I couldn’t bring myself to say I’d dreamed we’d argued.
Last night’s dream came back to me in the salon mirror. If I said it out loud, what would I hear first?
After dreaming she had a big fight with someone close to her, Sujin starts to bring it up in the salon, then stops. With her counselor, she looks at the dream as a scene from today.
After a dream about a big fight with someone close to her, Sujin wonders whether to mention it while getting her hair cut. The mansin tells her a dream doesn’t decide what happens in real life, and Sujin shares the argument just as it happened in her dream. There’s no answer yet, but the story of the dream isn’t over.
When a dream about an argument stays with you
Rather than deciding what a dream means, looking at what actually happened in it can help you tell the dream scene apart from how you feel today.
When you dreamed of arguing with someone close to you, what scene came to mind first?
The moment she stops herself from talking about the argument in front of the mirror lingers. A dream doesn’t decide what will happen. Sometimes, something on your mind today appears in a dream. If you’ve had a similar dream or have something you haven’t been able to say, tell me. We can take a look together, one step at a time.
Scenes
- 01 · A Word in Front of the Mirror — When the hairdresser asks how she’d like her hair, Sujin starts to say she dreamed of arguing with someone close to her last night, but closes her mouth instead. Hairdresser: How would you like me to trim it today? Sujin: Just the ends, please.
- 02 · The Argument in the Dream — In the counseling room, Sujin says she dreamed of having a big fight with someone close to her last night. Without touching the glass, she adds that she can’t remember what they said in the dream. Sujin: I had a huge fight with them in my dream. I don’t remember what we said.
- 03 · Dreams Aren’t Predictions — When Sujin asks whether the dream means they’ll really have a fight, Jirisan Mansin answers with a hand beside the glass. Sujin: Does a dream like this mean we’ll really fight? Jirisan Mansin: We don’t decide what it means in advance. Let’s start by looking at what happened in the dream.
- 04 · Words on the Table — Looking at the glass of water on the table, Sujin says again that she dreamed of arguing with someone close to her. Jirisan Mansin listens quietly from across the table. Sujin: It’s a little hard to say their name. Jirisan Mansin: You can leave their name aside for now. What’s the first scene that comes to mind from the dream?
Stories by Jirisan Mansin
- Jirisan Mansin
- When I rush my child, I think of our different zodiac signs
- I can't pick a date after the company dinner.
- When a friend comes to mind while doing the dishes
- A dream of getting out of the water comes back, even on an autumn walk
- Even dressed, I ask my fortune whether I should rest today.
- You pause over the contract while choosing a signing date.
- Even after a celebration, my body takes a while to settle.
- I changed again in front of the mirror.