I do this...and I've been told it's an OCD thing. I know it's possible to have a very low degree of OCD, so perhaps that's what's going on?

Of course, I think depression just makes everything scarier, so I could be completely wrong lol. Just a thought.

While I'm only giving my opinion depression has many faces to it for me I have anxiety and depression. so maybe this is your combiniation. I would try to look for answers online try google always works for me. Hugs

IDK...I think it depends on the realistic nature of your dream, how real it "felt".

I have had some really horrific dreams involving death, etc. Had a dream about someone I dearly love a few years ago and when I woke up I was sobbing and called her to make sure she was ok...she was fine of course, but that dream stayed with me for weeks, and although I couldn't follow her around like you are following your cat (lol) I still had a lot of apprehension about it, which finally faded.

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I've gotten freaked out by dreams before. I didn't give my parrot extra attention because of it, though. However, when I was able to interpret the symbolism of what the dream meant and what it psychoanalytically meant, I got a different reaction. I got sad. What I would think is that your cat isn't going to die. My bird didn't die; my dream symbolized something totally different. Just try not to get paranoid over it. It's just your subconscious mind trying to tell you something.

Hugs to you

Kaino's post made me think about what a dream involving the death of a love one could mean, perhaps in every case, like it did for me. Also, the fact that we're in a depression forum and one of Freud's theories about what everyone's unconscious desire is made me wonder if the death of a love one in a dream is how this desire manifests itself. Also, the fact that this desire tends to be stronger in depressed people.

Wowza! Meggie is too smart for me lol I don't understand science talk... lolol

I think you mean that my dream was telling me I love my cat?

Or maybe I just depend on her for too much emotional support.

HUGS

Thanks for calling me smart, but I'm not smart. I'm just good at psychology, figuring out how the mind works, and dream interpretation.

I just googled what the death of a loved one means, and it confirmed that I was right about the interpretation of my dream of my bird dying meant. However, what I had in mind about depression being relevant may or may not be the case. What the death of a loved one means is that you need to limit your true feelings or you risk hurting others. Now, if you tell me more about your dream, I might be able to tell you what the event that occurred symbolizes. Or, maybe frankly answering the following question may be enough to tell me what the feeling is. I know it's a personal question. Well, it is for me, but frankly do you have a conscious desire to die? And, was that desire strong before you went to sleep that night?

The way my bird died symbolized death by his own hands. In my dream, I wasn't myself; with what my bird means to me, I symbolized my mother. My bird symbolized me. I had killed myself, and my mom was freaking out. The only reason why I won't kill myself is because I don't want to hurt my family, especially my mother. Do you get what I'm trying to say?

Friend,
I can only hope that you don't have any more dreams like this. I too used to have terrible dreams and luckily for us all none of them came true. Your cat getting extra attention is a good indication of how humane and tenderhearted you are. It's a blessing and a curse to be that tenderhearted. I hope in the passing days your feelings of paranoia will lessen on their own. If they don't or if they get worse then talking with your doctor would definitely be a good idea. ((( Many Gentle Hugs ))) to you and your cat.