Is it normal that i keep having this dream about going back in time to save him

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My friend was murdered years ago. He was 4 years old, and this hurt me so much. He was the sweetest little boy ever. But I keep having this same dream every night of me somehow traveling back in time and saving him. In the dream I grabbed him right before he was going to get killed, and sometimes the dream is a little different. I try to save him, but it's like I'm invisible. I try to grab him, I try to stop it, but It's like I'm not really there, and I watch him get murdered in front of me, and there's nothing I can do about it. Why is this happening? Is it normal?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    It's probably happening because it is either something you wish you could have done or because you know you could have done something or you didn't or because you think you could have saved him somehow and are looking for an answer .. But anyway he is in a better place and this was just his temporary home! ;)

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    Poor you! It's just regret that you couldn't save him and it's been so traumatic. I don't know if you'll ever get over it but hopefully over time the dreams will fade.

    Deeply sorry for your loss :o(

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      Thanks. It was a very brutal murder, and I'll never forget seeing him dead. It was all very traumatic. Hopefully I'll get over it someday. Thanks again.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    If I could go back in time, I'd do the same things I did the first time around. I always do everything right.

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  • LaLaLaa
    12 years ago

    My god. I just welled up at that. :( Im so sorry. Its clearly just on your mind, even when you're not aware of it when you sleep it is. Its normal to feel like you want to save him.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      Thanks. At least I'm not the only one that cares.

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  • Faceless
    12 years ago

    You Lie! I asked Jeeves AND HE TOLD ME!

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