So I've been having reoccurring dreams about my teeth falling out. I keep trying to hold my hand over my mouth to keep them in place or trying to figure out how to put them back, but they still fall out just the same. Like almost every other night, I'm having this dream and I wake up in a panic. Assuming it was just "pregnancy brain" taking over and making me go crazy, I just let the panicked feeling fade and went on about my day each time I had one of these dreams. Never really thought about it meaning anything. Well,
perfectinpart mentioned that she read somewhere that dreams of toothloss meant you were worried about finances. This got me curious since we're actually struggling a bit with bills right now. Ah, Google... you never disappoint me.
Here's some stuff I found.
Appearance
"Dreams about your teeth reflect your anxieties about your appearance and how others perceive you. Such dreams may stem from a fear of rejection, sexual impotence or the consequences of getting old."
Jay and I haven't been having sex and I haven't really tried to initiate it because I'm terrified he'll reject me. I'm 9 months pregnant and have been having some major body issues. Between continuously checking for stretchmarks and keeping track of my weightgain, I've been a spazz about my body. So this makes sense.
Sense of Powerlessness / Unpreparedness / Abandonment
"These dreams are an over-exaggeration of your worries and anxieties. Perhaps you feel that you are unprepared for the task at hand."
Unprepared for my baby girl?
"Teeth are used to bite, tear, chew and gnaw. In this regard, teeth symbolize power. And the loss of teeth in your dream may be from a sense of powerlessness. Are you lacking power in some current situation? Perhaps you are having difficulties expressing yourself of getting your point across. You feel frustrated when your voice is not being heard. You may be experiencing feelings of inferiority and a lack of self-confidence in some situation or relationship in your life."
"Dreamers often try to stop the teeth from coming out but to no avail. These dreams may signify a waking life situation that one feels powerless to change or stop."
"When one is abandoned one is involuntarily left behind, powerless to stop or remedy the situation. Feelings of abandonment can be likened to the feelings one experiences in tooth loss dreams. Feelings of abandonment may feel similar to the feeling of the hole left in the mouth in tooth loss dreams."
I have been worried about labor and my ability to take care of my child - including breastfeeding. I'm afraid I may not be able to catch on and we'll have to turn to formula. This does make me feel powerless and anxious. Also, mine and Jay's relationship has been suffering a bit lately... I feel like he doesn't ever want to be home with me and I suppose in that aspect I do feel a bit abandoned. And that abandonment brings on the fear of - What if I go into labor and nobody is around to help me? Also, I feel like he and I aren't communicating as we should and he doesn't listen when I try to tell him how I'm feeling. (If you've been reading my journal, you know)
Financial
"Accidents and aging are two reasons teeth fall out. Improper nutrition is another. Teeth fall out when one's health is no being properly looked after. In dream-speak, this may take the form of not being nourished spiritually, mentally, physically or emotionally. Since nourishment is taken in through the mouth, losing teeth may also indicate fear of financial loss - the inability to put food on the table or in one's mouth."
I'm on maternity leave, so we've been struggling with our bills. Plus, our car is broken down and it seems like it's just one thing after another.
This has actually been really interesting research for me. I'm kinda curious to see what the dream about me giving birth to a kitten meant now.
My resources:
http://www.dreammoods.com/
http://www.suite101.com/
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On a side note, I've just been attacked by my hormones.
I got this extreme uneasy, upset, nerous feeling all of a sudden and it built and built until I broke down and cried. Now I feel better... I know I'm upset about alot of stuff, but this was just... out of nowhere. My hormones have been pretty managable up until now. Are they going to get the better of me in these last few weeks? I wonder if my hormones are changing around so the baby will be born soon? Hmm. I hope so.