Dream of my mother dying
Hello everyone👋
I just remembered my dream from today and I think I need to get this off my chest… I am german so please excuse my bad grammar.
I remember that when I was a child my mom once told me that we should never ever leave in a fight because we dont know whats gonna happen and she didnt want one of us to die on bad terms. That scared me a lot and we also fought a lot because she emotinally neglected me and I had to take on the responsibility of the emotions of all adults in my life since I can remember. Everytime we did have a fight I always dreamed of her dying and me just being so devastated.
I am now 23 years old and have been no contact with her for a few years. The dreams stopped at some point a few years ago. I am currently in my first serious relationship and we have been fighting a lot these past few months and I realised how bad my childhood actually influenced me. Same goes for my partner, we trigger each others trauma but actually we are starting to get much better at communicating and handling our emotions. We are currently in a very big fight though and I am unsure if our relationship will survive that.
So today I had that dream of my mother dying again. It was different than my other dreams before. To be honest I dont really remember the details. I think I was in a store and went on some kind of adventure there. I believe I had some sort of mission? I get a text from my dad saying that my mom died and I didnt respond. I am also very little contact with my dad. I was crying a lot but my feelings werent as gigantic as normally. My emotions tend to overwhelm me very easily and even small triggers can lead to me feeling like I wont survive that and trigger black and white thinking. I noticed that I got much better at to not let my feelings take over my whole life and there is like a calm spot that I found in myself and I realised that yesterday right before I went to sleep.
So my dream was not as overwhelming as they used to be. The only thing that was different is the regret of not having her in my life. To never be able to get any kind of closure. Never being able to know how her and her life was going ever since I went no contact. I do think about that quite a lot sometimes but I never dreamt this so clearly. It may be weird to some people but even though she was not a good mom and did some crazy stuff, I really do love her a lot. I want her back in my life, I know I cant when she doenst go to therapy but I dont know if I will ever be able to give up hope for her. She was so brave all of her life and never gave up! I have to thank her for my braveness and motivation to never give up on myself.
I did try to contact her a few times over the years. When I moved out she tried to text or call my for a few months but I ignored all of that. At some point she stopped and I couldnt stop myself from texting her. To be fair my texts were quite confrontational and direct. But I also very clearly stated that I do want her in my life but she has to go to therapy. She didnt really respond much other than that one text where she said that she is trying to deal with her emotions regarding my texts first but she will always love me. At some point she blocked me. That was like a year ago but I still hope she will come back. I have no idea what is going on inside her mind. I kinda regret some of the messages but honestly I dont know how I could have handled that differently.
Everyone around me seems to be able to get along with their parents and it hurts so much to see that. No one really gets me or all these mixed feelings I have about her. Everytime I said that I want to go back to her people assume I am joking. I tried telling them that I am for real but I dont think anyone understands. I know her childhood and what she had to go through so I kind of understand and she did try to get better.. but it wasnt enough. And she is currently living with her boyfriend who is an alcoholic and aggressive so I really cant go back to her without putting my life at risk.
Sometimes I wonder if I could have a better relationship to her if her childhood wasnt as bad. Or maybe she will get better? She will be 50 years old next year.. I dont want her to die or get alzheimers. She is at a lot of health risks and sometimes it feels like she could die just suddenly at any moment. And maybe no one would even think of telling me about it…