Dreaming about an ex is quite common and even considered very normal, but many people wake up feeling quite disturbed about why their ex appeared in their dreams. Dreaming about an ex can have many different reasons and in this article we explore the meanings behind various examples of having an ex appearing in your dreams.
The first dream about an ex implies the dream of getting back together. Now, many people will assume that dreaming about getting back together with an ex means that deep down they really want to get back together with their ex, but in reality it doesn’t mean that at all. Instead, it means that someone in your life is currently triggering feelings similar to those you had in your previous relationship.
These can be good feelings like remembering good times and experiences you had with your former partner and that you are feeling happiness once again with your current partner. Alternatively, the new partner could be bringing up bitter feelings you had and is a way of your subconscious reminding you to avoid the bad behaviors you engaged in in the previous relationship to prevent the same negative things from happening.
If you simply have a dream in which you see your ex-husband/ex-wife, in particular; this could be interpreted to mean that you are in some kind of situation that you really don’t want to be in. It could even mean that you are involved in an experience or other relationship that makes you feel very unhappy. If you dream that you are together as if the relationship never ended, it may mean that you are repeating the same patterns from your previous relationship in your current relationship. Essentially; you’re making the exact same mistakes you did before and then you react the exact same way all over again.
If you dream that your ex has disappeared, this could mean that you miss a part of your previous relationship, but it does not necessarily mean that you miss the person. This is also quite a healthy dream because it also suggests that you have moved on with your life. Another reason to dream that an ex is missing is to take the pun that your ex “missed his chance” to be happy with you and now it’s too late.
Another very healthy dream about the ex is to dream that he has died. I’m not suggesting that you can kill your ex or that you want to hurt them, but it actually means that you feel like your ex is dead to you now. It is a metaphor for how you have left your past relationship behind and are fully ready to move on and give your wholehearted love to another relationship.