for getting him help when I did, when a heart attack seemed impossible, but my hesitation could’ve killed him. So I was also feeling guilty, along with all the expected fears and other emotions that come with almost losing him. Now all the horrible ocean dreams make perfect sense. It’s a relief to understand them better.

      I would definitely agree that I’m a sensitive person, and I’m also a very creative one as well. Writing helps, and I made a promise to myself to do more creative writing this year. I can’t really talk to my husband about my fears and sadness very often because he tends to send him into a spiral. He’s having an extremely difficult time dealing with all of this and our insurance doesn’t cover therapy. I’ve made the mistake of trying to talk to him about it before and I can’t put him through it again. It’s heartbreaking. We’ve been together since 11th grade and I can’t imagine growing old with anyone else but him. I feel life we’ve been cheated. I’ve been pretty isolated due to our circumstances, and though I do have one very good friend who was a psych major, she tends to get a little TOO involved at times. So I’m thinking maybe journaling would be the most helpful solution.

      As for my daughter going to college, she has chosen an art school three hours south of us in a larger town with much higher crime than the little tourist town we live in. So there’s definite anxiety there, mixed with the sadness. You also mentioned the car representing my body. I wonder if it not only represents my life and the chaos and uncertainty surrounding it, but also my actual body — my health. I’ve been having a lot of anxiety for a mix of obvious reasons, but also because I’ve let my own health decline. I’m too worried about taking care of my family to take care of myself, which of course is stupid because I won’t be much help to them if I’m not healthy. I’ve known for a while that I need to take charge of my health; not only am I out of shape and overweight, but I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism, neuropathy and high blood pressure. When I get stressed out or upset I get a burning sensation in my chest, which the doctor says is because of my weight. It’s very unsettling, especially now that any illusions I once had about relatively young people having heart problems have been thoroughly shattered. By unsettling I really mean scary as heck. Burning and twisting sensations in the chest get your attention. I have to take control of my health. Finally, something I actually CAN control.

      I apologize for this response being all over the place. I just want to close by saying thank you so very much. Your insight has been incredibly helpful! It was so generous of you to help me through this. I’ve had doom and disaster dreams for so long that I hardly bother trying to find meaning in them anymore, but now I see that’s a mistake. The only way to conquer them is to unravel them because they really are trying to tell you something. It’s amazing how the human mind works.

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        Carol Chapman - February 23, 2017

        Dearest Carrie, Thanks for the compliments. I’m so very happy that I could be of help. Just remember, that the wisdom came from you, in your dream. Isn’t that amazing! That there’s this well of information within you–and it knows you so well!!! Yes, it’s absolutely amazing how the human mind works. By the way, I’m a normal weight now but, coincidentally, I also very occasionally have those terrible burning pains in my chest. I’m not a nutritionist or a doctor, so don’t take what I say as professional advice, however, I’ve found it helps not to overeat or, surprisingly, not to mix meat with starches like rice and cake in the same meal. As a result, I only eat vegetables with meat and have fruit and plain nuts for desert. Don’t know if that’ll help, but I would have felt guilty if I hadn’t mentioned it. Speaking of guilt, yes, there are so many things that I could have done better also. I once had a dream in which “The Voice” said, “Isn’t it about time you forgave yourself!” You and me both. One of the downsides of being human–imperfection. Journaling sounds great–you express yourself beautifully.

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