Echoes of an Abandoned Reality

Dreams of abandoned and dimly lit spaces often map to underlying feelings, emotions, or situations one is facing in waking life. Here's a detailed interpretation of the various elements in your dream:

1. Abandoned Apartment with Yellowish Dingy Carpet:

   • Abandonment: This setting might relate to feelings of neglect, loneliness, or being forgotten. You're possibly dealing with an issue or situation in your life that you've left unresolved for a while.
   • Yellowish Dingy Carpet: Yellow can symbolize caution, decay, age, or even cowardice when seen in a negative light, given the "dingy" description. It suggests that there might be outdated beliefs or habits in your life, which you need to let go of to progress.

2. Everything Colored in Yellow:

   • Overall, yellow is a color of brightness, energy, and sometimes anxiety or caution. Its presence everywhere could indicate an overwhelming feeling of caution or unease in a particular area of your life. The fact that everything is tinged with yellow might suggest that there is something pervasive in your thoughts or life that you find unsettling or corrupt.

3. Dirty Dishes in the Sink and Trash on the Floor:

   • Neglect and Disarray: Dirty dishes and trash indicate neglect and chaos. It means there are possibly parts of your life that require attention and cleaning up—metaphorically, issues that you've ignored or responsibilities you've been putting off.

4. Absence of Furniture:

   • Lack of Stability: Furniture often symbolizes comfort and stability. An absence might point to a feeling of insecurity or lacking support in your life. It could be pointing towards a void you feel or aspects of your life that are incomplete.

5. Mirrored Apartment and Dim Lighting:

   • Duality and Reflection: A mirrored apartment might symbolize different aspects of yourself. The dim lighting indicates uncertainty or confusion, not seeing things clearly, or it can reflect how you feel about your life's direction.

6. Your Granny Sitting on the Couch:

   • Guidance and Wisdom: Seeing your granny usually denotes seeking guidance, wisdom, or comfort. Her presence suggests you're looking for reassurance or advice from someone wise or experienced.

7. Granny’s Message - "You Don’t Belong There":

   • Warning or Insight: This is a clear sign of guidance, suggesting that something you are involved in or considering is not suitable for you. It could be an internal warning related to a path or decision you're contemplating.

8. Feeling of Inappropriateness of Going Up the Stairs:

   • Transition or Advancing a Situation: Stairs usually denote a transition or advancement in life. Feeling that you should never have gone up symbolizes regret or caution about certain decisions or changes you're making or contemplating.

9. Real Sensation of Being in the Dream:

   • Lucidity and Awareness: Feeling very present in your dream suggests you are quite conscious of the issues you're dealing with in real life, reflecting a heightened awareness of your feelings, thoughts, or situations which are currently influential in your life.

Overall, your dream portrays a state of dealing with unresolved issues or past negligence and feeling advised or guided towards making better decisions by an eminent figure, your grandmother. You might want to consider reflecting on these areas in your life to find peace and clarity.