Upside Down Woman

Date: 5/4/2020

Warning: This is a nightmare with graphic content and is not suitable for sensitive readers. I’m standing in the driveway at my old childhood home that sits in the middle of the deep woods of Virginia. Night has just fallen, and a car pulls up the long gravel driveway. From the car, a woman and her husband (friends of mine, I assume) come to greet me in the driveway. The woman is distraught about missing a photo, and she believes it was left somewhere on this property. She asks me if I know where it is. I know where it is, but don’t want to get it because it’s in a really creepy spot – a corner of the house where there are no lights and the woods edge up close. Some bad things happened there and I don’t want to find out what. The woman gives me a look of desperation that says she really needs that photo. With a sigh, I go around the house, into the darkness. A dead woman is hanging upside down from a thick rope that’s tied to a tree branch. She hung herself this way, by the ankles instead of the neck. Splat. The wind causes her to occasionally swing back and forth and her busted up face keeps smashing into a photo that is nailed to the tree trunk. Splat. Her face is no longer recognizable from smashing into the tree trunk so many times. She hits the tree trunk in a steady rhythm, making a disturbing sound like raw ground beef. Splat. Horrified and nauseous, I grab the photo from the tree. Splat. It is covered in blood and guts from her head. The photo is a portrait of her while she was alive and smiling. Now, she has no face. Splat. I return the photo to the woman in the driveway and she just starts screaming in gut-wrenching terror. I woke up feeling completely horrified and couldn’t sleep for some time while these images and the sound of that “splat” echoed in my mind.

AI generated interpretation Dreams can often be manifestations of our subconscious thoughts, emotions, and fears. The interpretation of a dream can vary depending on an individual's personal experiences and associations. In the case of your dream, there appear to be themes of fear, avoidance, and the potential consequences of confronting uncomfortable situations. The setting of your childhood home in the deep woods of Virginia could symbolize a place of familiarity and comfort. However, the darkness and eerie atmosphere suggest a sense of foreboding or unresolved issues within this setting. The woman and her husband could represent aspects of yourself or individuals in your waking life who seek emotional support or validation from you. This is indicated by the woman's desperation and need for the photo, which may symbolize a desire to hold onto memories or a fear of losing something precious. Your reluctance to retrieve the photo from the creepy spot suggests an avoidance of confronting unpleasant or traumatic experiences. The corner of the house with no lights and the woods edging up close may symbolize the unknown or repressed aspects of your psyche. The "bad things" that happened in that spot could represent unresolved emotions or past traumas that you are hesitant to explore. The image of the dead woman hanging upside down from a rope indicates a state of inversion or being turned upside down emotionally. The fact that she is hanging herself by the ankles instead of the neck may symbolize a distorted perception of self or a desire to escape from overwhelming emotions. The constant smashing of her face into the tree trunk suggests a repetitive and brutal confrontation with the consequences of avoiding or burying certain aspects of your psyche. The "splat" sound that echoes through your dream and lingers in your mind is a disturbing and visceral representation of the impact of suppressing or ignoring these difficult emotions. It serves as a reminder that avoiding and suppressing unresolved issues only leads to further deterioration and pain. The final scene, where you return the blood and guts-covered photo to the woman, and she responds with gut-wrenching terror, may symbolize the potential consequences of finally confronting your own fears and traumas. The woman's intense reaction could represent the fear and distress you might anticipate feeling when facing these unresolved issues head-on. Overall, this dream appears to be a representation of your subconscious grappling with the effects of avoidance, suppressing emotions, and the potential consequences of not addressing unresolved traumas or fears. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of acknowledging and healing from past experiences in order to prevent them from haunting you in the present.