A dreamer writes:
last night i had a dream which i only remember a tiny bit of that my boyfriend was stressed and throwing up and he was pretty much all over the place in terms of stress and in the dream i just kept comforting him telling him everything is going to be okay. the thing is my boyfriend is going through quite a stressful time right now in which hes kind of scared about whats going to happen (and it has nothing to do with me being pregnant) and i know that hes been throwing up quite a bit. and i just feel helpless because i cant do much about it but just be there for him. so what does my dream actually represent?

Answer:

Have you heard of something called Couvade Syndrome?  It is when a man develops ‘sympathy symptoms’ of a woman’s pregnancy. I don’t know, but I wonder if this has something to do with his throwing up – in waking life, not just the dream?
Also, there are different types of dreams. The dreams we have during R.E.M. (rapid eye movement) are story like, and often don’t seem to make sense to the logical mind. Then in between R.E.M. cycles we have more what can be referred to as ‘sleep thinking’, which is more of a processing of every day life things. So I wonder if this dream might fall into that category, since you describe it as pretty true to life.
I hope your boyfriend can find some relief to his stress. Is he reaching out for any support, such as counseling, a clergy, or friends he can talk to about whatever is causing the stress?
I hope this helps,
~Mimi