Girlfriend keeps dreaming I died in a firefight. How do I take it?

Are you going to live your life based on others dreams or own your dreams?

I used to have dreams about sandwiches attempting to eat me... Should I be afraid of sandwiches? This is moronic.

If it was me, tell her that the reasons that she is having those dreams is because she cares about you. But also tell her there is a higher calling that you are willing to do. There is nothing more Honorable than the be an Infantryman. My wife had similar dreams but she cared enough for me to stay with me and to give me strength while I am still in the Army.

You can tell her, “Only the dead have seen the end of War”

I agree with SGM Bill Frazer. It is your life, so make your own dreams. You are not in the military, so you can not die in a firefight. If you join, you will train hard so that if you see combat, your enemies are the ones that die.

You have five previous Posts about health concerns. You also have other Posts about enlisting. We encouraged you to talk to a recruiter to see if you were eligible to enlist. Have you talked to a recruiter to see if you can enlist, and if not, why?

Sounds kind of spooky, my wife had dreams like that when I was in, I changed what I was doing, and the dreams stopped. Go with what you think is appropriate.

This is a great question you are asking , and you are asking in the right place . First your girlfriend is afraid to lose you, that fear is causing her to dream all manner of ways she can lose you. The optimal word is she not you .... You need to stop listening to her fantasy's or you will take part in making them come true... Life is hard , sometimes that requires hard decisions ... Clearly you want something by joining the Military . One you can achieve stability early in life if you want it so you can share the adventure with your girlfriend . You catering to your girlfriend will build resentment about what you could have done instead ... So think wisely before you choose to decide your future..

Usually dream meanings are not meant to be so literal. It can be that she’s having a tough time accepting that you’re leaving, and her subconscious mind is separating you from her. She could have a general idea of soldiers going to war, dying or carrying weapons, as if that’s all we do. She doesn’t have the idea of what a work day for a soldier consists of. Kind of like how when you first tell your family you’re joining they automatically think when you leave that same day your going to Afghanistan or Iraq to fight the war- they don’t know about your MOS, motor-pool maintaince, layouts, paperwork or any other daily aspect of our jobs. You can read up on dream interpretations, it’s actually very interesting how the subconscious mind perceives events going in our lives and translates them into the dream world.

Maybe it's a sign to move to the country and avoid urban areas.

Dreams like that are common - but that doesn't make it less real for her or you.

You should take it as a clear sign that your girl friend had a dream. That's it!! Move on, you are concerned over something that has not happened at all and dreams mean little. As for your girl friend, she may want to talk to a Psychologist, she may have concerns that need to be dealt with.