disturbing dream i had about a fake version of myself
Had a really disturbing dream last night and it’s honestly been bothering me all day. I’m trying to explain it the best I can because it was weird as hell.
In the dream, I “woke up” and there was basically a fake version of me laying right next to me. It looked exactly like me, same clothes and everything. At first I was just creeped out and left the room, but when I came back I saw it moving and lowkey trying to hide the fact that it was moving. That’s when I started freaking out. I started hitting it slowly at first and then we started fighting. I was yelling for my sister to help me but she never came.
Then the fake version of me suddenly turned into my dog. The thing is, my REAL dog was also there in the dream, so I knew this one wasn’t actually him, it was like some imposter version pretending to be him. I started hitting it with a broom and somehow ended up cutting off its paw. What’s messing me up is that it didn’t react at first, but later it turned into my cat (again, not actually my cat because my real cat was also there). Then I saw it limping, bleeding, and clearly in pain, and I started feeling horrible. I gave it food and pain pills in the dream because I felt so guilty.
I’ve honestly been disturbed ever since I woke up because I would NEVER hurt my pets in real life. Even yelling at them makes me feel guilty almost immediately. I actually cried thinking about this dream because it felt so wrong and upsetting. I know it technically wasn’t “my” dog or cat in the dream, but it still looked like them and that’s what’s bothering me so much.
I guess I’m asking if anyone has had dreams like this before or if anyone has any idea what this could mean psychologically? Because this dream genuinely shook me up