My cat is still alive in my dreams

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Is it normal if i find comfort in the fact that my cat is alive and well in my dreams? I don't know if I believe in an afterlife per se. but I had this theory that the "dream world" is just another reality that people can go to when they die. Everyone who's died that i was close to (grandparents as well) show up there, back to full health. And in these dreams, I think something like "Oh that's right, you never died at all, what was I thinking?! You made it out of your sickness just fine. You never died" and in this way, I think it's true, because as long as you have memories of that person, they will never truly "die". Even if they have left the "real world". I know, this is just a way to console oneself. My cat of 17 years just died 2 days ago, I cried for the weeks before, and every time I think of his death. but I just had a dream like this, and I feel very much better now, even able to smile and laugh.. IIN?

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  • college
    10 years ago

    Totally normal. My bro died a year ago and whenever he's in one of my dreams I totally forget he's gone, and I also forget for a brief second when I first wake up.

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  • jeebley
    10 years ago

    I hope you are doing ok.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      thank you. my cat was sick in my dream last night, but he was not in pain, still happy, and I remember being grateful, that i could hug him once more there. it was later a recurrence of him being put to sleep, but this time, it was a beautiful sunny warm day, and strangely, the exam table was out in a wide open field on top of a hill... I've been trying to forget the sadness, but the night before, i cried again, because i found one of his shed whiskers on my shirt..

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      • jeebley
        10 years ago

        It's really hard. But its also nice that you get to hang out again in dreams, even if they don't last. I remember I kept my cats collar/bell after she died and every time I heard the sound of the bell, I felt pretty sad and hollow (like some sort of cruel inverse Pavlovian conditioning).

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