Last night, I dreamed that I was working in a restaurant again, (a super common recurring dream I have. In past dreams, I forget I work there, or I’m there and haven’t been in a long time and don’t know the table numbers or the menu, but oddly enough, coworkers and managers seem to like me. Nonetheless, I do like the people, but I just don’t like the job anymore. In the past, I excelled at it, but now I don’t even know what’s going on. My heart just isn’t in it.) Anyway, this dream is similar. I’m at home, only it’s not where I live in real life. In this dream, I’m living with my Mom and brother, and we have things we’re doing. Like I am working to heal my health, seeing doctors (This is also true in real like, I am seeing doctors and healing my health in real life). In the dream, COVID is still bad. I get concerned going out and about. It seems like I’m also working at another job. Anyway, I realize I’m scheduled to work at the restaurant at 6pm, and it’s 5pm. How’d I forget? I ask myself in the dream, why am I working here like this? I’m working like 4-5 days a week. I thought I had cut back to a day or two here and there. I think to myself to mention this when I get there. The managers there seem pretty relaxed in giving people shifts off, they are always trying to watch the money they spend on employment, so maybe they’ll do this. I realize it’s not a good time at all to go to work. I have to get ready. I’m struggling finding something to wear to work at the restaurant. I have mascara running down my face. I decide I’m wearing a mask, that’ll help protect my health while I’m there. I head out. I get there and go to look at my schedule. I realize I never look at my schedule and don’t know when I work. Now that I’m working 4-5 days a week, I’ll need to keep up with it. I run into a guy I used to know. We had a crush on each other years ago at a restaurant. I felt those feelings again. It was neat. That was neat. I feel like I just can’t do this work anymore. I go to find the manager to talk to them about at least cutting back my hours again. I like the managers. I get to the office and I tell the manager I need to speak with her. She says, oh no, please don’t tell me it’s what I think. She knew I wanted to leave, and she didn’t want me to go. I said I had to. She understood though. I left so happy to be done with it, and also a bit nervous about what I would do now, but excited too. I ran into the guy again I had a crush on, I felt pretty certain he felt the same way. it felt neat, but I wasn’t sure it was meant to be. Also, it seemed like it looked worse than it was. IDK. Like it dawned on me that things looked worse than in the relationship situation than they actually were, though that they would look bad made sense. I wasn’t sure we should be together, but it seemed like it was ok what was happening then. IDK what that means either.
This dream reflects your ongoing struggle with the expectations and routines of your past, particularly in relation to your job at the restaurant. It symbolizes a desire for change and an acknowledgment of your current health challenges. The recurring restaurant theme suggests that you might be feeling trapped in a situation that no longer serves you well, especially in light of your feelings about not being fully committed to this job anymore. Your interactions with your family and the acknowledgment of the pandemic indicate a need for security and support during turbulent times. Encountering the former crush may represent unresolved feelings or nostalgia for simpler times, highlighting a longing for connection amid your uncertainties. Ultimately, the dream signifies the importance of asserting your boundaries, seeking fulfillment beyond what you've known, and embracing the excitement of new possibilities.