IF WE THINK OF OUR BODIES as the vehicles we employ to get around in this world, it makes sense that our dreams will often use our cars as metaphors for our bodies. What better way to illustrate physical and health issues that need our attention? Today’s dreamer shares an excellent example:

I WILL NOT THINK OF A POLAR BEAR. OK. Your turn not to think of a polar bear. Or a grizzly. Stop it! Stop thinking of the animals in the zoo. No penguins for you! No lions. No tigers. No bears! Good. That’s it. That’s better. My mind is free at last. I’ve been stuck […]

IF YOU SHARE AN EXPERIENCE like that of today’s dreamer, you will likely be met with similar tales told back to you by members of your audience. While seemingly fantastic on the one hand, their ubiquitous presence around the world makes precognitive dreams like this one some of the most intriguing.

MY NAME IS CAROLYN AND I AM A SWEAR-AHOLIC. Hello Carolyn! I know. You wouldn’t think it to look at me. I project a mild-mannered, circumspect persona. Prim even. Grandmotherly, gosh darn it! (See?! I can do this!) I never miss a “bless you” to any sneezer in my vicinity, for example, providing said sneezer […]

ABOUT 6 PERCENT OF CHILDREN EXPERIENCE NIGHT TERRORS. Their symptoms are similar to those described below. Almost all children outgrow the propensity by adolescence. When adults have night terrors, it’s considered to be a sleep disorder — and a very unpleasant one at that.

I DON”T CARE WHAT MORGAN FREEMAN SAYS, I am not 97 percent zombie. Now of course, Morgan — yes, I’m calling him “Morgan.” When we meet in person, I’ll check on the appropriateness of this familiarity. I’ll say, “Mr. Freeman, may I call you Morgan?” Then we’ll see. In the meantime, while he’s out of […]

OUR DREAMS COME IN SERVICE OF OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING — even the scary ones. Dear SMYD, About a month and a half ago, I was turned down for a supervisor position at my job and moved from one supervisor to another. My new supervisor is great but my old supervisor and I had issues. […]

I MET RAYMOND J. JOHNSON (NOT HIS REAL NAME) ONLY LAST NOVEMBER. At first, our relationship was appropriate. Platonic. But before long, innocently, at least on my part, one thing led to another, and yadda yadda yadda. Now, he behaves toward me like a neurotic, possessive, controlling boyfriend. Don’t tell my husband.

MANY DISMISS DREAMS AS THE RANDOM FIRING OF SYNAPSES — sort of a fireworks of the brain and nothing more. Today’s dreamer seems to fall into this group. Dear SMYD, What’s all the fuss about dreams? I think people read too much into them! Here’s the way I see it: Every night scenarios of my […]