What are grief and sorrow dreams about?

I have a co-worker who I get along with extremely well. He is handsome, funny, kind and smart. During our shifts together, we text non-stop when we’re not able to talk, we text outside of work and have great conversations. I’ve never told him how I felt, but I like him.. a lot. Anyways, I had this dream a couple weeks ago. It was him and I, feeding each other food and drinking wine. We were cuddled up on the couch and he gave me a kiss on the forehead, we looked at each other and our eyes met. It felt like the kind of love you see in movies. Nothing else mattered but us at that point in time. The dream jumped to us laying in bed, looking out the window at the sunset with him rubbing my arm and my head burrowed in his chest. But this time when I went to look up at him, I woke up. I immediately realized it was a dream and my heart broke. I haven’t been able to look at him the same because I don’t think he likes me back. My heart aches because I realized if he told me he liked me and wanted to be in a relationship with me, I don’t think I could ever be unhappy again. He makes my stomach flutter and my hands shake. I wish I had the courage to tell him how I feel.

I started watching a a video from PhilosophyTube about Climate Grief before bed and long story short I ended up having a really vivid nightmare about the world ending on Kermit the Frog’s Birthday.... which sounds to fantastical to be a vivid dream but basically I was in Paris with some strangers and there was a parade for Kermit the Frog’s “birthday”. I was with my cousin and a couple of strangers and we were all joking about how we were all gonna die and all anyone could fucking talk about is Kermit the FUCKIN frog. We were all making plans about how we were going to spend our last couple hours, we went online to see what other people were doing and apparently someone organized a really big orgy that was streaming on twitch. I thought this was kinda gross so I just didn’t look at it and closed the website. At some point I decided to go outside to look at the sky, I got lost in the crowd and I realized I wanted to die with my cousin or my mom and I tried to get back and the sky just went red and everything went hot and then I was under the Eiffel Tower and the sun heated up the metal and I suddenly thought maybe I should fry an egg on it and- oh okay I woke up and it was just the comforter that was making me sweaty, no big deal.

Maybe that sounds really silly but these all seem like things that could have happened if the world ended... I have really bad social anxiety so maybe talking to a group of strangers about my plans for the end of the world could be the last meaningful thing I do, which is kind of pathetic but I doubt there are many people who have anything that interesting planned out to do when their time comes. So the fact that I have a silly plan is at least something.

Real life- My dad is 55 and has been extremely active his whole life. I mean,, he was never home. He was always out fishing, hunting,boating, etc.. About 8 months ago he woke up and out of nowhere was completely deaf in one ear and has been life changing vertigo, tiredness, exhaustion since. It was so so sudden and he is not the same man he was because he is extremely limited.

Anyways, I guess all this worry about not having answers and with him at his age just having problems like this so completely sudden has worried me.

I dreamt last night I went to his house amd he was on the couch laying down and then I realized he passed away. I CANNOT describe the amount of pain amd heartbreak I felt. I started SOBBING and screaming, I tried to remain calm when I dialed 911. I ended up texted my friends saying I'm now a member of the dead parent club (all my friends have lost their parents young and they joke about this club in real life) and then all the sudden my husband came in to make sure he wasn't barely alive because my husband was certified in life saving measures. Turns out he was barely alive but im unsure if it was going to make it. I had hope he would

But yeah, that dream was way too real for me. I'm 23 and I'm really close with him and I know it will happen eventually but I'm not ready and I think it manifested in this nightmare.

Anyways, thanks for listening.

I will being by saying I am suffering from depression and I have many unanswered questions . I’ve been dealing with grief and loss and I’m overall not happy . I’ve contemplated things I’m not proud of . Many times I spoke to God , to heaven , thinking no one was hearing me .

