Nightmare Family

Date: 2/14/2017

In real life I'm a therapist / case manager for kids and I do a lot of visits in homes and the community. I've been in stressful situations, but nothing anywhere near like this dream. I dreamt I was assigned to this family wayyy out in some holler where people acted differently in general. I'd worked with them years before and they'd been bad, but had gotten much worse. The dad looked like Rick from The Walking Dead, and his family looked raggety enough to be in the show. He and his wife had 10 kids, and they expected me to work with all of them. I tried explaining that I normally only work with one at a time, but then remembered that last time I was asked to work with all of them in some capacity. At some point the smallest girl threw up in a trash can, and her mom said she'd had the girl drink "a little bleach" to kill germs because the family's food was going bad, and the bleach always made her throw up. The little girl then started padding the bottom of the trash can with garbage because it was also her bed and she had to sleep in it later. As we walked down a hallway in their apartment building, we passed their grandparents who had their front door open. The grandparents waved and then started having sex against the wall right in front of the kids. We went outside and so far I was too scared to say anything. One of the boys pointed at a mound and said he'd killed his girlfriend and buried her there. I wasn't sure if he was serious. Then one of the boys got mad at another and suddenly everyone had pulled knives on each other. When I tried to leave or intervene or something, the knives turned on me. I managed to slowly talk my way out, but then couldn't find the company bike I'd rode in on. There were bikes everywhere and I was afraid if I took the wrong one they'd stop me and kill me. As I was looking I realized I would definitely have to report them to DCS, but really didn't want to because DCS has a bad habit of cluing people in on who called, and I didn't want to get murdered.

AI generated interpretation This dream seems to be a reflection of the stress and fears that are associated with your work as a therapist and case manager for children. The family in your dream represents a chaotic and dysfunctional environment, symbolizing the complex and challenging cases you deal with in your profession. The exaggerated and disturbing behaviors exhibited by the family members may represent your anxieties about the extreme situations you may encounter in your work. The father figure resembling Rick from The Walking Dead may symbolize a sense of authority and power in the family, while the ragged appearance of the family members could represent their distress and struggles. The scene with the little girl vomiting in the trash can after ingesting bleach may indicate a sense of contamination or toxicity within the family dynamics, possibly reflecting your concern about the well-being of the children you work with. The grandparents engaging in sexual activity in front of the children may suggest a lack of boundaries and inappropriate behavior within the family setting, highlighting your apprehensions about the impact of such dysfunctional relationships on the children's development. The confrontation between the boys with knives may symbolize the potential for violence and aggression in the environment you work in, reflecting your fear of harm or danger in challenging situations. Your struggle to find the bike to leave the scene may indicate a sense of being trapped or overwhelmed in a difficult situation, unable to easily escape or find a resolution. Overall, this dream could be a manifestation of your subconscious fears and concerns about your work environment and the challenging cases you handle. It may be a reflection of your need to set boundaries, prioritize your safety, and seek support when dealing with emotionally demanding situations. It could also be a reminder to practice self-care and seek help or guidance when feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities of your job.