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## [Recurring Dreams and Nightmares: What Your Mind Is Trying to Tell You](https://www.mydream.io/blog/recurring-dreams-and-nightmares-what-your-mind-is-trying-to-tell-you)

![Jean Crawford, EdD, LPC/LMFT](https://www.mydream.io/hubfs/jean%20website%20headshot.jpg)

 Posted by [Jean Crawford, EdD, LPC/LMFT](https://www.mydream.io/blog/author/jean-crawford-edd-lpc-lmft)

 Recurring dreams often happen because something in your inner or outer life remains unresolved. The mind repeats the same imagery or theme to get your attention — like a message that keeps reappearing until you truly listen.

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###### What Really Happens in Your Brain While You Dream?

dream analysis, REM, Dreams

By Jean Crawford, EdD, LPC/LMFT

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###### What are Dream Symbols and Why Do They Matter?

dream analysis, Symbols, Themes, Dreams

By Jean Crawford, EdD, LPC/LMFT

](https://www.mydream.io/blog/what-are-dream-symbols-and-why-do-they-matter)