So , I dreamt about seeing people going inside a golden tunnel I knew they were the souls of the departed . This angel grabbed me , I couldn’t see the angel well as he or she was walking behind me but I caught a glimpse of them : tall , golden locks , blue eyes and a blue and reddish / maroon dress , big wings ecc ….the angel spoke to me telepathically . We were walking in this golden place maybe a palace , with Golden Arches and columns … there were many souls there … the angel had a lion right beside them who was following them … it was a docile lion : his fur was shining like stars and you could pet him which I did . The angel spoke to me . He addressed me . He said “you have your life ahead of you . Live it well . I know about your questions . I know many people don’t believe it’s true but there is life after death …” - I’ve been dealing with the loss of a family member -

As we were walking I could see a lot of images on the walls , paintings , the light was beautiful I felt like there was a lot of acceptance . And love . The angel said “I know you have been sad” after that , he brought me to see a sheep . She was an old sheep I know it was the soul of a departed sheep although I could see her as if she was actually made out of flesh and bones . The angel took me to a place that’s hard to describe : it was like the other side of the tunnel it was like a gate and souls were passing right through it to reincarnate , which is what the angel told me. They would descend on transparent stairs . The angel took another sheep and he helped her cross through the gate , as soon as he did that , the sheep became a baby , a lamb . “She’s ready to come back “ said the angel . “Once outside of these gates the souls don’t belong to us anymore , which I know can be scary . The fear of the unknown . But you have to know , as soon as they cross to come back the lord is already there . The lord is already there “ the angel told me to help the sheep cross to become a lamb and come back on earth . As I was doing this , the angel repeated “the Lord is already there “
I woke up crying . It was an amazing experience . My questions were answered . Although I am a believer , I am not someone who is interested in Christian symbols .
Why were there lions and lambs ? I didn’t watch any movie regarding this .

Was that a glimpse of heaven ? My questions were answered .

This happened 2 months ago but it's still amazingly vivid. She was not what I would normally consider my dream girl (pun inteneded) and yet there she was.

I was going through a major depressive episode at the time. At first realizing it was a dream bummed me out, however the feeling of being THAT in love nearly single handedly brought me out of it. even if it was all fake.

I was living at my grandparents house in rural arkansas as I did a lot throughout my teenage years. However that where the familiarity with the setting ended.

I spent the early part of the day working on my motorcycle (I dont own a motorcycle lol) I was having some problems with the engine(after waking up I realised it was the spark plug). but despite these problem I was intent on riding it. I geared up and set off on a cruise.

After what was both simultaneously hours and seconds I broke down on the side of the road, with a dead phone. A helmeted biker drives up to me and says their brother is a mechanic and can help me out. I accept their offer and they tow me to their house while I ride on the back of their motercycle(how you tow a bike with a bike is a mystery to me).

It was at this point I realised the biker was female while holding onto her. She was wearing biker leathers and a helmet so at first so I hadn't noticed.

She takes me up a nearby "mountain" that I had assumed was miles away but we somehow got there in a few minutes of curvy roads. I meet her brother he takes the bike to the garage and says it will be ready tomorrow. This is when she finally removes her helmet.

She was middle eastern, with soft chestnut brown hair that reached her lower back. Her face is the only thing that is a little blurry but I remember her eyes were a shade of hazel eyes that seemed to both reflect and capture the sun.

Her body was tall and lean, im a little over 6'0 but she was close to my height. About 5'10 if I had to guess. While she was certainly lean she wasn't scrawny. Her hips still found a way to curve into a way that made it near impossible to resist placing my hands. At first glance she looked frail and yet She had am impressive array of muscles. Like a track and field athlete.I wouldn't really describe her as sexy or hot. She was magnetic, elegant, like some kind of desert royalty.

All that to say she was attractive. But love isn't born from the outside. Her personality was amazing. She was tomboyish in nature. Often covered in oil from her bike or cuts from exploring the mountains. And yet she didn't sacrifice all of her femininity. And my god was she funny. Is it narcissistic to laugh in a dream. That's just me laughing at my own jokes. But I digress. We were a good match

I can't remember why but I ended up living with her for a few months. We spent a lot of time working on bikes and cars together. Watching movies in her living room. Playing outside. Until eventually it became a romantic relationship. We went on motercycle rides, picnics, and all sorts of dates.

I was so happy that I cant even describe it without feeling like my chest will explode.

We were in the middle of talking, cuddling on the couch just enjoying eachothers company when my alarm went off.

After coming to my senses I felt a heartbreak so real that saying it was a dream doesn't seem possible.

I've never been in any relationship that's worth mentioning. I've never been in love. I'm not sure how close that was to the real thing but I lm very happy and grateful to have experiences even this faux love.